New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-01
TIE MrNIcAY BorDER Ro8RERIEs.

WITHDRAWAL OF STATE 1Boors by oRpEE OF TIE
4. = GoyrrNMTST-Etip ~ MEXICAN Tr0"rS
a LANCE DISTRICT urPorUiATsD
To me EditOr Of Jhe TrIbUpc.
SIR: an article in THE TRIBUNE Of March
may have p.odac,l wrong Impression "I tho minds OF
some Of 81. readers with reference 10 or border troubles
with M,yi,o. As lie attorney Of sd p'rsons who
rlam to have let property at tho hands OF Mexican
mafau1e,s avn willing To ..y, with THE iGuNH That
such ~ my ronts BE- yet remain upon the border have
greater arnety Tor Immediate protection nguins, present
end future dangers. thau for reclamation for damages
already suffered Tbs father who La' los. t"o children
and 900 elte Is more uNiDus his wife aud A-
ono remaining csild and Tai, 800 remaining cstc, than
ior payment Of to damages justly duo HIN. matter
iiat hs occupied nay time iot nclfy four years aud
IN tho irycsuliiln Of which two Congressional Gonmls-
fioncrs have expended $4,000 IN gathering testimony,
bcsiGo thc large attention devoted by the state and
War Departments and by Congressional committees to
Sna i''rr2 u f II Nil, b. mpos,lho 20 give
goa more thgn fllni outline oi IN short letter.
ci0, O the rebellion thu United states required
tho gatc troops OF Texas stationed aonS the Mex can
rirr tn hc disorned and no adequate protection was
furnished by tho Unod States, thus leaving exdosod the
p.it the State most deuaey occupied ny cattle Ihe
I'll ot ta,t stinn had been Increasing rapidly during
wsr, for there no adequate market tho r'Doi
a,i9 Tor ur,ius bsrds nrug eat of By the Northern
srmics In Colorado and Kansas C0rtina, tho head OF
,rant Tho Tmprrnr WnrImilan had received rec
ogniiGn los tho ,xioan Government aud an appoint
Inent ~ general IN the Mexican army and Governor oi
TumanlipIs Thus vested Win almost supreme auih)r-
nv in eastern Mosco, along !he Rio G'ndo, No sooner
were tho Texas trosps disirGod ihan Corna oIld II
good field In which py his vocation. TO established
seven ranches along tho border, srut hi thieves, often
commanded by weihnown oihcors az his army,
10 take the cattle and horses ~ the Texas
people bring them to these ranches, whore
ihey rcbranded They woro then sold Ia the Mex,
markets, Cor'ina paying his army v ih portion 81
tho booty, but keeping "A greater portion himself find-
Ing tho markets. of Mexico too limited Tor the vast nerds
cattc he couid rob irGm Texas, he made contract
with Cuban merchants 10 furnish be"f when contract ne
n.d by first taking tho cattle the boundary line
mao McXoo-tho crossings were from Mo mouth oI tie
Rio Gruis Ia abous 100 NILES above tho mouth OF the
they We're shipped 10 Cuba ~ the year 1874 ON West
border had been pushed back Oyer 100 miles, and
belt u; country thai wide by over 400 miles long had
been completely dcpOpuiaUh ana TIE raids were extend
ing stl further beyond ihe people having from l-t1
made many complaints, Congressional Cornmi' sion
Texas Information IN the matter or
ports that Commission -nbmitted eh Immense mass OF
testimony the effect what has been before said ami
much more. Tho state and the war departments nave also
supplied much testimony showing the same Stale ~ facts
select committee OF tho House OF Representatives, APP
pointed TO Investigate the matter, determine what
legislation II needed tn project the border has recently
concluded its la0ors, after taking much testimony; ana
measures being pei .ccteI 10 give protection in
the future aud indemnity Tor the past. The claimants
tho United States to pay the money. but They
do that tho United states demand nom MoAlco fu
restitution for all claims they prove before Joint
commission OF the two Governments The remedy sought
for by clients Is through the treaty nakng power
Oi Congress to the effect "fbat when the general or
foreign army and the Governor Of foreign state sends
An army OF roDDnrs within thc DOMAIN Oh lhe uhlteu
States of profound peace, and takes the property
peO,s and murders citizens IL Ii the duty or
tho Government 90 demand prompt accounting aud pay
Incnt" might cause the Executive 10 make peromptOry
demand. state DepartnOnt s negotiating about the
ma ter and nave bo impatient with IL.
Washington, March IL, 1875. JASPER W. Johnson