New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-08
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the Qaessssa lakssj - - HasssA Over
70 Lieueouans 0guuo 0obooAan-Hie
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Faess h the seasy - she. Grsas .ns-
bellies-ODi.iee9 II - Te4as Ger
gressi9nal Delegasloa-No Dasger
Whaesvsr q War vita Mexlee-seo.
rosaxy RlsAass 1gesooo - - aexisan
nevsennsas - - 0sHssA Over AGaie
with Anisasasss - - 11ne-Msxican
Border Ro0ans, ete.
WAsH1sorox, March 4, 1876.
The Mexican border question yet pend
ing in the House seleet committee, and i
likely, through resolution Of Congress, to
be in effect turned over to Lieutenant Gen.
eral Sheridan for settlement. Tho com.
mittee will probably sgree to resolution,
already foreshsdowed in your special die
patches, requesting the President to notify
the Mexican government, in the kindest
manner possible. that II the raids Of Mex
lean outlsWs into United Sestes territory
do not cease within short specified time
the offenders will be- promptly pursued BY
tho United States fosces and punished
wherever found. - T.t' SttF
The Texss congressional delegation, and
indeed an who have given the subject
special attention, eat that such = notidca-
ton can not result IN var With Mexico, but
that with discreet management it will 70
store peace On both stdes Of the Rio Grande.
Indeed Secretary Fish hss repeatedly
served Just sueA . sstiee upon the ksKicsn-
Rovernmsnt, excepting thAt he has net
fixed the time when our fofbearance must
cease to be Q virtue. He has repeatedly
called sstentSea % the eutragss, and stated
that ii tho Mexican government was unable
to stop them the uaited Statss authorities
would ultimately be forced, - . measure Of
sslf-protection, to follow the raiders acroes
tho Rio 0raude. All, therefore, that Con
qress has to do u to fix the time foF definite
action; merely serve Secretary Fish's notiee
over sgain, with limitation - to time,
and leave the rest With IAeutenant 0eneral
Sheridan. easa So ta r '.-fa te.
The raiders, with few exceptions, arc not
MexisaA citiasas, bat eutlsws thst the
Mexican government sonfsssediy cen not
control. When they come to learn BY little
experiences that prompt punishmsnt y in
evitabls, raids with IN ssssndaat troubles
will 1t once come to IN end; but If the
present condition Of s&airs continues, IN
indepe ndeot force of Texas reneers will,
am informed by several 6ourwesteEn Con-
gressmep, organize and cross the Rio
Grande without authority, when ws shall
have war in earnest.
An officer of the Bnited States army can
not, under the existing state Of affairs, pr'
sue party of murderers across the Texas
boundary without violating the treaty OF
Guadaloupe Hidalge, of 1S4S, and there
by run the risk of losing his commission.
Hence the necessity Of the resolution In
question, q basis Of peaceful settlement
Lieutenant General Sheridan, ss will be
admitted by those who thoroughly know
him, is certainly better fitted than any othez
man in the country to settle this question
under the authority of Congress, perma
uently and satisfactorily. All are ready to
admit his superior fighting qualities. and
yery many, among them President Grant
know and appreciate his sound discretion
under all circumstances aad in oil tho crit
ic.l positions he has ever been placed
There are unpublished facts In tho story Of
the great rebellion that illustrate Genera
Sheridan's great good Judgment perhaps
better thsn anv that have been published
President Lincoln justly regarded Gen
ersl Sheridan - one Of the bravest Of tn
brsve-just the man Of al the world u
fieht under the immediate command OF tn
cool and sagacious Lieutenant denesa
Grant-but too dashiDg and venturssona
70 trust with large command in distant
field, Lieuteuant General Grant knew hin
better. In 1861 it was found impossible Il
get supplies to Gensral Curtis in Arkansas
There were NO railroads, and wagon trainl
were invariably captured BY the rebels; bu'
the instant that Captain Sheridan, acting
assistant quArtermaster, was placed II
charge, the troubles ceased, and supplies
reached General Curtis promptly. Shortly
afterward the colonel of the Second Aichi
gan Cavalry died, and Governor Blail
wrote to President Lincoln asking to hav'
. West Point officer assigned to 'th'
command of it. The letter being referre<
to Major General Halleck, he at once recon
mended Captain Sheridan, who WAS there
upon promoted to colonel Of volunteers
and assigned to the command of . cavalr!
brigade. which he handled 20 - T.
earn q promotion to the rank
gripadier General and an assign
ment to tho command Of division o
tbe Armv of tho Ohio, wbere he was psl
dcul.rly distinguished for bravery aad dii
cretion at the battles Of Perryville, Sson
River. Chickamsugs, Chattanooga and elst
where and earned the rank OF Major dec
eral.
In April, 1854, Lieutenant General Grant
then preparing 70 cross the Rspidsn, u
signed Major General Sheridan to the CON
mand of all the cavalry forces OF the arm
of the Potomac, and in September of th
s.me year, after al other generals ha
failed ON tho Shenandoah, he selected hil
to take entire and independent command
INIT With characteristics regard for the fee
in,s and opinions Of others, he resorted to
little strategy to briog him into the require
ros;tion. and at the seme time quiet tho unn
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