Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-30

and Joncses, OF even the Texas aajutaHt
general himself, cannot.
What ts desired 10 an Increase Of the gov.
eminent troops OF the Texas Mexican from.
tier. We have . sufficient number of COM
pnies and reRimenta here, but We wan,
more men. Through the retrenchmeni
measures Of the dsm0cratic house Of repre-
Bentatfves. the secretary Of war iound Elm.
eclf without a single dollar 10 run the army
from July l last, until an appropriation is
made BY congress. for which purpose the
president convened 1t in extra session on
the 18th inst. In order to reduce the ex-
penses Of the army as much as possible, the
general Of the army ordered discharged.
prior TO June 80, 1877. all men whose terms
oil service would. expire within four months,
which took out of this state between 500
and 400 men. Recruiting was at the same
time suspended until further orders, which
have not as yet been received. BY this OPP
eration We find, our
INFANTRY COMPANIES REDUCED
to but thirty and thirty seven men all told
which leaves them entirely too small to
guard the military posts and property, and
We have to use.our cavalry for this purpose.
Now, congress will be in session before
this reaches you, and will. in all probability,
have the matter Of army reorganization IN.
der consideration, and would 1t not be q
wise measure If they authorize an increase
in the number Of enlisted men to 10000?
THIS would give the secretary Of wal sufi-
cient men to prevent raiding parties leaving
or entering our territory. We have COM
manders-say Shafter, lieutenant colonel of
the twenty. fourth infantry-who, with one
good strong regiment OF infantry, to guard
supplies, do escort duty, etc and q cavalry
regiment of the present authorized strength
CAN AND WILL PROTECT THIS FRONTIER,
from the mouth of DEVILS river to the
mouth Of the Rio Grande, much better and
much cheaper than the whole state militia,
for the acts of the militiamen would be such
"a to precipitate the country into another
Mexican war, which would undoubtedly re-
suit, as did our last war with that country,
in the acquisition of a tract of worthless ter
ritory, inhabited by . worthless people.
The Texas Adjutant General-Steele-an
ex-rebel general, came to. this border = few
years ago on q tour of observation, and in
his report to the governor said hat "the
negro United States soldiery gave no pro.
lection to the people of the frontier" Now
what is his cry? 1--WE have white cavalry
at the most important points on the river,
His cry, inwardly perhaps, would be that
"Yankees" afford no protection to the 'front.'
Ter. No.
IT Is NOT PROTECTION THAT THEY SEE
o A WAR.
They censure military commanders be
cause they do not cross over and take pos
session of all the border towns in Mexico
We have repeated instances wherein United
States troops have crossed into Mexico il
pursuit of raiders, and they have neve1
been confronted by the Mexican authorities
and Why? Because our real object is know
to them. to be in the interest Of both count
ries in Kidding them Of gang. Of outlaws
While if Texas troops should cross they
would be hunted for in all direction, because
their real object is to add insult until they
provoke Mexico to war.
Let congress increase the army to 10000
enlisted men, and our Texas people will find
abundant protection on this frontier.
S. w, J,