The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-03
BUSINESS ON IHE no GRAnDL

BUSINESS ON THE RIO GRANDf
unleas iho order Of tho secretary Of
war which We Published yesterday 10
revoked, or suporeod by something Of
totally different renor, in o Tow days wa
may reasonably hope 70 hoar stirring
uowt from tliet quarter our interest
10 the matter goes only 70 tho oSlent
Of restoring, o. 10 speak more properly,
order there, lor certainly II has
never yot existed In all that region OF
country We disolaim any purpose m
,lesirs Of. annexation, and',he nervous
north may calm her ppprohonsIons IN
10 the chances for adding 10 southern
territory aud influence by the acqulel'
ton Of Mexico, nj lovit for tho present
such a thing may boeoma IN tho future
necessary aud proper then II VIII DO
hiph time 10 commence the conquest
phro Ia one gratifying feature OF The
Orlor, 10 which va desire to rall ottepN
ton, That H. III comfortable oathollr'
IlynIt eoeA on 10 speak Of "our CHI
Aens and ''odt frontier" just 40 though,
Tor eight years we hAd not been ignored
NY tho war department and murdered
and robbed with impunlty by the MeF'
leans, We can now, with tho ulmoft
proprioly, return Tho complainant and
speak Of "our" war secretary and our
army, and rely upon them, too tNeq'a",
The remote and exposed position olppr
Bio drando frontier, haa he'olp
fore withdrawn IL, IN n great
measure from public notice ltnidS
over the border woro, by q
majority Of people, regarded AZ some
thing of the naturo Of stage robbery,
M ordinary tholt Of cattle, or othcrin'
significant domestic trouble, They dill
not know, rs welhcrc In Texas knew,
that u whole frontier was Involved ~
distress by these raiders, and thou'
sands Of "our citilenS robbed anti
muIdcp6d byIthc armed, organized ahll
,ecognia6tl bolditrs Of our sbtef rcpull-
lic AN treaties Of mnity aud coniity
bclwclthotwo governments were yid.
htGli aid The law Of nations disregard
cd In those warllkc raids, without warn
my or declaration Of war As long NJ
tho general government disrcgor1el
Che condition of the people, and treat
cd their complaints with contempt, the
people Of those states remote FROM the
scene had no means of coming W any
definite CONCLUSION M 10 tho extent OF
character of tho iDpurelons, or Tho gYWi
ily of either the interest or the pinci'
plos involved in those turhulont and
lowlcss onsloughs upon Il peaceful and
Acknowledgements, ano. .lI 'm
Texas and thowhole south will feel
that we are indeed rchabilitatcd, that
we are again in good truth apart oftho
people forming the nation, and that
VIZ are of aomo value to It besides
our mere taX-pnying worth. Botwccii
the Indians md MoSicaus, tho Texas
frontier has had rough sailing indeed
since the war; and it is u subject of
great interest and Importance to us to
know that wa are to have real, and not
make>hoicve help IN tho future from
the general government The simple
PRONUNCIATION OF Secretary McCrary's
order will be worth many millions of
money TO tho state, A new impetus
will bo given to frontier development.
Property will advance in price Pro-
ductions will increase, and when abso-
luto order results, as it surely will from
tho policy inauguratod, our commerce.
with Mexico across the Rio Grande will
be vastly increased both in volume and
profit. y....
Our whole line of frontier will be
benefited, oven that exposed alone to
Indian dopredations, because much of
tho animus of tho hostile tribes has
been furnished by Mexico, by and
through the Indians resident there, and
who exercise no mean influence in their
irontier councils. Look Mt it aswowill,
although delayed many years longer
than it should have been. the order is
just all it should be, and our state will
over hold General Ord in grateful res
membcrance for his part in having it
issued. .... .....
STATE OVER.