The New York herald., 1877-10-21

eed With the ss sy ,b., .aS military
inmate criminsis dangerous to the frontiers
luton Of General Falcon, is gratifying to offer you
Liberty Hs's and the constitution: r. SIMEco.
rIKpRAs NEGgAs, Aug 70. 1871
Eagle Pass.
The Indians, for whose extradtion this demand
was made, are reported to me. through Major Scho-
field, by parties coming from there, to be camped
to and trading IN tho town OF Sara
goza Mexico, where there is garrison
sufficient, II used with vigor, to make The arrests bat
l presume that nothing more will be heard OF the
matter, unless the government of Mexico can reach
These failures may, think, be attributed to the
strong local feeling in favor of screening offenders
ing refuge from Texas and 10 the fact that the treaty
provides only Tor the extradon Of persons not cit
zens of the country.
The this proviso Of The treaty should not
however be extended TO Lipane indians who are rciu-
gees from Texas.
UNCOMFORTABLE xRIGHBoRs
When President Daz protested against our crossing
In OF raiders and referred to the treaty ms the
legitimate remedy, he was mistaken, a to 1t
The people OF Northern and Western Texas
were, during the civil war and for some years
after. raded upon and their settlements
miles, and hundreds or people wero killed by the
Comanches, Apalhcs and other Indians from tho
Wichita country the Staked Pains' and occasionally
from Mexico; but during the years 1875 active
campaigns against these Wild bands within our limits
resulted in their capture or retreat to the mountains
entered on the most recent maps Of Mexico as unex-
plored 'desconocdo." and Il IS from those
retreats that they have kept up regular system Of
depredatons upon the rasers OF the iron tier
counties OF Texas; so that about proportion the
demand for land increases Tor the use Of the rapidly
increasing Hooks and herds the dangers attending tho
stock farmer In those counties have grown and be.
come known.
Tho murders and robberies committed by
these Indians have SO long furnished the sta
pie news Of Western Texas papers that tho
people of the country have almost como 10
look upon this of AFFAIRS as the normal condition
OF thngs-as for long period Oi time IL has been
Sonora, Chihuahua and part Of Coahuila-and TO re-
gard IL as part oil the Texas ranchmans duty TO put
up with tho regular full moon raid accom- pany
ing horrors. Hence reports on this subject which
data, were, l am informed, regarded to some
excnt as incredible by people at the North, where
lic and property are Except tme OF strkes) tolcr
ably well cared tor.
LEAF FROM HISTORY.
To show how long these depredations have been
going on In Northern Mexico, which 10 simply
tinuatlon OF Western Texas 50 far concerns the
character Of the country and Of the inhabitants,
l quote from Father Jacob Sadelmayer who Wis.
Ited the Apache country in l744, after descrlb
ing It's great extent, large part of North
ern Mexico aud what is now Western Texas, and the
numeer OF trlbcs included in the Apache nations
among which wore numbered the Gienos, Mimbrenos,
Taracones. Mescaieros, Laneros, Lpancs and Navjos
he adds:-"Within this circuit oil 800 leagues tho
ApacLcs reside In their small rancnerias erected
tho valleys and the breaches Of the mountains Tho
the crapeiness Of the mountains ana tha Scarcity
Of water Acco ding TO some prisoners who have been
ransomei they are exceedingly savage and brutal
They have very little cultivated land, nor does their
country supply them with any plenty oil spontaneous
productions They are cruel to those who have the
misfortune to tail into their hands: and among them
are several apostates They go entirely naked, but
make their incursons on horses OF great swift
ness, which they have stolen from other
skins they make little boots or shoes OF Diece and
by these they traced in their flight Thoy begin
the enemy with terror. They have naturally any
great share OF courage but the little they boast Of
is extravagantly Increased on any good success In
war, they rather depend on artnce than vaior; and
any defeat submit TO the most ignominious terms
but keep their treaties no longer than suits their
convenience. His Majesty has ordered that If any
qure peace II should be granted, and offered
tuem before they are attacked. But this generosity
they construe TO proceed from fear. Their are
the common bows and arrows OF the country. Tho
intention OF their incurslons is punder, especially
horses which they both for ridlng ana eating the
flesh OF these creatures being Of thor greatest
daInties.
''rhese people, during eighty years past, have been
ins ns yoencss or as years ~ns ns
science oi these savages has been carried
audaclous height, from the success of of their
sratagems, principally owing TO the varances and IN
doence oil the Spaniards The Apaches pene-
trate the province BY difcut passes ana, alter
loading themselves with booty, Will travel in night
fifteen, eighteen, or twenty leagues so pursue them
over mountains Is equally dangerous ana difficult,
and in tho levels they follow no paths On any
trance into their country. they give
another by smokes or fires, and, at signal, they
al hide themselves The damages they have
done in the villages, settlements, farms,
roads, pastures woods and mines, are beyond descrip
lion ana many of the latter though very rich, have
been iorsakcn."
no CHANGE FOR TIE BETTER.
These observations OF Father sadelmaycr show that
these savagcs-except that now they have rnes-wero
the samc 200 years ago As to-day
Dr. Villa Real Mexican gentleman OF largo
interests and stock raiser, whose ranch
OF Monclova, and who visited me In
connection with this matter told me, when informed.
him OF the regular iul moon raids INTO Texas that ne
his he lDors suffered tho ga rom tho
wild bands north OF them.
YESTERDAY, September 80 1877, received
letter from Colonel Andrews, commanding Fort
DAVIS, in which he states tnat gentle
man just In from tho city OF Chihuahua,
inat I'm Chihuahua found everything dead
and duh. Thcro arrived there from Du-
rargo two days before l reached there (Chl.
huahual 23o regular troops. but from what
could learn they were 10 protect the frontier from In
dians. part OF the troops left there the cay
that did, 70 20 against gang OF Indians that was
killing the rancheros IN the upper part Of the State
tChihuahual The rancheros had one engagement
with these Indians and were defeated, losing upward
OF twenty killed The last accounts the ndians had
about forty Mexican families bcsegcd, and these troops
went to their rescue"
the Mexcans they did two hundred years ago
Can VIC expect that the frontier Mexicans, who for
TWO hundred years have submitted TO the iorays Of
other Apaches, are now going 10 make vigorous
upon their own neigh0ors the Lipans and Mescal
leros, for our protection, especially long
these Indians can punder Texas ranches and find
security and market tor their spoils in Coahua, tho
lives ana property OF their Coahuilano ncghbors arc
safe.
The Texans during the war and reconstruction,
have submitted to the numbering OF the frontier IN
habitants aud piunderlng OF the border settlements
because they uId not see any way OF relief, but
that they reconstructed and about good Amcri-
can citizens as II they had been born In Maine
lsome OF Them werej, they feel that something
should be done 10 make life and property moro
OIL the bordcr.
Now, II In certain frontier districts the provincial
local authorities harbor these marauding Indians, and
allow them to openly seI their plundcr III their
markets, and the central government of Mexico IS
unable 10 control these authorizes aud enforce us
ders the remedy devolvcs upon us, ana believe that
tho Instructions already received (aliowlng
troops follow the trails OF these marauders To their
homes the mountains south OF the Rio Grande, If
necessarily are sufficient.
During the last two moons there have been
no raids reported below tho mouth OF Devils
River. such period OF immunity has not
Cured ior years, and believe IT is due TO the
fact that my Instructions IN all practicable cases,
have been rigidy enforced.
LOCAL TROOPS uSsApK
II has been suggested that in the absence OF sum
clent number oil regulars on this ronter TO follow TO
the relief OF any detachment IN case Mexican troops
should attack such detachment large force,
Texas volunteers could be supplied on call, IN
unlimited numbers; TO which | have To say
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