The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-11-17
TEXAS NOTES.
western Texas ms n wool Countrywide
Need Of Troops on the Frontier for the
Protection Of Life and Property.

BAN ANTONIO Texas. Nov. $. 1877.
Editor De1ooerat-lsain. rain. rain H. the order
OF the day here; i suppose by WHY OF e0npen-
cation for the four months drouh. We have
had several mild northers. but the weather re-
mains sg warm var 2 that peaeh trees are putting
made some remarks in my lust about the In
crease OF
THE wool CLIP OF WESTERN TEXAS.
II is nothing. however In comparison to what
duet of Western Texas It is still in it's infancy,
pee psens gHsi ior sheep raaehes G'2s he
finest merinos are continually arriving, espe-
cially Of bucks, These sell high-from forty to
with o flock of Mexican ewes which may be- had
In IBIS hsra # b2bt an one bS d9r nsst and ty
as much as the original Mexican. This interest
would have been Of far greater importanoe even
ranches are so continually exposed TO Mexican
raids that few desire to venture the experiment
% R be bad b M rahsr esp r ss
say from 81 to So IN acre. without improvements.
| am credibly informed that certain parties from
template embarking In the business here, and
also many Californiahs, whose 1oeks suffered
so dreadfully last summer. In short. there can
wool growing region Of the United States
Since the RAILROAD reached here immigration
to this, portion Of the State has greatly in
came only hundreds. Real estate agents are
doing u brisk. business. and the waste places
however room for millions. 1t Is generally
A VERY VALUABLE GLASS or IMMfGnAaTs
who are coming: ne iry all with some capital.
and a number with quite large ono. The cry
Of Western Texas is Let us have peaes. even II
It should be necessary to make war to obtain IT..
see that eight companies q the 18th Infantry
necessity is there for their presence In LOUISE
ana? Here. here, on the border. where hostilities
are immninent, they could be Of immense ser
vice. Why are they not sent2 They have been
doing State police duty long enough. II is
service. with which national troops have moth
ing t9 do. 1t is time that the, State authorities
selves. But the protection Of our citizens from
the inroads Of q foreign people is duty inn
perative upon the national government, and
such service as
THE REGULAR ARMY
is especially organized to perform. II this is
no not done, It Il high tine the army vas disband-
own defense. Are these troops needed in
Louisiana. again ask? l have been under the
IMPRESSION that profound peace prevailed
sit under his OWL. vine and fig tree without fear
Of m9estation from any quarter; that the
Nichols government, enforced the law and
rife there than in-say Massachusetts,; GER
tainly for less than In Pennsyyapia
am conylnced thd h, that the. abs9,rbng
at lhis time. Is to. repair their ruined estates
build up anew their fortunes and to efface the
the i: ravage5 g Of devastating war; and to do
this, they desire to cultivate the best relations
with the freedman. Are these troops needed TO
defend the port Of New Orleans from the attack
Of an enemy? Surely no such attack Is proba-
bic. But
THE TEXAS FRONTIER
is continually invaded by maraudine bands Of
rcs aab 5y and
to guard and protect it. Send the troops to the
frontier. Mr.. Hayes. L. F. d.