The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-18
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Iocks just over the line in Sonora.
foston will be in command Of the
coiumn which will march from Yuma
ana i cooperate with the troops which
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thought that these two columns will oc-
cupy Sonora almost without firing n
gun, as the inhabitants are known to ba
more in favor OF Lerdo than Diaz.
After Lerdo's friends In Sonora are re-
stored to power the troops will continue
the march until q junction is effected
with the column from Eagle Pass and
El Paso. when they will proceed to the
City OF Mexico, gathering strength as
they go, and calculating to sweep every
thing before them. The El Paso column
OF 500 men will be under command OF
Gen Frank Armstrong, an ex-of1icer OF
the army In the late war, who spent
much time upon the frontier, and is very
popular with the wild spirits out there.
who will not be happy after death unless
they die with their boots on. The Eagle
Pass column Of 1000 men will he led by
Gep. Joe Shelby,of Missouri, with Esco-
peoo, late communicating chief OF Ler-
dos forces in Mexico, us second In
command. This column will doubt
less be the. first to engage In bat
tie, Tor after crossing the Rio
Grande 1t will make straight for the rear
OF Oortlna's cattle thieves and murder
ers. and occupy the old battle grounds
OF Itchary Taylor at Saltillo and Mon
terey. With these points occupied, Cor
tina's bandits could neither be rein
forced by troops from the city Of Mex
leo, nor go to their aid. Joe Shelby
would, hold him to the lower Rio
Grande until Armstrong, Poston and
Thomas could join forces with his, and
then the, grand column, having first an
initiated Cortina's bandits and given
peace to the Texas frontier. aud being
heavily reinforced by Mexican troops
which Gen. Eseobedo would be very ac-
tive in recruiting, would not halt again
until their commander established
headquarters In the ancient halls OF the
Montezumas.
JOE sHELBY's CHANCE.
The command of the Eagle Pass COL
umn.. which is now being recruited at
san Antonio. only select men known to
be desperate fighters being accepted, Ia
given TO Gen. Shelby, not only because
OF bis great reputation as @ cavalry
leader on the Confederate side in the
late war, but because he is thoroughly
acquainted with the country he Is to
march through. It will be recollected
that when Gen. Dick Taylor sur
rendered his infantry at the close Of the
war Shelby refused to surrender with
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his way, through Juarez's forces and
rendered their services to Maxi
MILAN. The route he is to follow
now is the same that he took
then. The leaders OF the expedition
say that the enthusiasm for the expedi-
ton both in California and Texas, and
allalong the borders, Is unbounded, and
that they could as easily recruit 10. 900
: men as 5000; bat the latter number is
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: nately it should not prove so, they know
! that at the first reverse thousands, If
need be, of the bravest and the best OF
the blue and gray would soon, rush to
their assistance and utterly blot the
name Of Mexico from the map. Be-
: sides they say thst, % the invading host
: moves onward into Mexico 1t will be fol-
lowed by thousand OF miners from Cali
fornia, Nevada. Utah. Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona, who will 90 to
work in the rich mines and hold tho
country in their rear.