The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-17

Troops are Fastening to San Elizario, In
western Texas, the scene Of last Fridays
fight of which we had news yesterday.
While HAYES IL thus actively stimulating
the border troubles, and sustaining the salt
monopoists who have raised tho riots at
San Elizario, the two committees appointed
by Congress to look after his Rio Grande
operations must promptly takc hold Of this
important work, and exercise their power
to prevent him from fraudulently plunging
the country into war with Mexico.
Already some remarkable disclosures
have been made by the Rio Grande commit
tees. Documents have been rescued which
Mr.. Ev,urs had carefully kept back, and
important witnesses have freed their minds
on IIAYEs's Mexican conduct
Wehnd Con. SHERIDAN tcstifying ths<, he
did MOI advise issuing the order directing
our troops to follow raiders into Mexico.
Now, the Department of Texas Is not placed
with the adjoining Department Of the Gull
in the Division Of the Atlantic, under HAN
COOK. but in the Division Of the Missouri,
under SHERIDAN, to whom Gen. ORD makes
his reports, and from whom he takes In
structions. Yet, in the important matter
Of invading Mexico, the War Department
did not seek and did not have the licutnn-
ant-Gcncral's advice. IL was no doubt re-
solved upon by EvARrs HAYES, and Nc
CRARY-a trio whose Vaccinations, were the
subject less serious might be compared to
the mysterious eapers " the three CON
sprators in La File dc Madame Angot."
Again, SHERIDAN expressed the opinion that
there was no danger of war unless by the
| al .Nf A., 81,
can forccs"-a chance whose extent he
| perfectly we'll understood. since the Railing
II cavalry forces into Mexican territory
constantly invites such accidents. SuBRI-
DAN was also understood to say that, be-
| sides our regular iuvasions, there had been
| one raid of unofficial marauders from Texas
| Into Mexico. Docs he believe in the wisdom
ofallOwing Mcxicans To follow such naraud-
| ers back across the riverf Gen. SHERIDAN.
| in answer tn an inquiry as ~ the policy Of
having neutral strip of territory on each
bank Of the Rio Grande, into which Mexican
and American troops may mutually pursue
raiders, said that such plan would pro
duce war within two weeks. In other words,
| our peoplc would make war rather than sub
| nit to a regularly authorized practice which
HAYES, EvARrs, and McCRARY force. with
out authority. upon the Mexic,ins. Ii it not
clear, then that the HAYES Cabinet is in
triguIng for war
| The Congressional Investigations have led
| to other disclosures. II has been found that
| the chief part of the so-called Mexican raids
we're Indian raids; yet HAYEs's message
will be searched in vain for any Indication
| that this cattle thieving was done by rowing
Lipan or Mescallero Indians; he charges
| It on Mexican citizens. In the archives OF
| the State Department one OF the commit
tees found official reports from Consul WILL
SON of Matamoras, showing that not only
was the border cattle stealing grossly ex-
| aggerated, but that II was largely the work
Of American cattle thieves; and of this fact,
also no mention is made in HAYEs's mes
sage
The committees have begun we'll hut they
| have much yet to do. They will find, and
should report, that HAYES, while refusing
to recognize DIAz. has also refused 10 repair
the faulty extradition treaty. has refuses
cooperation with Mexico, ON equal terms il
pursuing and Furnishing border thieves, an'
has substituted for a peaceful and honor
able policy "a scheme Of violence and out
rage evidently designed to plunge tn
country into war.