, 1877-05-22
TILE TEXAN BORDER.
interview with Maj..Gen. E. O.
c. Ord, U. S. A.
What lie Thinks Of Mexican naiders--.
Tie Situation Across the Line.

WHAT lie 1nlhKS or mexican NatQeFBss'
Tile Situation Across the Line.
Among tho arrivals at the Palmer Houhc
yesterday was distinguished party from san
Antonio, Tex, which Included Gen. E, O. G. Ord,
commanding tho Department Of Texas; Col.
Eli D. Baker, A. Q. NJ; Cu1. >. n. D. Young,
U. 3. a.; ". q. Tobir, proprietor Vance House,
San Antonio, Tex; All. Hahn, Of the same
ptacc, proprietor Of afungcr's Hotel; AID.
DAlshcll, Capt. IIaialIng, and s1aj. Kaufman,
capitalists; Nal. Albums ami E. D. 8. Wirks,
Cnitcd States artny contra.tnrs. These gen.
tlcmen ca,ne In q apeeiai car, and looked as
though tic journey hail agreed With them.
Especially Is that the case with Sir. Wfcks, who
thinks Chicago fine city, AMI Texas the greatest
country on eartll. Gen. Out ocrupie,l himself
Yesterday With business connected with his de-
,MrtMent, nnd during the day had m Interview
with Llc,it,.titn. Sheridan. 4 1H,HExE report
cr met Gen. Ord in the rotnnds af the Palmer
:, ]lntso yesterday afternoon, and ho gave the
Newspaper representative tu understand that
lle wis not to he interviewed. However. h. was
mt nyerfe to giving any information whfrt, lie
might possess In regard tu his military division.
As REGARDS TIE ckNrNAt GOVERNMENTS IN
the Generals cstifnatsonot them Is not the most
lofty. lie regards them AZ ttx, changing anu
unstable. He Inns batter opinion III Lersto's
Ideas OF civil government than that
of fortcrio Daz's. : The former did
ice. vii" would obey tic laws. with D,az il
tretns to have been different: The last reyo'u-
tio2 had brought to tho surfa g the vagabonls
cxoc,iition i,elng oraanizci In this country 70
inrado Mexico. no thought there was no real
foundation tor It. suel, au exosdition mig It
be organizing, but he knew notlMug Of It. 1t
might be act IN foot in Texas. Then It would
merely consist Of MeKicans who live Tn Amer
ican soil. lie believed that lefflU would not
organize tlI!busteriaR expedition in this eoun-
try to 70 to Mexico, bscautc It would be too tn-
furious to his cause. Tile Mexican peopiu don't
want Ancri.sns IL come over as invaders.
II REGARD 70 TnH RAIDS
the merchants in tic Mexleai. towns often got
stulf d,.y-,ree. They ara Mi anxious to make
mutcy. and, i they can 6 ape paving duty by q
Il fur raid acroes the border. Tic Central
Government Of Mexico seems to know nothing
Of lhcsc constant and !ucf aslng raids Into iexas.
| Revolutions. n,aY occur In chihuahua or tho
bllssin ignorance OF them. It is the conservative
element Ut the country which suffers fru1n these
rAhis md revolutions. Tue. frontier Is
p9r - Gsnera, tn!ne rus ,ans It. hss esn e male
! aA case, take no stock it'reyoiuttons. It's
| TIE INDIANS
who do most Of the raitiing, especially when the
Ko Gtanae i low and ibey can easily fo1,l t!lc
mountain passes: Il? these mountains. which
lives Of can live, the 1ud,ans hide walt
oxo s for p0a e5 ao oepers"s aswa4y t to
| lug ranehcmcn and herlers. In these
hills there L l1ttla or 40 water hut tho Indian
knows every water-ho!e, and precisely whore nc
thcr txnnt t,,1pthcr ,lr{ve, than fntn MeYtrr,
| aud then laugh ut our authorities. They steal
l,orses and cattle Mike Tne nature ot the stock
makes no difference. Thetc Indians arc nova
davs ably asslatcd BY Mexican marauders. They
| IRON Its soil for their law1essncss, but they
como back to mako these raids, until patIenrc
| with tl'etn has given place to desperation. The
Mexican military officers arc mainly composed
Of worthless, Rood-for-noth!nR aiyeoturers,
vino, happening TO gain the title OF Colonel OF
| General, organize revolutions, seize tow n,
levy their ptestfmos, AMI then, lOudcd With
point, breathing revolution, rapne, and dIecon-
tent. THIS thing Keeps on from mouth ~
month, and year 70 year. until Mexico has
! gsownto be q nation Of vaEabonds and cut.
tnroats mainly. whose only ambition seems to
| be 10 rob and kill one another.
It IL from this sourte thRt Texas suffers.
Thc6c ofllrera fec to American sol until an0thcs
TOR ths neT h In
owners az mainly Mez'cans. Gen. orl thinks
| thgro ought to be
'oAE anAsuRss AnorIsp TO rnEvsTr THIS
something after lilo way Russlans do wt,rn
their border - ihyadel or threatened with Invl-
slon by wandering bands or tribes. Some
ment. The 1adlauA Killed more people on tic
| Mexican border, aud stole ten times more
horses and ca1tle, than the Sioux OF tac plains
ever Msad dtd. ..,, .,,o,,,,,o, . ,,,,o .,,,o
tho merchants in all the towns along the McxE.
| can border knew 1t, u far bouth, cycn, as Mon
tercy. They know Just the tlmc when raid is
going 70 tase place issr oy Jear, this raidIng
being settled very rapidly, especially III its
westcrn portlup. Tho increase 10 It's population
will average about quarter of milll!n annu-
ally. Te1as Is ttiling up With el..s Of pcopls,
bandits to steal from them. This matter has
been discussed for a lung t!mo between
tno State Dspa1tment and the Me1issn
@ 4. hnu 9sn Orr hpk, H. foly
cosrcspondcnce, for redress- The best way
would be to punish tho raiders At the time ot
the occurrctss, aud lave tho correspondence
sonstsntiV ch.nSing md sh.t no interest d taken b.
1t tn these raias. tue TACT IL, the acxtran Gov.
crnmcnt don't care. This thing, t;en. Ord
thinks, will have an end some DAY.. For
s tho t,rst thtae 'IiI tIe Wc.sans viii know now
the Texans will bc right IN upon them. and
clean out several town. before they leave THIS
thing las boon done before. aud may he done
raxRs ARE At passxsr ABOUT 1000 rnoors
Oh tho Texas border, Including = regiment Of
cavalry, which ID only about 500 strong, aud
about Loo Infantry, This fsree Is hardly
that con sall Ia such shallow watsr. Around
brownsville about !, 200 siexicana hare settled.