The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22
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suG EL FhSu thUuaIEs
! The effort to connect the present
trouble at Fl Paso with the general diff
/ iicul,y which is now pending with Mex
! ieo, win fail, simply because it ought to
fail, The original quarrel between
Louis Cards and Judge Howard, was
misunderstanding about business
matter, the San Eiezario salt licks. They
were both citizens of the state of Texas
Cards at one time was the Represents
tatiVe of Ell Paso county in the legisla>
are. The emeute is thus stripped of
any thing like difference on national
grounds. Cards, however, was of Mex,
lean origin, and OF course the sympa>
thies of that class of citizens were with
him, as that of Americans were with
Judge Howard, The trouble has no
more political significance than if it had
occurred between New Yorker and a
ersian The rangers involved in the mat.
ter were officers in the line of duty, and
who have risked life TO preserve the
peace. The rioters should. one and
ali, meet the fate Of those who
violate law and shed blood. Nor
should there be the least distinction
made between the adherepts of the
two chiefs, but the guilty of either par
ty should be made 10 feel the full
weight OF an outraged law.
i! we are 70 have war with Mexico
II that contamination is at all desira-
bic, or Is necessary TO restore order on
the Rio Grande frontier, for heavens
sake let it rest upon better basis than
quarrel between the rival claimants
of few valuable salt Iieks. In our
humble opinion there has been enough
proyocation 10 warrant the United
states in administering severe punish,
ment to Mexico. or OF even taking
considerable slice Of her fairly forfeited
domain. We should not war upon a
mere pretex:. We should 90 about it
IN frank and manly way. A decla-
ration of grievances should be made
with firm demand for atonement and
Il the latter was not promptly made,
let war follow and few months of
earnest and vigorous effort by our
army, and peace and security for all
time on the Bio Grande would be the
result
Such pretext as the FL Paso emeute
would be UNIV orthy of u great people,
confronting a weaker foe. 1t would
be stain upon the national honor and
tacit Difference to mob power exceed,
ingiy detrimental to all the interests
served by a vigorous and virtucus adj
ministration Of law. Let the ministers
OF law pursue its violators and admins
ter condign punishment first, then let
the government look into the graver
international questions involved in the
chronic yisitations along the disturbed
border, and if war is necessary to correct
them and give peace TO the country.
then let it he declared at once and
peace only made when the power to
disturb has been destroyed
The rumorel removal Of Ord and the
substitution q Augur does not presage
such result. and would argue quite an,
other than wsr policy We trust
the rumor may not be con>
hrmed, for So confident are We that
It is necessary to final settlement
However. this opinion. largely shared
as it is in Texas. cuts no figure in the
case The whole matter should be i'm
partially considered and the truth if
possible. gotten at, and action prcdica-
ted only On that
Senator Maxey's bill if it is promptly
passed and the posts built and manned
at once, will 30 far toward aliaying the
fears of the people. and also 60 far to
ward rendering it impossible. for these
lawless people to iufract But while
congress Is wransiing over ii the border
interests of the country are rapidly
going To the dogs. Before the advent
OF Mr.. Hayes such an affair as that at
Ri Paso, occurring in any Of the south
ern states, between whites and negroes,
would have called out congressional
and senatorial investigating committees.
not that they ever got at the truth, but
then it exhibited interest. Let us have
some Interest manifested now, to the
end that peace be restored.