The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-09


10 General Od il vigorously carried
out, d certain 10 accomplish one Of two
things-ii will either provoke a wal
with Mexioo, or hoal the disorders
which have 30 long existed, and which
have so long rendered almost uninhab'
table the whole Of that magnificent
belt Of country along our Mexican FROM
tier THE iomporillng yaolllolng |
policy which has hitherto characterized
aur government In ~ dealings with
Mexico, has been the prolific source Of
untold evils TO our people, and We re-
ioioo that II has been abandoned, and
hail the new regime Of prompt yigor
Gus action, 10 another omen Of good on
tho part OF the administration NJ Wash
lnglon, and o sure prelude TO speedy
settlement of oil our border difficulties
The lands along tho banks Of the Rio
GNndo are equal, II not superior IN
fertility aud produoiiyonoa TO any In
Texas, and yet, comparatively speaking
they are unoocupiod, because Of the
maraudora and thieves on the opposite
shore II matters not how charming
the climate, how productive the soil, or
how desirable tho locality, no country,
not oven Paradise on earth, will over
become settled up no long ~ life and
property are insecure
That an American ctilon living nm.
der the broad wgis ofour national con,
stiluIion should ever Ieol this sense Of
insecurity, or should over appeal in
vain 10 his government for protection,
II astlnging robuko to our boosted FREQ
institutions and u burning shame upon
our statesmen and rulers II was the
highest boast and glory of the Roman
republic that the life of Roman citi
zen WAS safe in any country or quarter
Of the world, and until the same socu-
rity IN thrown around oNch of our own
citizens we will continue deficient IN
one Of the most essential elements o.
national greatness, The history o
Mexico during the past thirty years hai
concmBvcly demonstrated that the PEG
pie of that country are wholly unfit Io
sclGgoycrnmont With the exception
of u few brief, lucid intervals of peace
they have been constantly at war viii
each other and the sickoning details o
their crimes, which from time TO tim,
have como 10 light, and which for mul
titudc, variety and cold.bloodcd atrocit,
are almost without u pNrallol--hNv
shocked the moral sense of all chris
tcndom and almost placed them be
You'd the palc of civilization.
Its tho well considered opinion o
many intelligent men, that in view o
the past history and present condition
of Mexico, IL becomes the duty of tn
United States, Os christian republic
} without taking account Of tho wrong
we have suffered at her hands, to Gorci
!, bly, annex her. or to establish over he
, some sort of n protectoratc which vii
. guarantee to her the blessings of peace
good order and a stable government
Tho murders and robborics which, G
of late years, have been committed b
Mexican marauders on our from tie
abundantly justify our government i
ordering General Ord to pursue an
punish these thieves on Mexica
soil, and they furnish just causes JGll
which President Hayes and his cabine
would do we'll TO consider. Southwes
tern Texas, which is par eccelltNce tn
finest cattle and wool>growing region OF
the continent, will never be able to, de
velop her resources fully until north
ern Mexico is annexed to the Unite,
State. That fine section of countr
would hardly moro than indemnity III
! for our losses, and the present disturb
ances in Europe give tous an opportu
; nifty of settling this yeXed question b
the sword, which may not occur agail
: in acentury,
The State OF Texas is rapidly film
up with active, industrious, enterprisini
men from all quarters Of the earth, anC
these hardy settlers should be so pro
tocted in their rights of person an,
property, that they will feel as safe OF
the banks of the Rio Grande as in an,
other section of the state.