The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-24
MILITARY ACTIVITY.

General Ord's visit to General sheri'
dan At Chicago, and what has already
lranspired regarling il, leads Us to hope
that the long reign Of indifference a. to
tho wellbeng OF our frontier Is 70 pass
AWAY nj last Nota moment too soon
all will say Tho injuries inflicted upon
our frontier by predatory bands nom
Mexico for the last twenty-five years.
II gathered together would foot up u
tremendous sum, and call ior the sever
est measures both Of retaliation and
defense The policy Of every national
administration for that tine has been
wrolchedly weak aud unmanly and
with the exception of the bold Mckcn'
de, the policy Of the military officers
in charge Of our Rio Gmnde frontier
has been equally faulty The fruits Of
this weakness are plentiful crop OF
murder ruin aud desolation, whore
ought to bo found peace, quiet aud
prosperity. The selfrespect of the na-
ton demands change demands that
this sickly Difference TO the tender feel
inss of the Mexican government ought
To give way TO tho firm determination
to protect our exposed people aud en-
force upon the mauraudcm II whole'
some dread Of our power.
General ord is an officer Of mature
ago. one who has grown gray in the
military service Of the country, He
has long since passed that stage of life
when he, like poor Custer, or the dash
ing Mckenzie, would court II brush
with the Mexicaus merely for excite
ment. lie isa wise cool.headed officer
and patriot, and his urgings will have
all the added importance which these
qualities cntitle him to, 50 justly We
trust Sheridan will heed his rcprosen'
tations and 80 represent our Mexican
border affairs ut the war department, Us
that the secretary and the president
will both see that every consideration
of sclr-mtcrcst, humanity and sound
policy demand that the most yigorou.
means be used to settle forever Tia,
question of our border difficulties.
While all this is incontroyortably true
vet we would not see war of conquest
entered into. We have no present
need OF Mexico, She would only prov,
burthcn to ~, and were war com
mcnccd the opportunity presented 10y
the present gigantic struggle in Europe
to retrieve our financial condition
would be lost. Above and beyond al
other things this should restrain us, an,
keep our military spirit within du,
bounds There is no necessity that on,
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bors should go beyond the point which
would require more than the strength
of our army reduced to strict peac,
establishments but should it requir,
every man and officer in both hranchc
of the military service, they should b,
so employed.
Since the iancied necessity of tn,
employment of the flower of our arm,
to keep the whites Of the south from
cutting their own throats 10y cuttn,
those of the negro, has passed into til,
public memory as II broad, idle All,
mischieyous joke, the army can safely
embark in the business of protecting
our frontiers from the armed incursiol
of the Mexicans, and they should do it
oven if they have to follow them tt
Durango itself to accomplish it. Aftei
that is done, let them quietly drop bach
to this side, and content themselves
with simply holding tho fort against
the contra efforts of the mongrol gen
tlcmen who ride upona cattle raid t.
the grandilloqucnt cry, God and Lib
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