The New York herald., 1878-08-19
AMERICANS IN Mrx,co-rH, ,n HOPE THAT OUR

TROOPS WILL CHAsTisE THE MExIcANs.
NUEvo LAREDO, August 5. 1873
The Mexicans have worked themselves into the
belief that lhcy whip he United statcs and that
the Americans are really afraid OF them. hope,
therefore. that tho order tor the Rio
rando alter raiders viii be ndcd this Is
the hope OF every American who finds himself under
the Mexican authorities this frontier. They
that order will be carried deter
10 tho iuture. should be rescnded, then God help
the poor people Of Eastern Texas. Tho Mexicans
would naturally think that tho United States are
afraid OF them, and VIII not Imagine that IL
Is out OF consideration for their weakness
they arc being tolerated. | am told General
government gave him 1000 men no would march
from the Rio Grsndo to the Red River and In less
than two months annex Texas to Mexico. Wncn
these people arrive NJ tho height OF such
this thers 10 no remedy ft other than to give them
u good thrashing aud thus restore them 10 their
senses This tho United States will have 10 DO sooner
or later. and the sooner the better. I understand
last week the acidcs Of the between here
and Petras Ns2ras gave tho people orders prepare
themselves aud be ready to resist the United states
troops whenever they cross the rvcr again
The Mexicans will not try 10 put down
raIding: at least they d. not seem 70 be
u
unLcs,iatinsy follow them the collision
must inevitably take place, ana when II does 10
sure to ensuc. should there be war Mexico Ger.
taiuly Is to bo blamed. The people OF the North
have iica OF what the people OF this frontier
nave endured md are suffering than II they did not
ive ON tho same contipont with us. ! do not think
there rs government or people on The lace oil the
earth who would put up with IN uch "a the nited
states aud tho people OF Western Tex,s have en-.
ufcu Ogeru mi luu mt INN unon
the good nature Of stronger ratlons aud II they do
they ought certainly bo made to stand The conse-
qucnces.
COMPELLING AMERICANS ARM.
Tho late case oi tho imprisonment oil Messrs.
Walsh, Aldretc and DR.. camp, cannot bo given too
much publicity. Some time ago policeman who had
with hiu iist o uity names, among them those Of
the above named American citzcus, went to
them before the Prcsidcnt OF the Town Council here.
The paper provided that onc-hai OF the men named
the list would nave TO bc rcady, armed Tor military
service that night. aud the remainder 10 do tue samo
the ight following. Some Amcficau citizens seut
substitutes and others did not The latter wcro
visited The next day by the same police aud they
told him that they had neither arms substitutes
to send On the following day the American residents
8 aIos ConmeruiaI Agent Fuzzy resolved not to aid
either oil the political parties IN the country and 10
remain entirely peutra paying their ,sal taxes aud
no more. Next day DR.. Camp and the Others we're
notified that unless tbey presented thensei ives armed
that same night they would have to pay nnc OF s25;
but all the Americans declined TO substi
tuics, consequently Walsh. Aidrcte and camp were
summoned 10 appear Tor sentence before the Presi-
nns was unjust; Tor, being Americans, they could
not be hcid liable to military duty; that thoy
had CON mittcd no crime nor voiated any laws or
treaty provisions therefore they could be obliged
TO pay any nne They we're informed that until aftcr
phyiDg ths line thoy would have TO remain prison
rhe Consul. who now came into court. asked
what crime tho prisoners mad committed, ana
asked II no appeared as thetr attorney. rhe Consul
stated that he was hero IN tho capacity OF United
States Commercial Agent, and he requested the
liberty OF the Americans as they had committed no
and werS not liable 10 military duty TIE Presi
would not recognize the Consu t the latter went
Tor bis ,Sequriur. When this document vas produced
the Prssdent told the Consul to put bything had
to say In ~riting, and would not boar him orally.
The Consul won't TO his onice to writo his commu
ncation, and upon his return to tho court
alter found that the Mexican functionary had gone
Before leaving he called up the prisoners anu told
them they could pay tho lnc and he would
let them go; but that In future whenever
he called upon them thcy wouId have
to lend hand In rcpeing any attack
that might be made on the town. Tho prisoners re-
Piled that The matter vas one Of dollars and cents
with MIN, but with them u was question OF princi-
pic and OF berty-not their liberty alone, but that
all American citizens residing IN tbc country Later
10 the day. when tbc Presdenvs secretary read tn
CoDsuPs com mmunicstion he called up the prisoners
once more, ana repeated his proposal, adding that
uo loss they PAID thor nus nsxt morning by eight
o'clock would be doubled, ana that " he should DO
Obliged 10 proceed against them they would
have TO pay mo highest nsure allowed by the law,