The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-17
THE MEXICAN BORDER.
THE GOVERNMENT DETERMINED no
STOP THE MEXICAN RAIDS
AT ALL HAZARDS.
A Conflict with Mexico Improbable.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The National Re-
publican will print the following significant
editorial tomorrow:
There is no longer any doubt Ia well In
formed circles that the administration has
Diet 1rmitlt upon the most vigorous measures
regarding the Mexican border troubles. II Is
equally certain that the execution of these
measures will precipitate q conflict between
the American forces on the Rio Grande and
the Mexican forces on the south side Of that
river Certain persons, who have from past
official connection become familiar with all
the details Of these troubles, have been In
Washington for day on two In response to-
the imperative request Of the President, and
possession OF many Important facts com
nected Herewith. It is true that these
facts, or many OF them, including details
Of raids, theits, murders and fapes By
on file in the State Department for several
months; but the personal consultations If the
past few days have clinched the determfnae
zion of the administration to begin q morn
vigorous policy of furnishing the raiders eve
at the risk of provoking conflict and me
volving the country in war. In short, there
seems to be no other, way in which thes.
troubles can possibly be settled or stopped
suited in the murder OF thirtyUne American
citizens-men, women and children point
about twelve miles from Corpus Christi In
Texas. The raiding party numbered forty
ders and having ravished a number of de-
fenseless women and young girls they stole
160 horses, with which they returned to the
| south bank Of the river.
| 1t is shrewdIy surnised that Gen. Sher-
| man S trip to New Mexico may be abandoned
I in time for him to be present somewhere In
| the vicinity OF the border, after Cen Macken-
| zie shall have returned FROM his next sortie
| into Mexican territory. 1t is noticed that the
orders under which he travels are very pecta-
liar. They are, in effect, that he shall pro-
coed. via St. Louis, Mo, and Omaha, heb,
to Denver, COL, and Santa Fe, n, NJ. on pub.
| lie business, returning by way Of Forts
| Union and Ieavenworth. He will be accom-
panied by A. D. McCook aid-de-camp. Re-
| ports will be made to the adjutant general as
| usual but division commanders, having Oe-
| casion to communicate with the General OF
| the Army, will address him by telegraph at
| Omaha, August IS; Denver, August 2l and
| Santa Fe, from September to Is Inclusive
| 1t is not unprecedented that any difficulty
| that may eDsue will be Of long duration, and
war. if it follows, will be short, sharp and
decisive. The ultimate result will be the pay
| ment in some way or another Of an accumil~
lation Of claims by American citizens against
| Mexico, growing out Of these raids, as we'll
| as an effectual end to the raids themselves. Tt
| is Of interest to know, in this connection, that
| Gen. Sherman has long entertained q belief
| that a. boundary line between the two eo1Il-
| tries marked by the Sierra Madre Mountains
would be easier to protect than the one now
/ existing.