The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26
THE RIO GRANDE TROUBLES.
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ANOTHER VIEW OF THE ALLEGED RAIDS INTO
WESTERN TEXAS INTERESTED AND ExAGGER-
ATED AcooUNTs--EFroRr OF BORDER RESI-
DENTS TO BRING ON wAE WITH MEXICO
THE MEXICAN POPULATION IN rEx4s
EAGLE PASS, Texas, July II, 1878.
On the 10th inst. drove oil fourteen head Of cattle,
stolen In Mexico by Texas raiders, was seized by
United States Inspector Beacon, OF this place, and
is In the hands Of our customs authorities and
advertised for SALE These cattle bear Mexican brands
Since the foregoing occurred l have diligently
searched for report OF It throughout the telegraphic
dispatches OF the press, but In vain. Indeed, such
Information laid before the people OF the States would
not SUIT tho 'Iuthful Jcemes" oil this State. IL 10
considered altogether too foreign 10 tho arduous
iabors which are now going on In constructing tho
mountain out OF moleniIl, yclcpt tho ''RIo Grands
troubles" These troubles have been magnined into
such importance, aud bid fair 10 lead TO piddng
but expensiv border warfare along this frontier that
u 10 time that tho people should Know something Of
the 'wny aud wherefore"
FACTS IN ThE cAsE.
Let mo premise that YOUR correspondent has been q
resident oil Texas Tor several years. that his oscupa-
ton calls him into various oil the state. and very
representations" broke up a large aud prosperous
trade, both legitimate aud illeeiiimate, particularly
upon the Lower Rio Gianae. IL also Ioit M ad-
venturous and Indignant Glass; whose ,raac Is war,
VINO found their occupation gohe A war with Mexico
would enable these geaIlcmen follow tncf old
pensties u would be popular throughout the length
ana breadth OF Texas, would CLEAN Largely
IRON growing armies IN the form OF LAT contracts
sucrsnps, &c, ana to this end during the past ten
years Il have found one man who has been ~aiting
fourteen years. have all their enor1 been directed
All that was requisite was TO Keep The sub
jeet constantly before tue public mud BY reports
OF real and Imaginary outrages and state
that Mexicans ana Mexican Indians we're the culprus
and 10 enlist tue miary IN Their behalf. All those
are facts accomplished Mexicans ana Mexican 10
disns are reported in the interior ana exterior
st.Re
orhwestern frontier oil stale Tor about three
hundred miles 10 open ana unprotected against The
roDbcr bands OF Indians and white desperadoes from
New Mexico and the Indian Territory 10 such an
extent Is tins carried that the Mexican ana the negro
10 nave changed places. Petty robberics abd
personal outrages VIII CHI were olien too readily Ian
10 the later are now charged 10 the former. while
letter passed by with contenpiuous silence; they
arc not permitted to SEQ the light Of day through
tho outlet OF the Texas press
NExcASs IN WESTERN TEXAS.
In considering these matters II must be remsm-
cru Texas are Mcxicins. II h they VINO are the
nowers OF wood aud drawers OF water" Tor The domi-
nant American. fney own ranches supply the vsge-
TABLES TO Inc Market ana do the hauling for the gov
erpmsut as well as the general pubnc, and they are,
my expsrieuce goes, temperate, frugal ana isnh-
fui peop.e. l have yet 10 find them induisins Ia
those for which tho Vicious white 10 notorous.
though u l. win that class that they come
most IN contact Respectable ciuzens here ana else
where assure me that raidiug IRON Mexico Tor the
past two years has greatly decreased aud they smile
WIN tnat immortal smile, winch Is ''cu,idilxe and
lro IRON post posi, and look WIN xious eyes
Their stock OF goods whcn They perceive tho clouds
dust winch herald the approach OF more soldiers,
und, there ore, more pesos Ia thslr money bags.
From personal Knowledge and acquaintance with
affairs this river believe that the RAIDS Mexico
neither as frequent nor as extensive Ms they used
to be- that neither Mexcaps nor Indians are guilty oil
ons-ha they are charged With, ana that tue former
authorities are sincere IN Their Efforts 10 prevent IN
eursions INTO this state. The kckspoo Indians what
ever they may ha boon, are nov following peace
eDle pursuits near Saragossa As earnest oi their
eudeavors they. In conjunction with Mexcs IN May
last, attacked aud routed n band OF Lipans sara
gossa heretofore has been considered the chief refuge
Tor the Indians aud Chief mart wnsre the stoicn
bordes OF cxas cattle were disposed OF, aud IN tue
Santa Rosa Mountains, situsted about eighty miles
northwest OF thus, tne last known hiding place OF
tue robber Indians south OF the Mexcab town of san
Carlos IL supposed that u was against these ln-
disns that General Mackenzic's last enors we're d.
rccet. III so the aboriveness OF that attempt viii
show the futility OF any future operations OF IKE
nature la that direction, and should such an expedi.
ton be pretended In the iuture ~ may be assumed
that The real object will be something more aggrss
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