, 1880-01-12
THE MEXICAN BORDER.
Mongref Character OF Mexican
. Population-E Effect Of a Pro.
tectiye Tariff.
n.1i'an Opposition 10 U. !. 1laiirsads-etn. Ord
Thinks that There Is No Room In Ae11to
for Auler,ton Farmers.
spteta, cprrttpendtnss Of M cnttaap 7steune.

neon fntfletcu Win tllltCllt ulftfa Tor tho laAG
few years, and It Is duo In greMt measure to bis
prudence that olr country has not. IN recont
stormy times, been involved In wAr with Mo1icU.
Gen. Ord Ia onroful observer, and In onu Ut hta
recent reports to tho War Department there Is
nm interesting akptch Of the situation On tho
Mexican border that Ia worthy Of reproduction.
Some Of his conclusions will not, perhaps, ho
well rooekvcd by tho Mexican etthninsts III this
country who look upon Moxlco Ns tho land OF
tn!lk und honey. but 0un. Ord In frank enough
to say: "Thoro hfe Rfcus Of lnnd In ccrtain dis"
trscts-but thoy aro now occupied by tho telling
nntivc rncc, and tho experience Ut numbers OF
Americans who went 10 TINT country to settle
and havu rsturncd IA that there is nu room there
fnr AmoEtcan farrncss," hut Gen. Ord uny
speak for hitneclt. 1ie says:
HxrltAbtTfoN.
ny reason Of revolutions tho Mexican popu-
lniion alo1!g tho river Ia Of nunxrel character.
Remnants Of Gat,s Of wild rniiins or refugee,
opss a xp1 aSs9x4 f% sHas'y Ut u sse
ilsarne'l e trade and 1n.x Win the pcorls y IL
tho inwless oiomont. 10 siieh n pop.iluton or.
ainary trctitA Or modes Of administering Jus
ess ss v Kill M F SepX & ssqs1 yen . INV n
force tho LEGAL District Judges nre commissioner
T. M Moxtr,,ti!to. and elected by popuntaon n,pro
~ ~" ~ no. tte tt ,,;t III, MI Tae!isos Gui!.''t
,, rcas,tn!able thAt When tho existing tren!y was
] fnsapccs v wa % not desooa s t Soreover r S p Ser
IT. provisions ncithar country IL DDnni TO extrn-
s II y end FH'sra, 70 eyS th
necessities, can be .prfvcn by offenders.
;, Tho country In tho vicinity or tho Rio
Or ntal,ao I u peculiar. md u tto Understood rs Il
riycr assetns % canarae. II ii Itch ySiicy,
thiekly tint'ersd In tho buttons, with sheep and
% IL e5o % if bsaka rn Wiz III sa suf pathes hees &
recs = is SaStMs belt !t streams few and
Sun Ft!tpc.-:thoro only BY irrig,stion. THO cac-
sslssp.r''ising: ASovs tho u,o'.th of the Pseos,
VI tho valley 0f sAf kllzlrsl and I'll l'nsD, wtert,
WV tbr!ush wil'i asd esssy i,a'ntain @ tanFes' e.
ss ts Ss laS ssa G1 qsss ~. es y.aS M
te Fsxss sl,Ie, an foan we aiapteG !" sraza "
tley aro explored Saiuabio discoveries of prc- J.,
e'Ss T 'n1s ho Fss%t noh Of tho river to Ell p,so tho
pnr,,iution Of tho hortlor cnunttes il, With @ tow @
exceptions, exceptions, Mexican. or ct Mexicni, origin:
tho ,rvcr-frnm Fort Clnrl to Fort navls, now
"ss @ s h"1o esu ~ S ssRs Hf I'll str t
hrs " r NY t,,o ~ p,,nt I'll, 1u ts noE ano iecns M
cftcs ,,er tn ,p n t si,,a ~ t, 'inK ~ tne
whoso brnetlt nov CIV trentT aht, 'Gc c n.sgr ~:
Sntb ff 'ssIr interests s fo'd' aFo don'c In
WV" >''"''I4'1a. 1'.,,,,r,,no,r .
"Thc prohtb!tory duties on nnIr,nls and food
work ,s nsl1cll tnr.'shfp for tho Siuxienn na fnr
tho Aincrcnn citzeil, fur tliu rcHson that drought
yrar. For instance, f3,,r yunrs mo curi, ' win
cneaP IN Mexico aud de,lr II Tcxns, and some
c 5oss ;Gsls II Mcsso Gs pa.s r SFs Ill.,
i Wis goncrnl1y a,1l,,ygled across. III lit ail
Ivy. drought, almost Il fnm'ne, proyaici III
troops and horses hnd to bc supplied fr,m thls
side. Owing tn high duties, their contractors,
so aSnF fyaf aa ss" ss tp at the pesr Co. cs s
not nfior,i to seinpivy atnilgxlcra. lid 70 pnv
e,normous Prices fir thcir sorn on tho s!de wlora
drought III In rexaA tho crl,s nro anrt md tiio
prleo Of corn high. or course Inv tarIif, boih
ways for ftet and stock, would pu tho remedy
for this Rtnte Ut AsfAirs. md would rotl0n( Il,
tho benefit OF both Governments, because
dusles would then he pnil upon. a
Ieing chcansr, poor rs we'll NJ fith cosuli buy,,
ricd On, nearly nl! tho t,cayy duties, both ways,
Of tto river lnuy atarve to death In t!tnU Of
5sSht eeass t thoy esnnot bo driven nsross
nar1uoana
uIt ,yt}i tn atf,m,l, -, .e.,,,,,, ,,,,..
r,iti,tna - ~ .niu'&t .i't & v. uutsnGc tne !eaa!nF
}i ~ IT, -. ~ Nv sas MY aAlFnAu lfoih tuo
III, ts,. o.nHs ~" enat COUNTY, Wil not ne sun
Ry ,;y,.o,' upeninf roal 19F hnfdea OF bur
T., nr't ,s.a Miu .H Hshspln9 innkees 70 tIah
~ nrHst.nf ,,.yuHrs ~ , ~; ~ tnv tsls
leo. Tiey hnvu lin ideN that railrmI co1nnn,,Ina
in tho Ut1tetl states arc vUi,rrnllv Gnvnr1,m"nt
AEents; TINT the roatis ntp Dui1t III fnrwnrsj
eGillu special Government nntcy.--s,irti m Tim
llllncx,ltiou ut Mexjrf1.--uEd thar MrYicn IA ~
country 50 much mure Iujjrhtf,,t nntl rIcbcr
thNn'tho United Htntes, p11ti so thinly pcoped in
colnpariss1,, tl.at tho POOR a1d hungry Yankees,
tlks roascssLon Of It. ThS oontrnry 'T. woI,in n
provo tre; md IL ono or Ore rt,at,s wt.r, hniIt
extotit1tng Into Mcxco,-unlcss lin wIt,t.s snH
tic cnUifurtH uf tho tutoring cnRses shniI in
cntNg materially i,ntrnyts}.-thn fiow ~ ,,r,r
and uuIlrrpnid lulnr w,u,ii l,n in fhc t,trooti"
Of tho unEtol Btntes The pGt,ns. or ounrzttivt.s
of Mexico haye the s!tnnle t,nbjfa NJ I'm t,hi,
1.cau, and ull t,rtEury mGor IN that ra,,ntrv az
er1lgeB lcss tlnt ol,o.JAIf the wuaTs lint siniin
lnlar commands In tho United Statcs Cultivated
lnr'lls nre found only Where thore Ia water for
MI!HAtiou AAd taoEe Afu desart stretches Of fWln
'intsy 70 n1ty htitu8 uDsWeon taG Watora. IN tho
lltt!o .Val!oys, supplied by atroN1na from tho
i,otflltllis, tuWtI1 nr yit!a9es-Ac0oullnH to tho
ss1o ot the sttonins-lnd ifriRAblo lanas, wheru
dne h1il. progressive pop1lAtlo can support ltfa
! 70 @ whit oxtsnt tho nbortng classes would be-
taihe consumers OF uur manufacturers wurg they
mi aft