The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-08-06
THE MEXICAN ouTRAeEs.

The Fires of Indignation Consuming the
Texan MISUNDERSTANDING at Dallas in
Support of Governor Ireland's Threaten
ing Attitude - The People Purchasing
Arms and Preparing for Fight.
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 1.-The fires of
indignation at the Mexican outrages on
American citizens and the studied and
continued insults to the United States
Government are burning fercer in Texas
to-day than ever. Governor Ireland's
correspondence with Consul Lynn and
Secretary Bayard on the murder of Ra-
sures and on the general line of conduct
Of the MeXicans toward American citi-
zens, particularly if residents of Texas,
and his declaration that Texas will no
longer submit to these outrages, but will
protect and ayen c herself If necessary,
has aroused the feeling of the people to a
most extreme pitch.
An open-air mass-meeting of citizens
of Dallas was called for last night. The
city was flooded with stirring circulars,
printed in red ink with an American flag
and eagle at the head, calling upon the
people to assemble and denounce tia.
course of the Mexicans and protest In the
name of the American people against
longer submitting tamely to 1t. Prom
inent citizens were announced as speak
ers, and as early as p. m. large body
Of men and boys, headed by a fife and
drum, were parading the streets working
up the enthusiasm.
Mexico is the allabsorbing topic, sink
ing out of sight for the time being the
hottest canvass for Congressional and
State nominations in the history of the
State. An army of invasion is really be.
ing organized throughout the State. Men
are being enrolled into company organi-
zations, and yesterday two agents of the
leaders in the movement from the Lower
Rio Grande country arrived in Dallas
authorized to proceed with enlistments.
They propose being in readiness to-
move the moment they secure assur-
ances that they will be backed by Gov
ernor ireland, whom they feel certain will
not recede from his present position.
The men at the head of the movement
are among the most prominent citizens
OF the State, and many of them have seen
service on the frontier and elsewhere.
Their names for the present are withheld
for reasons that are obvious. Every fire.
arm suitable for modern warfare has been
engaged from Dallas dealers, subject to
delivery TO the purchasers or their agents
on demand. The same sort of quiet
movement is going on throughout the
State, ara it is probable that mass-meet-
ings similar to the one held at Dallas last
night will held in ali the principal towns
of Texas. The voice of the Texan ap-
pears to be vOciferously for war, with q
big w.
The mass-meeting last night was at
tended by fully two thousand men, and
all showed by their demonstrations that
they were ardent supporters of Governor
Ireland's position as announced in his
letter to Secretary Bayard.
Hon. John Henry Brown, mayor of the
city, was shocked at the outrages perpe-
trated on American citizens in Mexico
and in a vigorous speech sustained the
Governor I'm his position.
General w. L. Cabell, an old West
Pointer, a Confederate brigadier and at
present United States marshal for the
Northern district OF Texas, favored ac-
ouiescence in whatever 4 c Government
should do, but felt Sue & the present
troubles would be firnI7 met and citi-
Zens protected. In the meantime his
hearers were advised to hoo themselves
IN readiness to respond t. the long roll,
and if it was sounded to rally to the Stars
and Stripes and plant them on the halls
of the MonteZumas.
Hon. Seth Shepherd expressed undying
confidence in the Government at Wash
ington and the Democratic party securing
ample redress and future protection for
American citizens. He believed Presi-
dent Diaz and his administration at the
City of Mexico were desirous of doing
right, but had been unable to control the
people. Colonel Shepherd introduced a
series of resolutions in harmony with his
sentiments, which were adopted, but the
multitude announced its opinion that if
the Government at Washington and the
Democratic party failed to do the right
thing in the premises, Governor Ireland
and the people of Texas would not.
Colonel w. d. Wylie, head of the
Grand Army of the Republic in Texas,
was for war on account of what had hap
pened, even if the United States had to
fight Germany, France and England as
well as Mexico.
Colonel John Gibson, who commanded
the Fifth Illinois Cavalry in the late war,
was in favor of Americans annexing
Northern Mexico, and was a strong sup
porter of Governor Ireland's policy as
against that of Secretary Bayard.
Press dispatches from all parts OF the
State show universal spirit prevailing
similar to that at Dallas and every body
indorsing the Governors position.