New-York tribune., 1886-08-15
GOVERNOR IRELAND ON THE SITUATION
AMERICAN CIiIzsNs MU>T De PRorEcrkD-MExICAN
OUTRAGrS

OUTRAGrS
AUSTIN, Tex. Aug ii (Speciah. The
THBUSE correspondent made call on Governor Ireland
to- 'ay aud had talk with him coucerninc tho Mexican
trouble From tho Of Governors converratiou
II 10 evident that hssa poor opinion or Secretary
Bayards backbone Regarding Mr.. Baynrd's demand
the Mexican Government for cuttings release he
sad
Itis fsllscr and popular one TO suppose that IN
cases where An American citix.ns no liberty Ia Ia
peril through the unls ini OF foreign government,
Its rrpres~ptr,ves tho Secretary of state is pouni
To ait supincIy ana until Congeess can be called 10
eethcr before taking Aggressive action for the prooc
ton and OF citizen Such theory di-honors
Government II denAud OF this kind 10 worth
making worth enforcing. aud no OF Congress Is
cessary for lie enforcement To illustrate; suppose
instead OF sentoncng Cutting to Imprisonment the
Chihuahua Iulge had sentenced hun to death.
Could We In that event Walt Tor Con
gress bo called together I No, sir. A soon
our demand for his release WAS refused We should
army aud, after ALL It ia best for
parties conoorned IN. foreign nations ahonld under
saud that demands OF this ehsrsctor from tho Uuitod
States not 20 he ine. u ovation argument out
that the rcnase como nrst aud the .argu-
inrnt Aft-rward. People out along tho Mexican
borrr arc In nervous aud unsefIled Nstc ~
their snow-dre OF their Mexican ueighhors teaches
raids from tho ohrr sIdc OF tho river
at auy time Thor appeals led egraph tho Sec
retary OF War . suggestion that the Federal troops
which miAht be available 10 moved down 10 points
where ;n-y eonic promptly render assistance IN such
omrrr~ncy. Iroc.ived = ry-ponse Informing mo that
tho interests OF people would be cared for hy tho
GOvernn-n but that there OCCASION Tor moving
ANY troops. Ny rcspoasibility to tho people OF
this State Is just as b.ndinx as ever Should
such raids be made AZ are threatepru'
the Governor OF not bound TO walt for dec
laration OF before projecting his people On the
contrary. tits his right and duty not only to repel In
nA ma pn
evan though tho boundary lines have to be crossed to
accomplish IT,
Ihcr- a mistaken idea think, as to the powers
aui Of both aud Federal officers In
the matter OF projecting The Fights OF Anerican ciiLr"a
siuce upon my adinstratlou have forward
ed TO Washington nbcr OF casrs OF separate com
plants of committed oy Mexican. upon prope
Of tuis state, aud smos, without exception
the wrongs have gone uuredrcsscd and the com
plants have been suried under soft ani
covering Of diplomatic correspondence Sone Oh
these OF tho gros-cst kind aDi happen
to recall at OF tue sheriff OF DIM
mt County the ko Grand-. Standing on his own
side OF the river tho otmor sidr a large
number oi horsus which could ehsy 10
recognized as tho property -oi ci'i"e"S !"
his county that had been stolen. Taking boat ana
couplr citizens started for tho other side 10 nave
lalk with the Mexican authorities and endeavor To
secure the return Of the criminals. When he
party was fired into by Mexican o'hc'rS
aud compelled to hs side. and the horses
wore driven Oh. m 'o complaint nut
that ond of IL. Tho only excuse ohcreh by t'S
Mexirane that tue American rhcriI w's "'"o'
" huii lr Att-in pl-d To Land ther shore. -
What Ia your JUDI sinsGt Ia to bc tho outcome
That 10 purely y matter OF spocn ation III "o wcio
warranted In Judging tho future fron The ~ ~eo",n"n
scLso point aud BY common-'e"'o
ruln. should certainly npoo' ,
seltlrmcnt without war, hut "nAt na'
c.n done already by tho Mexicans warns us tnat wo
must NOT eIpect discretion or far-sixntohess ro'n
them. There 10 doubt that very .Afeo
element among them IA ANXIOUS for Waf ann ~
10 profile far tho conservative minoIity may
he succ-ssrui checking ths spirit k"oont events
have certainly uu tended render tho people ALONE tho
bordor mora insoIeng aud Aggressive lake the
case vf Mvudraxop, by whose order ErusiaA was
killed. They acquitted him yesterday after WHAT
yrri-sl farce . trial. | do not depend on rumo.
THE but have my information by t.legr.% w ,o ~
Judge Ware, VINO ves NJ Eaxie Pass Judge "ate -
only Of sIcelicnt reputation but of n"c apJ
lie teIegraphs that MondrAYons trial aud arqutAI
n sqis and that the gathering ol mrficauo
opposite Eagle Pass 10 being rspdy aurDened ny 'o
worst criinnss tho region. 50 that tho poopis .,
his town are tn "AIo o. ,hnt
whIIe people see so mauy feasons why NeAloo
shoud not do thing to pfsciptato war; tho pcoP0
over There reason very differently