The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
MEXICAN MARAUDERS.
The Peninsula of Texa> at the Mercy o
 Lawiess Hands from Mexico.


 SAN ANTONIO, March 3).-For two years years past there have been fir equent incur sons into Texas from Mexico. The point Of attack has been the unsett led country along the Rio Grande, beginning seventy. five miles south of El Paso and extending down and within fifty miles of Fort Clark. The marauders have invariably made good their escape. The section is at the mercy Of the worst men in either republic. Might has made right, and the six shooter has been supreme. Things have gone from bad to worse; murder and ranch-burniug nave been of weekly and stock lifting of well nigh daily occurrence. Dr. s. T. Henseiey, one of the leading citizens of Fresidlo County, is now hero with peti- ton to Brig. Gen. David $. Stanley, con- mand ing tho Department of Texas. It asks that sufficient force of United States so!diery be stationed in the country af- fected, which, owing to a peculiar loop made by the Rio Grande, is known as "The Peninsula" A Convention composed of the wealthiest and most responsible citi. zens of that section was recently held at Maria. They empowerei H 4nsley to act Tor them, and set forth the reason for their demand as follows:
 Theft and murder have become so com- mon in this district that our people are dis couraged and panic stricken, and unless something is done for us by the state and General Government our people will bs compelled to take up arms in our own de- fense against tho organized bands of ma rauders from Mexican territory, or other. wise we will be compe led to move out and give them the country. We are law -abid. Ing, and desire to save ourselves and Texas from the odium of mobs and violence as long as poss ble, but we look upon 1t as hard, after fighting Indians for thirty years and building mp West Texas, to be driven from our possessions by thieving and murderous bands who como in and claim protection from our sister republic, where, through respect 10 the friendly re- lations existing between the United States and Mexico, we are unable to overtake them and mete out to them tho penalt es they so richly deserve. We shall stay tho hand of violence as long as possible, but there are some things that Americans can not and VII not submit to- and the in. discriminate robbery and slaughter of her peaceable aud law abiding dtizens along the lrontler is one or them. We will hero add with pleasure that the Mexican au-
 thor.ties have shown friendly disposition towards us at all times, for which we arc grateful, but the facts are that they are in atout the same fix as ourselves. Their frontier is sparsely settled, and their gov ernment has not done much towards pro- tecting the territory mentioned. The coun- try is wild and mount talnous, and 1t will take the united efforts of both Mexico and
 the United States 10 break up these uu- lawful bands"
 Dr. Hens ey will have an interview with General Stanley 10 morrow; afterward he will 90 to Austin 10 interview State Adiu-
 tant AIabfey, with the object of obtaining rangers to patrol this section. Up 10 dats m reprisal upon Mexico or invasion of it's ieritory has been attempted by the citizens of the peninsula.