El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-07

| from the mountains and carry off your
] sheep ana even your women Ny gov
eminent viii correct this. l know you
are all great Catholics. My government
! respects your religion as much as the
T Professionals. the weak well as the
4 strong, the poor as wei as the rich
/ am not a Catholic myself. I was
/ not brought up in that faith. but at
least One-third Of my army are Catho-
lies and / respect a good Catholic as
much as good Protestant There goes
my army You see but a small portion
3 Of it, there are many more behind
? resistance Is useless.
Battle Of BrazltO. New Mexico.
The only battle fought by Doniphan's
. command on what today IS American
soil. was fought at Brazito-
About > o'clock in the afternoon OF
I Christmas day. 1876. Col Donlphan had
halted with the advance of 500 men,
| on an arm Of the Rio Grande known as
BraZitO about ten miles south of Me
Z silla- y NJ for the purpose Of making
camp While thus employed. heavy
{ cloud Of dust was suddenly discovered
rolling up from the south. and in mo-
ment after the advance guard deserted
the enemy approaching in force Lieut.
I Col Jackson was several miles in the
rear at DOna Ana with the remainder
Of the troops. The rally was instantly
sounded. the men being formed in open
order on foot as skirmishers. throwing
the extreme points OF the two wings
towards the river 10 protect the TANKS
and the baggage The enemy halted
within half a mile and formed in line
Of battle. the NeracruZ iancers on the
right. the Chihuahua battalion on the
left and the infantry and II PasO
militia with a two-pounder hOwitzer in
the center
Cavalry GaiIy Decorated.
The Mexican cavalrymeu were Eaily
decorated with bright scarlet coats and
white belts, with shining brass helmets
and dark waving plumes- and their
polished sabers and escopatas and their
inns n tod
OF red and green glistened in the rays
Of the evening sun
The enemy advanced TO the charge.
opening a simultaneous fire from the
entire line When within rifle-shOt the
MeXicans attempted to file TO the right
and left and pass the TANKS OF the OPP
posing force Donlphan men had so
far reserved their fire but they now
opened upon the enemy from right TO
left with such spirit and effect tha-
they were Immediately thrown into
confusion As the euemys infantry
gave way. Lieut.. Wright charged upon
them with his company and captured
the hOwitzers- This completed the
overthrow Of the enemy, who fled to-
on the eSth Of December. Doniphan
occupied Il PasO. which surrendered
without a struggle Here he remained
about six weeks. awaiting the arrival
OF the artillery from Santa Fe under
Mai. Clark and Capt WeiShtmann-
These arrived on the lst Of February
1897. ana consisted Of III men and SIX
cannon On the Sth the army began
its advance southwark
Dividing Line Established
Guadalupe Miranda who had been
secretary Of New Mexico, after the &C /
cupation Of the territory by Americans I
in 1856. declined TO become an American
citizen. He was appointed commits
sioner general Of Mexico As such he !
succeeded father Ramon Ortiz, Of FL {
on April -. 1851. the dividing line I
between New Mexico and MeNico-3n Z
degrees and - minutes north latitude |
was fixed as being the point at which 4
said river Bravo or Grande del Nortel /
intersects the southern line OF New 4
Mexico" There were present on this I
day. Jose Juan Sanchez political chief /
chihuahua hreVet Capt Abraham Bu- I
ford. Col. Charles F. Tappan and Gen. !
Juan Maria Ponce de Leon. Important 2
settlements IN TINS lOcalIN al TINS time q
were Mesilla. Amoles. PaSO del Norte- I
Cinecu, Tsleta, SocorrO and San Eli
carlo
At the time Guadalupe Miranda acted 1
as commissioner general Mesilla was
in the state Of Chihuahua that portion /
being afterwards acquired by the
United States under the Gadsden pur-
chase.-Nide the Spanish archives OF
New Mexico. by Ralph Z. Twitcheu.
The Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden treaty or 'Iratado de
Nesilla-- as il is called in Mexico.
1885 square miles. which was pur-
chased by the United States from !
Mexico This region which is bounded
on the north 10y the ella river. on the
east by the Rio Grande. on the west /
by the Colorado. was acquired by this
treaty and the payment of SloeOe-0oo-
and is now included in the southern part /
of Arizona and New Mexico Disputes !
had arisen concerning the boundary
line between Chihuahua and New Mex
leo. involving the possession OF the
Mesilla valley, OF which though claimed
by the United States, the MeXicans took
armed possession.
The settlement Of the boundary dis
pute was considered in this country TO
be Of great moment as IL was IN the
minds OF enterprising Americans. that
through this region the southern Pa
cific railroad. already projected. might
find an advantageous route, as in fact
it did.
Caused Santa Ana's Downfall
In Mexico the treaty was vigorously
opposed and on account of his part III
the sale. Gen Santa Ana. in 1888. was
hanished from his country as traitor
II is called in the United States the
Gadsden treaty after James Gadsden,
l. : minister to Mexico He signed
as minister plenipOtentlary and Manuel
Diez de Bonilla was the ambassador
extra ordinary and minister plenipOten-
tiary representing Mexico The otner
signers from Mexico We're Jose Sala-
Ear Ylarresui and J. Mariana Monterde-
The treaty was signed at Mesilla, New
II. s Treaties.'D
The Gndsden Treaty.
The Gadsden treaty or ''TratadO de
Aiesilla.' was s follows
In the name Of Alighty God
.-The republic OF Mexico and the
United States OF America desiring 10
remove every cause Of disagreement /
which might Interfere in any manner
with the better friendship and inter-
course between the two countries. and
specially in respect TO the true limits !
which should be esUa biished, when not
what was covenanted in (
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in the I
year 1S4S. opposite interpretations have
been urged. which might give occasion !
10 questions OF serious moment; to I
avoid these and 20 strengthen and more !
firmly maintain the peace which hap |
ply prevails between the two republics. !
he president Of the United states has
for the purpose, appointed James
envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary Of the SANE
near the Mexican government and the
president Of Mexico has appointed as
lleuipotentiary "ad hoe" his eNcellency. !
Don Manuel Diez de Bonilla. cavalier