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, -§ .... ,—FROll 01R LINCOLN COCTTV (ORRESF0N0KNT.Rio I'mu. LiNooi.s tii, S. M I Sept «. lh*7. \i Kuitoiib Ii«raaiHjn. Jiuu* ’—fr: you: rt.'r! ’-»ui\ you puldidied 14 I Iter signed by one Andrew Boyle, te-- l.M-vlianu-iori-:' J-J.nS t'hi*iim,j *if trim I. hr look no Dntke. Mil no one, to | lt;;ir knowledge, lia* taken juiiu* tocoutradirl . or r. 1 t!:-. dummc* and fsUvholt;*la whichit contained, except one iu-ui which impli-^ rai.il M:ij. Win. Brady, our dicriff The Major promptly ami emphatically denied tint i-T’i'-n of Boylr'i statement, leaving a 1 li • cttvwn him ami Lewi# Paxton to swal-ioir anil iligmt. Tlic whole letter, in lpint anil in :aci. in • devoid of truth a* the Hr til irli ha? Lecn nailedThe tnnu of tin- letter ami the impre**iin vtiirh it i» intended tnconvej. i* that Oiisum «ri*ne* to monopoliar two nr Hirer hundred mi lev of the Preoa river for his (tuck ran'.*-, opposing immigration. pcrwuting uew-| ooraesa ami using every endeavor to drive i them from the country. Thi* slander. we ! find, i» being induttriouid y cirrutnted i»jr i tlihnm'a eui-miea, rooat of wliom an- in i ih-lited to him for their substance. and an ! u int. these subtile mean* to prejudice paMir santiment sgainst him Inc ao other resron ilian that In: object* to tlieir longer preying . ii|Kia turn. kriUag. driving off and aril mg I lii» stork.1 “We. the undersigned, arrived at ChiMim*i rmrhr. South Sprint; river, about the wi-nilc j of Marth, last, and caui|.c-d at it* mouth.ak^ut four wilrw distant. Wc lusd eanck,wugou*. farming implements. wk etc.. tost wefr cmT of money and provisions. We areteforeed to go to work and pot in a crop to j xapply ourselves with provision,. for His ! cmia*; year. We found that wc were on | Chlsuin * hog ranche. and fvnrcd that we ! would fntrrferv with turn. Wc visited llci , ranch and cmwtutod with Mr. CliUum, who i received us cordially, welcomed ua cheer -1 fully, and Udd us to go on with our plan ting,, that hi* Itogs should not interfere a 1th os | and moved tliem to Bo»fUr Orr.ndr Wc *on found that wc could not take out our | Breguiaa in time to get in cTOjw, and again I consulted CliL*um. Ue hum diaiely otlerrd i ns ali the land wc wanted mi hia areipiia, |tli uty of water, all the l.realnniffjiam! other proviii.ro* we relt;|tiired. in short, free sere** to hia store anil mpplle*, on our own rim*: naktel ult; I purrlm-* land „b-1 hou**-, and j to build new dwclljng*. remarking that hanl working, honest men w m-the class of people ' In- liked to *?« cotui to this taction, and wlien lie *nw *urb people, w!k were honed ■ fr draggling to do for tltrmw-hc*, ho ton : shlercd it hi* duty to a-sUt them, act with I’* alone, lint with mcwitk. And tin* »«• unlily done, noiwiilitUndiug tft... ’•^evt-n faioille* of in, coosistino of fifour |«er*on* to fenl an»l clothe, pan-ci r ., lt;oo ;nijuccmi,n; held out to him ' u at wo would pay him what wc owed J.'n-a’-mni a* wo could produce it and no #k-» urity loit our word, otTcrrd or toquiml.We n«k you. Mrir*. Editors, what we rmdd ilo It** than to defend Mr. nd.ium atriinst the** foul oujxTiious u|»n hi* char-atter and -iUpo-ition, wlicu we are twruty four livinc witufww* that he is lilwral, gen eroua and kind lit-artolt;l to ail hotmt turn, as wlt;- know he is satsgoninical snd unrt-lcot-tog toward* thicv. ■ We have nturr heard t a ainglc pti*on witii t ft -ubuion lor honcatv in our mid .I, 'peak of lt;• humn A.rpt in Trim of j ! : -ill.I -rn’ 1 liImmigrit. .i U coniiantly increasing in thi- viciuiiy. So le»- thsa three farmer* from S-vi u Rivcrt h..vt- taken up ranche* here within the pa : three wet-ks, and a half dozen others. Amprican*, ar- m-gntiaMng f*» land*. Each and every one of them have eithcT come at the 1 solicitation of John Chiriim. or hare tieen encouraged by him to settle here, hy offers of assLrtanct.No. Chisttm wants to monopolize no more land Him the law allou* him. Ils invite* bn«e*t men to settle about him, but be do»-s strenuously ohji-ct to liring in the ncighlmr hood nf thievesJacob H*BBts, Geoboe Harsi*. Ezb.\ T. Lib Representing twenty-four jierson*. living iu the immediate ritanity of John r* Clihitun'a ranche.We. tbe nndersigned, have read the above communication, and take pleasure iu «u doming it* sentiments Wc have known John S. Chham for ‘J years ; tcrcr since ho has lived in New Mexico,) ml know him to be..a gooil neighbor, ever muly to assist Uwjse who honestly try to help themselves ami we know of tlicac who came here With to', a dollar nor a liewl of stock, who arc now in goo-1 circumstance*, with house*. lamU. cattle tad home*, and whom John Oi.*um lifted from tb* mire, liut who arc now rRifyisg him. as a anall minded rascal will ever iv pg, act* at tdndnesa, or an un grstefnl dogl-itr tlv hand whteh feadi him More than one, that we know, have preyed upon John CliTsntn until they are in easy i irrnm-taBOa*. and now uphold and sustain a band ot lhtovea who are rubbing him.lllBSEKIX JoNlS.M ARTIS SaSCHI/
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The Mesilla Valley Independent
Mesilla, New Mexico, US
Sat, Sep 22, 1877
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