New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-09
FROM ARIZONA.
The 81. Louis Republics

Correspondence Of The St. Louis Republican.
TvBac May II, 1859.
The awess state of affairs in this country has been
fully illustrated during the past week First, some
murdered the pIupi vtUr, q. Byrd Of Trucu, MrLrn'
nan County Texas. and crossed tue line into Sonora,
lust indignation, which, coupled with the fact that
Americans had lately been ordered out oi Hernosiio,
Sonora manifested IN active efforts TO ferret ou
and secure the murderers, bst without success Two
davs nftervard a gang # awess characters, mostly
refugees from California, armed themselves, and an
nounced their intention of driving every Mexican from
the Territory and ynehing all Americans who did not
join them. They made their first ons'anght upon tue
Sonoita Valley riding from rancho To rancho and driy-
ing away the Me1icans with violence AMI threats 80
they proceeded until they reached mescs dlstllery
near the head Of the Valley. Here were employed
some twenty MexicaDs and Yaqui Indians, who seeing
bard of armed men gaoping up, yelling and swear
ing ran for their lives. They were Immediately nred
upon by the regulators, and three Nexcans and one
Indian we've killed e Mexican MORALLY wounied
One of the regulators received slight wound from
lance used bv one OF the Indians more courageous
than The rest. Having Driven Uf the Me1icans, the
racaly outlaws plmdered the establishment of every
thing valuable, and even robbed the bodies "f the
dead
The news Of this massacre spread Ike prairie fire
over The country, causing cOasterna.i0n among the
Mexican population. ~ TJbac They Mexlcans lett
the neat day after the receipt Of the news, many oil
them with fan Ines. Between seventy aid eighty IL
borers lett the CeIro Colorado miDe and the smelling
works "a, Arivaco, many also LEFT the Santa Rra
nine, snd the iarns along the Santa Crnz were
deserted by their labvr,rs. In fact, there was a
stampede f the Mexican population they believing
there about to be general uasslcfe. This un-
ius,fiabe AMI cowary murder aroused tue respecta-
bic portion of the American pOpn atom "a decided ac-
ton The necessity 81 crushing tins band Of s=ltcon
sitnted - reg ulaloIs was fell. WORT was at once
sent 20 Fort Buchanan for assistance and Lieut. Col.
Reeves, the Conn amber, meiia.ely sent detacl-
ment Of Dragons to paTol the valley and assist the
citizens in aTrcs,ing the muerers Several day. Ot
great excitement followed. \ party Of 1itizens ran
sacked the coulty IN company WITH the troops, hunt
ing for the outlaws and three arrested and sent 10
Fort Buchanan in rom. While | write parties are
out il pursuit of the re-t Of the gang. and fr the
leader, Wm. AXE, reward of sl00 Ina. been offered,
dead or alive.
Every effort has been made and i now heing made
Ia que, the Mexican population and persuade them to
remain. A Ezra, in the Spanish language, was -
sued from the Office az The Ari-OAQR denOguciDg the
murders and obtaining promises OF ample protection
"a al well disposed MeNicaGs aud publ, meeting at
lubac expressed the thing In sonora the eject
OF the Of the tremendous. INTENSE
excitement prevailed along the frontier towns. Al
Santa Cruz the entire male population 90, under arms
and prepared 10 resist an INVASION, snd a. Altar the
same scene was enacted, every fGgilve from the
American side bringing some hOrrd version Of the
murderous intention Of the Americans, who il de-
clared intended To invade Sonora and eStermGate the
people.
Upon the silver mines the effect Of the Souota mas
sacIe has been very disa-trvus the abDrers having
vsmosed,' ana all work being suspended. II VIII
be some time before eoniieuce il restored ani the
Mexicans persuaded 10 return aud resume work.
These outlaws being arrested, Sc have 10 cOart 10
Try them, not justice Of the p-sce sad the
bad population nearly tqu-l II MOI superior 10 the
decent portion, the latter refuge but 10 the
Fo for protection. All that this Territory requires at
present. in the way Of oTganz ..ion Is branch vi the
United States Court ar M Tubac fJuT times year,
a Clerk and Sheriff. With this arrangement We can
get along unit, have population enough TO en',tle
TO Government. To organize Arizona into a Terri
tory would be absurd-ihere is nothing, nobody TO
organize.
have looked over the last poll IL, OF this town
t1ubac and Ind that ot neeily 100 votes cast all
but % fraudulent! This specimen vi the Terri
toris vote ughout-threefourths entirely reudu-
lent and fictitious.
For five years Arizona has been opened In the tide
If American emigration 10 the Pacific coast. Thou
sands upon Thousands have passed through her terri
tory but few, very few-only gerfrsc,iOn-hsvc
remained. Would this have been the case xrro All
IONA modern paradise Mr.. Money represents ii
n ere plenty If good land good water timber fish,
i'ue climate-as he reported 10 TIE Republican,
III, er plenty that IL oile hooked out Of the
ground by the feet Of travellers hors-s." There
were as many Americans in this portion of the Terri
tory in 1876; when the Boundary Commission was