Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

II Major Ben McCulloeh has been appointed y
a special agency in rotation 10 building forts an'
making other arrangements to establish the au
thoriiy of the Government in Arizona.
This is d goodmove. There has been arg'
emigration from the States TO Arizona, and in
teresis OF a very important character begin Il
arise there. Several silver mines OF grca
richness are being successfully worked By
companies organized at the North, and many
persons of energy and means are looking "a
this country as rich field for enterprise and
| investment.
Inst year an intelligent and nctive young
officer of the army, named Mowry, being on
leave of absence, presented himself as dele
gate from the Territory. There was, MS there
always is for all officers in our Government, an
opposing claimant. Congress, however, wise.
ly determined that the population OF the Ter
ritory was not sufficient to justify the expense
OF Territorial Government, and the delegate
was not admitted. Since then the population
has largely Increased, and Lieut.. Mowry has
been reelected by large vote. Doubtless
this vote has been sweed beyond the legiti.
mate figure, in the manner so common in new
territories eager Tor recognition as communities
entitled to Federal care and appropriations. -
Still we doubt not that there is a population
sufficiently large to render it necessary and pol.
tic in the Executive to take steps to extend
the laws and protection of the Government
over it. This is especially necessary, since the
Apache Indians, a very pestilent and warike
tribe inlest the country and keep the settlers
in perpetual terror of life and property.
This same tribe has long been the curse of
this country and OF the neighboring States OF
Mexico. They were doubtless the Vandals that
once swep, through this region, destroying the
early Spanish settlements and laying waste
what was once, as many vestiges now prove, n
highly cult waited region. They must be chas-
tsed into good behavior and more DECENT
mode of life, for which they possess capacities
that only require little wholesome compul.
sion.
For this, task, as wei! as fo' all the other du.
ties of Territorial defense and organization, the
Government could have no better agent than
Major Ben McCulloch. He isa man of direct
purpose, of prompt action; ofwell poised char
acter and temper; thoroughly acquainted with
Indian character and frontier l(e The duties
imposed upon him in his late mission to Utah,
were admirably met and performed.
What puzzled Brigham Young and his cant.
ing, ioud.taiking, believing apostles, in all
their intercourse with the non-oratorlal Texan,
was that he either could not, or would not, make
any speeches. He would not reply to their
harangues, but permitted them to waste their
wind and strength in oralions and exbortatons
of tremendous length and violence, to which
Major Ben would reply with an Indian grunt,
and mild suggestion that they had better
come TO business.
This was a new style of negotiation for our
highly oratorical race, and took Brigham and
his brethren all aback At last, howe "er, the
Major was stirred up, the natural American
passion for elocution conquering the Spartan
phleem of the Ranger, and he did make
speech; it was brief and pointed, and deserves
to be reported
One of the apostles had just concluded
terrific harangue, the burden of which was
that MIR. Buchanan had uttered innumcrable
lies in his proclamation against the Mormons,
and not one truth, when Major Ben arose and
thus spoke
"That individual asserts that the Presidents
proclamation contains not one word OF truth.
Now, beg you all to see what liar he is
for here is one statement of the President,
which you all know is true" (tle then read
from the Presidents proclamation the state
ment that, though the Mormons might oppose
their entrance, the army would nevertheless go in
and occupy the country in the summer. "And
here," continued Ben, pointing 10 General
Johnston, "the army is.'
This speech was clincher. 1t brought the
windy exhorers to their senses, and henceforth
their speeches were breier, and in a more sub
dued temper.
Such is the style of man., in preference to
poIitica. adventures and demanogues, that
ought to be charged with the difficult and
practical work of reducing the chaotic and
rude population Of our Western frontier pos
sessions into order, obedience and good govern
ment.-Delta.