The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-15

The overland mail OF Saturday hlght olou5 ~
us a copy Of the Weekly Arizonian, OF the I'm,
which. however, was not received until last
evening. It's contents are very interesting and
in some instances very important.
The following proceedings at public meet
ing look to the establishment of territorial gov
ernment, and is strong in dsapprobation OF the
course pursued towards the territory by the Uni
ted States government:
At a meeting Of the citizens Of Arizona city
and vicinity, on the 9Th day OF May, 1888 the
following preamble and resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
Whereas, For a series Of years have we IN
vain humbly knocked at the portals OF our ma
tional government, have we annually sent our
duly constituted delegate to Washington, have
we petitioned, duplicated, and lmpIored con
gress for relief, and have we invoked protection
of person, property and life, a guarantee OF
the ordinary rights and privileges of Amerl-
can citizens Facts have been heaped upon
facts, instances have been added to instances,
showing conclusively our utter deStltu'lon ana
absolute incapacity to protect ourselves win
out the protective influence OF government
We have shown that we are wholly without
government, that in the entire country from the
Rio Grande to the Colorado, a distance OF SIX
hundred miles east and west, and like dis
lance north and south, there are no counties
no civil officers, no laws, and that crime stalks
abroad in our midst in open day. We have
shown that emigrant trains have been attacked
by the relentless savages, and driven back with
great loss OF life and property, leaving destitute
women and children to wend their way back IN
doubt and dread, through an almost trackless
waste, and that others, less fortunate, nave all
been slain; men and children constantly muir
dered when struggling in defence of wives and
mothers, while the wives and mothers were
ravished to death We have shown that arm
ed Mexicans have invaded our territory, and
stained our land with American blood that
Mexican cutthrOats and outlaws, under cover
of night, have brutality murdered and mangled
the bodies of our citizens in charge of our mail
stations, and that marauding parties of ruthless
savages and babarous Mexcans infest our en-
tire territory delugng the country in blood,
and driving off our herds, producing constant
dread and alarm in our midst, preventing i'm
misration, impoyerishing our people and de-
populaling our country. Notwithstanding all
this, the doors OF congress have been closed up
on US; the ears of those high in power have
been deaf to our cries for relief, and to the
scenes Of blood and carnage here presented
have they shut their eyes with seeming iudlf-
ference and evident contempt; therefore,
. lst Be it resolved, That we, the citizens of
Arizona city and vicinity, invoking the guidance
and protection of divine Providence, do hereby
solemnly determine, with the consent and CO.
operation of our fellow citizens throughout the
territory, to establish and maintain a govern
ment for ourselves.
I'd. That We earnestly request our fellow
citizens throughout the territory to unite with
us in this efert to redeem our adopted country
from the rayages OF crime and raplne.
Sd, That we hereby recommend to our fell
low citizens that an election be held at suitable
places throughout the territory on Monday, the
Goth inst, for tue election of delegates TO ter
ritorial convention, 10 be held at Tucson, on
Monday, the 9Th day of June next.
4th, That we also recommend that said ter
ritoraI convention, when convened and organ
ised, shall have iull power to adopt an organic
law, for the future government of the territory,
to apportion the representation, and, if deemed
necessary, to eject, temporarily, the various of
fcers OF the territory, and to do such other acts
and things as said convention shall deem meet
and proper.
9TH. That this territory now contains larger
population than did Kansas, Nebraska or WASH
ngton at the time Of their organization, and that
the opposition to our territorial organisation, on
the ground Of deficiency Of population. must be
regarded either as having its origin in ignorance
OF fanatcism.
9Th. That if our population is less than re-
presented, we are the more entitled to govern
ment protection, for4be many can protect them
selves, the few cannot
7tb. That the United States tax collectors
are located almost within our midst; that is, the
government reassertng the odious, repudiated
English doctrine OF taxation without represen-
tation."
9Th. That copy of these proceedings be for
warded to Tucson, Tobac, .Messila and Las
Cruces, and that a copy also be forwarded to
the Arizonian, Los Angeles Star, Los Angeles
Vineyard, San Diego Herald and San Francis
CO Herald, with the request that the same be
published. WIN. E. PEAsE, chairman,
t. ]. MAsTIN, secretary