New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-28
INTERESTING FROM ARIZONA.
RANGERS IN THE TTELD-BArTLE WITH AFAoHks
THE FINALS SUING FOR PEAcB-rDlAH

THE FINALS SUING FOR PEACs-asDHnS
POLICY OF ARIZONA.
Prom Our Own Correspondent -.
''''" TUBAc, Feb. 4, 1850.
The superiority Of Ranger oompasies N indiAs
warfare has again been satisfactorily proved.
party Of twenty men set out from the ella ksv~ On
the 7tb ult., for short campaign against tho Tonss
Apacbes, whose frequent jorays into tho settle
ments bad long been a subject of complaint and to
repel which the Government had failed in the reccns
attempt against the several Apache tribes. largo
force of Maricopa Indians accompanied the expedi-
ton. but, after continuing with the party several
DAYS, they complained Of the severity Of taewesthsr
and shc IT rations, and abandoned the expedition.
The Americans continued o. determined 70 effect
something a. csye before their return; and IN fol-
lowing up Tributary of the Colorado, hey found .
number of deserted Indian camps, which Afforded
them encouragement 70 proceed. AZ length teo5
came upon = large raneberie OF ApacAes, which tacy
attacked. The Indians, some 10 In number made
desperate resistance but were finally vanqulsbed,
thirteen being killed and five were taken prsoners
From the limited amount of ammunition remainrng
after this victory, il was decided to return; bat IL
is the intention Of the commander 10 send out A
large party, fully equipped, carly in the present
month, which viii be prepared to effect greater
results.
The Pnal Indians, anxious for the restoration OF
the prisoners taken in the recent campaign under
Lieut.. Col Reeve, now in confinement at Fort Bu-
chaDan, have sued for peace, aad claim, as usual,
that they are much-abused people, and suffer for
depredati0ns committed by other Indians; that they
have constantly been friendly to the whites, and
have never broken the treaty made last Spring. A
delegation Of the tribe visited the Fort last week 70
petition for new treaty and for the release Of tho
captives. They were answered that they must nrst
prove their sincerity by restoring property stolen
during the last few months when, if they proved
themselves worthy by good conduct, another treaty
would be arranged.
Surely treaties with these savages have been long
enough tried to demonstrate the absurdty. 1t has
always been the policy Of our Government to hrst
try these mild measures and it ia the general belief
of the public remote from frontier countries that
the whites always the first aggressors upon the
Indians; that the depredations and massacres COM
mtied by the Indians 10 return for wrongs per-
petrated upon them. 4 great deal OF sorrow and
sentiment has been expended upon the Indian. He
is popularity supposed TO be very il-used IndIvtd-
uai He is believed to weep over the graves OF bis
fathers. and if We may credit the tales of school
books and novels is the author Of great many
eloquent and elevated sentiments. On bank-blls,
he appears as benevolent gentleman, with a bald
head, leaning pcnsively upon his bow, contempiat-
ing as the suppOsitiOn -, the encroachrnents OF
the "pale faces" upon his hunting grounds.
So we see him il pictures and statues,
the same conventional Indian. invested With
sort of Roman dignity, and, ~ all appearance, a
gentleman of much affection. All this NJ very Well
in fiction, but it varies enormously from the sober
truth Go TO the galares of Indian portraits at the
capital and gaze upon the hard, irregular, impas-
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sunken eyes, the large misshaped mouth, and you
have q faithful idea of the Indian physognomy,
entirely different from the artistic representations
with which the popular eye is RECALLED. Or, lcok
upon the living specimens themseiyes-the wry,
wOlf-hke Apache, the stolid Papago, the why Co
manche- and you viii find the actual, instead OF
the ideal savage; beastly, rapacious, cunning,
imitation ofhumanity, who would as soon embrace
good opportunity of tbieying as weeping over tho
graves OF his foreiathersl The halo vi sentiment
which popularity commends the savage II tale and
ridiculous His emotions are those OF action alone.
He has neither the physical strength nor the power
Of endurance of the Anglo-SaxOn, but is wary,
patient, active, persistent in his love or hate
Arizona has struggled against the III effects Of tho
mistaken mil tary and Indian policy Of our Govern
ment for over sl1 years. The wild Indians within
her borders have meaner instincts are more reaeh-
erous uHtameable and sniftless than any other abe
rienes on the continent, and no treaty WILDE re-
spected by them fo- any length Of time. The only
remedy is total subsection and exterminaton- We
have struggled tor years in the hope that Govern
ment would afford US relief and we have now q
faint hope that the suggestion Of the Secretary a
War for the enlistment of volunteer rangers VIII DO
speedily adopted. Without civil law, without pro
lection, dependent almost solely upon our own ex-
ertions to repel Indian aggressloDs, our claims caB
loudly upon Government. TO afford relief Private
letters received from Washington by last mail state
that the President aud Secretary of War have
promised to increase the military force Of
Arizona. Should adequate protection be
afforded we viii, ere long, become prosperous
community and be enabled to develop the
immense mineral resources of the country. Az
every one knows, the farming population Of Arize-
ma can never be very great owing TO the extremely
limited portions Of country that can be cultivated
and the great scarcity Of water for irrigation as
without this nothing grows. If Arizona is poor Ia
good and available land it is ali the richer in min
era wealth, and the time is not far distsB. when
capital, science and industry in mining viii open
the hidden treasures now lying dormant m those
bleak, rugged mountains that traverse Arizona in
all directions rsing like islands from the surround
ing thirsty plains and valleys. There is mineral
wealth enough in Arizona, which, properly de-
veloped, will make this Territory one of the most
productive in the Union, and many Of its inhae-
tants the most wealthy. The grand interest of the
country is mining This should be fcstered
by all means, and in doing 30 the subordinate
ones will rise to a permanent prosperity. VIVA
We imperatively require-what the interest o. ino
country demands-is that these sayages WHO re-
ard our progress and despoil possessions snoeo
be confined 10 reserves beyond the settsemenE, say
north of the Gila where there plenty OF iana ana
little mineral. Let the Governments quarter 'nem
there, establish line of posts IN theI OWL county
I'll nH hnaAW m