The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-12
INTERESTING FROM ARIZONA.
Our Fort BuehHna. csrrs.poaasscs.

lnp<s.loati0n Cal<d forCsssistcc Irfec'totS oy ~
AFRICANS on americans and Aserisan Fror>ry-A Gaia
Lsne Of crsns~s-Sseine y ne ct.i;sns of Arssone--
ResouticM Adopkl-7ne O. stlo Of Peoa S<rraade IN
ne Ainss-yAs Rsrolusion in Snore. DC
gave in my los. BRIEF accoun, o. the murder Of
Trederics Broncsow, John Moss and James Williams
At tho San Pedro mine, only tniry.6se miles from
Fort Blchanan, where two companies 0; United siates
drsscous stationed But long Indians allowed
70 rob and shoot Americans ard steal cattle within
few miles Of United States garrison without punish
mint, Mexican robbers and murderers may take
rage There was before time in ths Territory,
rather this region OF country when there WAS such
need Ct intelligent, competent resolute officers the
Tinted States troops "a now. man a position, Of aoi
", Of influence, uncontamnated oy specuatiens
mswed by threats and grnnol.pg would De OF In
estmAos service, not only 10 government but 70 the
country around him. How much money might have been
saved 10 the War Department-how much pecuation
and knIvery prevented % such an oticer-l shall
not attempt 70 set forth. leave that labor for some
rCoyode Committee Court Of Inquiry, with the mere
suggestion tia. proper amount Of investigation, judi
ciousy applied would exhibit collection Of extravn
gance POPULATION aud wretched management which could
scarcely be equaled any military post the frontiers
extending baes 70 the very establishment Of Fort Blu
chanan nwouia be easy to gtow how better influence
ever the yerous Indian bes and the people Of Sonora
ard every interest q Western Arizona greatly advanced
and 10 set forth other benefits that costly military sta
ton might have been 70 country whee there are 50
dangers TO life ald property and every description
OF business All this could be done, but your correspon
dent does not feel called upon TO undertake the thaukess
taAk. The efforts which he did make for two yeara 10
place before the public the correct condition OF Arzora
its capacity and lis actual wants grossly n.srepre
Last Ss s
more weak and futile thsn any. Of their pre-
yious 'abric..ions ]. was : feeble bubble, which
visionary fabric but large scattering OF empty
ttes, from Governor ard Chief Justice down TO
second lieutenancy in the Mounted Militia" though
am Informed the proposed law did not contemplate any
military grade lower than captain
Can scarcely convey TO your readers an idea OF the in.
dignation and horror which peYvaded every mining set
tement and ranch upon the receipt Of the news OF the
massacre named above. And such feelings were re.
Americana rapidly increasing, and embracing
OF the most worthy men 10 our midst. Let rs recall
fcw Of these murderscases which have come 10 light
within the past three years. God only knows how
poor fellows have been secretly put 70 death BY Mexcans
and their bodies hid after being robbed, but there
On the 18th Of April 1857 party OF thirty-a five Mex,
can soldiers crossed the line into Arizona, ct place call
ed sonoa, and there, in store, found four sick Amer
cans, namely Charles Harrison, John Bunker. Charles
California They dragged from their blankets
robbed. they were charged with having belonged to
Crabbe's pary-had been left behind on account Of H.
there kept long time
Soon after this an American named Hollngsworth was
murdered while asleep, by Mexicans, al camp on the
CHA river In the fall OF 1867, three Americans we're
murdered at Dragon spriogs, forty miles from Fort
Buchanan while asleep, by Mexans and one other man,
Mr.. a. John, horribly wounded. This dreadful affair,
lished throughout the United states
arrived 1t the sau'a Rita mines In this section Of Ari
zcna In January 1850. In April, John W. Stewart, OF
Ohio, was murdered In Sonora, fec miles from the
American line He travelling, and had considerable
On Nay IL, crecnoury Byrd, . young farmer, was
killed while asleep in his house few nies from TubSc,
by Mexican poems, and the house robbed
On May 10 the body OF man supposed TO be German,
was found on the road TO aermosio, below Magdaena
about eighty miles from the American line. Name
known. Had been stabbed and robbed.
the evening a. June % John Ware formerly Of Rich
mond, Va Old citizen Of this country, aud much
respscasd was siassed y sIon, o. hs onn house ey
calamity nghting for bis life, One Mexican was also
In the 18th o. August John Mieh.sou, from Albany,
New YORK, decoyed from his house into thcxct,
and there auced and robbed BY his Mexican iab,r
ers.
On the 9Th % the month Frederick Phelps keeper
Of Mohawk station, overland mail below Tucson, was
murdered while asleep and the station robbed.
in May, 1860, human head, having beea 10 all APP
pearance. severed from the body but few cSs, was
found near the Dragon Spring mail station Tue features
were not docaycd-eyes grey, hair brown, teeth good
evidently the bead o. young middle aged American
How u came there no knows II mystery which
would do credit Rachester Probably some loey man
on bis way 10 the gold killed bv Mexicans and
the bead thrown near The station to mystfy and nimi
date the inmates
The san Pedro mine Such ID the list, near as l am
able 10 IA it. though feel confident IL s actually larger
circle Of one hrudred miles Of Fort Buchanan, in
population CT no. hundred and my Amer leans
80 you sec The per oentage OF loss rather heavy Or
attempts 10 murder by Mexcans there could also be r
nshed formidable list, and Of murders by Indians, and
Americans killed IN hghis, twenty or thirty more.
Notwithstanding all the murders committed, NJ above
"a rDh
bericf, there has been-at least have
sided 10 Arzona--a Mexican hung By Lynch court OF
Americans, have ever heard OF such In this
part Of Arizona. One kexican-a mnrdcrer-wss hung
by two or three men, at night near Tucson, being
Several Aexicans have been sho; while N the act Of
stealing, In fights; and three killed by
party Of eyspcraied Americans, ~ retaliation COR 40
Drrng All this period Mexican merchants have traded
freely with US and Mexican labore hare always found
plenty OF work, With lar higher pay, f,cd and bet
YER treatment than they ever received in any Mexican
State They come among US, general thing, poor
naked ana haneTy and % Some. are they clothed n
than they are ready 10 murder rob- AND Zee 70 Sonora
md II . notorious fact, seemingly in violation Of all
sentiment Of honor in the breast Of creature In the
image OF God, that those who treat them the kindly
pay sns best wages are sse most char table and lenen,
despcAnie wreichcS fret seek 70 destroy In this
spcct the Mexican i worse than he very tiger q
show gratitude 70 the haad that gives il food.
An adjourned meeting @. the citizens assembled the
ranch az Cacnc n TITUS Sunday, 9th Colonel
Edward y Cross PRESSING. The chairman enumerated
the numerous atrocities q The Eexcans u late and paid
An appropriate tribute q respect TO the memory o. Tie
lase vsctrls.
The whole sulioct was fully discussed Letters
read from sonora stating that the authorities would co
deavor 10 d. scntthrg but o. that there is gtcai
hope n - has never been time IN aoora when there
were 20 u robbers aYd ra>cas in c1,e as al clt,
and that sAyDl great eeal There being no exiradi
ton treaty. i E unlawful T. demand the rlurdercS and
we struug caoult 70 invade Sonora r. capture
thom By orce con'nii repE sails without c.lng UPON
the ApGchcE for aSsisi&rce. which maFrtv 81 our
pcopio are 10Th y 10 FOR ny part caa Sc 10
valid Objection 70 such II tue Sonoransrs
cofnc here. MURDER ncope sod tomm robberes,
may Justly endure wth protest and rcfncr strsnces.
once ,wlrc, three iincs even, but more Vengeance
should lie iel icose with FIRE ard sword, AMI The whole
~tate suodued. civilized and annexed 800 posi-.
BILE u y my opinion tba. the very Dext murder ON
mit'ed BY hexoans IN this Territory vii be followed by
the invasion q Sonora ~ hve Or six hundred Araccs
BEADED BY Ana'fcns. a4d tie result viii be Of the
shortest and mot efeotlve revolutions N
that Statc