The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-03-23
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HI The mania secession seems 10 have
spread into Arizona. A letter in the
Aiesilla Times says. h +. a q.
II. lhat the southern states will secede,
and that a southern confederacy will lie
formed, there is now no doubt. Arizona
must act, and act with the South where
she belongs. In geographical position
and political opinionsIie is withtlle South.
and md must unite with and act with Tie
southern .confc1eraey, as d state or terri.
tory OF the South And here arises a
serious question would il not be better
20 come into the South as d territory?
NonId IL not be better and of more i'm
portant advantage to claim territorial
protection from the South, until your. re.
sources are4deyelopcd and your poprla.
ton inereasedl Asa territory YOU viii
have the protecting arm Of the southern
federal power to guard your borders; You
Will have q federal judiciary TO administer
the laws; You Will have an executive and
Legislative and other interior federal
officers, without cost 10 yourselves, and
without burtiening the people with taxa
ton. Gou will have all this, and The
money Of the federal government Of the
.south expended IN your midst, without
paying one dollar Of taxes. To a yonna
border population, just struggling into
existence this Is an important item lit is
all L will pave tile road to your pros,
.lpefity and induce immigration. IL will
leave. you free to deveIope. your great
mineral resources, and TO tticklen yotlr
rich yalleys until they laugh with the
haryest," " And finally. after you have:
passed The period OF your probation as. d
territory, aud u sufficient population, H.,
stted Ivy yoBr great inducements III fiiujng
aud agriculture, shall have given you
strength to stand alone aud ildepcndent-
" as a sovereign state, you eau knock lt
the door of fle southern union and be
unlimited. But until that period WHEN
yoar resources are Sufficiently developed
aud your population so increased that
yoa Will not feel taxation for tile support
Of n state government, us q burden, Won
should preserve your territorial form Of
government. q 2~:la..>; ~: :.z. Z: 81.
1onlE fis1tuliltFNu rs HOW 100 sSlllhIt: TO
support a state government. The burden
of Taxation would be heavy and griepdus
- -.taore than yolir present population
could beat, 1t would check immigration,
and be an incubus On Your prosperity.
I You will. psk, what is the remedy? IT
.is"easy and simple. CNt yourselves loose
from New. Mexico, up 10 the thirty -fourth
degree Of attitude. Cut yourselves loose
from the provisional government; hold
your primary meetings in every county
and town in. the territory; appoint your
committees, .ntld let them appoint a day
for the election Of q delegate, aud send
him to the congress of the southern con
feieracyi With instructions and full power
to ask for protection as TERRITORY Of the
South; also, TO act as delegate to con
,veption Of the southern states, should
snch a convention he called, of which
event there eau be no doubt, as II must
preccde the formation Of the confederacy.
: A convention Of the people of Arizona
was called for the LIST instant, to act en-
these considerations. Sonic Of the people
are in favor Of forming a state govern.
ment at once, and then applying as a
state for admission into southern con-
federacy s..~..'-