New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-02
ARIZONA.
Dinner % the Hon. II. &. Mccormick, Sec
rotary Of the Territory.

i rotary Of the Territory.
On Friday evening the friends Of the Hon. K.
c. Mccormick Secretary Of the Territory Of Arizona
who about return to his POST Of duty In that distant
region, gave him q sumptuous dinner at the Astor
House. Ex.Gov. John A. King Of Long ISLAND. Ar.
MoCormicks former home. presided. and among the
prominent persons present were MsjorGcns Hentael'
man, McCook and Doubleday, Gov. Cummings Of Colo
RADIO. Col Poston Of Arizona Mayor " ood of Brook
lyn. ex Mayor Opdyke. Judge Busted, 4. l.. Plumb
ESQ. and Col. r. +. Sheppard and Gen. Woodford.
| After partaking of dinner ex-Gov. KING called the
company to Ordcr. and in proposing tho health oi MI
Mccormick delivered Of his usual happy and spr'
tied addresses replec with good taste and Judgment.
His remarks highly complimentary TO Mr.. Mccormick.
were cordially responded to by the entire company.
Mr. King statcd no had known the gentleman for many
years. both politically ard socially and more worthy
he never knew. and he believed him destined with
health vouchsafed TO RISE by his great energy ana IN
tcgrity to occupy high position in the no distant fu
| ture. Tho Governor concluded by wishing him uou
speed" in his undertaking. and pleasant reference TO
Mr. MeCOrmick's bride. and sat down amid great
applause.
Mr. MCCORMICK, who seemed to be quite overcome
by the enthusiastic demonstration OF his friends. ro
| sponded as follows:
SPEECH or Mr.. MCCORMICK.
| GENTLEMEN: This complimentary denomination on
the part Of so many Of my friends ard In my native
city bcspeaks degree of satisfaction with Official
course in the far West alike gratifying and unex'
pccted had not supposed that reared in the atmos
phere Of an intense civilization. and Travelled only In
tho worn and easy paths of the old and populous States
should be altogether successful In the character OF
pioneer. Nor am disposed to think this testimonial
intended 10 Illustrate only your approval OF my Efforts
iT behalf of Arizona. take it to he also evidence
Of your increasing confidence in the resources and
prospects Of that remote country nnd OF the inporaht
part which tie long xploied regions beyond the
Rocky Mountains TO perform In the future OF tbis
redeemed Republic. The people who are finding homes
and fortunes there ere stimulated and rejoced the
patyh nj As
air from the East ami realize that from tie Atlantic Ia
the Pacific tho whole - hcrccforth and forever
consccTnted to liberty. they feel and Irresistible
impulse to enterprise and TO labor No language can
adequately depict tic glowing future In store for our
Pacific possessions. IL properly deye.oped. Their
moun,a ard valleys sparkle with treasure which
millions Of strong viii unearth and contribute to
the nstiC1al purse Their pastoral and farming lands
Will support dense population As their varied anu
immense resources become known. tho wonder viii be
that they were 70 long unexplcred and neglected.
When started for Aiizo'a but few persons on this
coast familiar with i,s locality could ma II
correctly designated upon no map It's greet eeh,eM
dstrict-a region as hrge as the State OF Ncwi ok-
was still scaled to the xhite man. Law was unknown
in tire Ierriioryy: Mails and pos, ,n,o o1'.ss e.
ectod Mt q distance OF nearly 30 miles from any town
tie site of the capital cv Of Prescott and butt the first
: house thereon. rhe place now has a population OF
some hundreds aud many comfortable houser while
for miles around. in Whit was Lowing wilderness in
the Spring Of l-6J vel! cultivated ranches abound qua
. ii, liz ltion has succeeded bar arbaism This new por
ton of the 1erritoiy which has been my chief feG OF
eyporat and observation yies iih Tie better known
l. district, below the G. la and upon the Colorado IN the
richness and extent of s mines Of gold silver and
per- Every hill and every eu!ch gives evidence o great
met ic wealth. AID the presence Of timber and water
: renders the working c the mines emiaeDtl, practicable
i. What wanted capital ThereWith tO develop
the wonderful mineral regions. This Ia coming ior
ward. and If NY visit TO The Eist hns contributed or
shall contribute fo call the attention u mOneycd men
10 Arizona ~ a promising field for investment VIII
have proved lcuohl boh t. INC Last aud to the west
Confident in the wealth OF tie Icuitory end eng,r for
t.l.r IN.
lion with IL tie obstacles which sic.d ~
" the way of its Advance. One Nv these di.ep.
= pesrine. The impaclblc Apache the murderer 81 so
many OF our WORTHY pioneers. Is driven TO hs hnal re-
treat and Will b. cIteImigai"C. The inoilcTcncc
Of the General Government 10 The wants OF the Tern
= tory is DO longer TO b. encouutefcd The star Of
fzona IL In tue nfccndnnt oLd the prosperity Of the
Territory viii never egnin behve, te retarded.
thank yOu ccnt.caCr for tts most lcnsnni mud com
pliment bry stcrtoinncn ani shnll remember v ith
;irtludc 10 iho lat,st hour Of my lite.
The Hon. T. a.. Conslne Ia r. pondng 10 q toast N
honor VI the Ircsidont Of tie United States compii
Inented Nr Mccormick highly. aud s.d that he hoped
lin tic Of some Anticipated changes IN the Terri
torai officers OF Ai@o.' thtt AT. heS1Inl.k % sfca'
energy and hgh personal character might be appIec
ntcd iy his selection for Governor Of the Territory
The ne1t toasi. The Pioneers Of AIizone" was
eloquently responded to by the Hon. Chas. d. Pos,on
delegate of The Territory. as ioilo~-;
ii Col. Ios oS's sPEECH.
y Mr. Cu,II:,iAN AND GESrLENFs: 1he grandson OF a
pioneer who crossed the Blue Ridge with Daniel Boone.
and the oldest white American settler in Arz can
! refuse 10 respond 10 your sediment. ATNDbh
the classical land of poneors. ard has history not In
ferOr IN interest 10 portion Of the American cont
nent. The first pioneers 81 Arizona were, III tpe
opinion OF the ilusrious Humboldt AsiDti"s. and
reached the land Of Ophr by Behring's Straits Ther
have In monuments of their Industry In Arizona,
msrkire their lIa with indu1.tablc evidences bf civil
sltion. A lonely aiipdel glands nehf the Pimn
villages. in the midst OF desert, the
only milestone Of time eit to mnrk the Passage Of tis
race The house has five stones yet remaining and
wlr surrounded by city covering arcaof some ten
miles square wateTed y canals from the Gla River
OF this race ltle or nothing Is known. No historian
recorded their rise aad ial poet hns celebrated
their deeds OF love Of erms The Old "Cgsa Grlndo
stcnds in solemn majesty the sentinel Of the desert.
. mourning for it, lost children. The next pioneers
were the proud Hdalgcs Of Old Spain, who bore the
banner and the from Vera Cruz to San Francisco
IDdomiablc IN war Gul Jealous In religion they
mar hcd with the torch of ciyizti In one hand and
tho crop Of faith in the other They were noble
/. and molly did their work. The monuments Of their
devotion are spread from Cape Horn to Oregon. The
first 10 enter Arizona was the renowned Cabezo de
Vaca who crossed tie continent from the Shvannas
. of FlCiida to tho mountains OF Arizona In lsI9.
In this remote region they found villaces 81
stone Inhabited by intelligent race calmng
. European extraction. These now called
Moquis Oh Mckes and nhabit North Eastern Arizona
The noxt pioneers were AUe leans In the year Isa.
party ofebout 100 hardy aud adventurous frontiers.
men set ont upon trapping 1Iediti0n 10 the head.
waters oi the Arkansas liter. After many romantic
adventures In New. Mexico the pgrty diypcTsed md
Ocean. They s' NJ Winter nt The celebrated mnpH
~ Santa Rita del Cobrc the head waters OF the ella
River and ihe neat Spring trapped down that yer to
It's confluence with the Colorado. Here they cmbsrte ed
their canoes the tuIbd waters OF tae Colorado and
dricd down to tie Guif OF California, whence they
crossed the peninsula TO the Pacific Ocean The ul est
living trappor IA Arzgun ut this day Is oil Pauline
D Weaver. from White County. Tcnncsscc Ills name is
carved IN tie CraH Grande the Pima yiia ,es on
the Gila River, nncer date # lr1 Ila old Il! !an has
been peacemaker among tho Indians for many years
luH. Ia fiIfpf flo 4.