The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-10-24
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Arizona and the Indians.

1T there is a place upon the Continent o' America that is justly celebrated for its bad government, or total want of government. that place is the Territory of Arizona. In saying this much, we make no charges against the civil officers and authorities of that un- fortunate Territory. The civil department Is all that could be expected under the cir cumstances the courts arc able and efficient and the people have placed their best men in office to execute their decrccs and mandates, and SO far as-thc white or civilized population have any influence, peace and good order pre- vail. It is therefore of the military depart ment that the people of that country so just ly complain; complaint that is endorsed and participated in by every man in the na- ton who has the slightest conception of the evils and horrors that flow directly from the maladminstration of the Military Depart mcnt of Arizona. With a climate superior to that of many of the most populous and productive States of the Union, a soil of sur passing fertility, and a wealth of mineral re- sources that only need to be wooed by the civilizing influences of labor, to make her gold and silver mines more famous than any yet known Co history; in fact with every thing in the shape of climate and natural re- sources that tends to make a great country and people, Arizona is to day bowling will derness, desolated by sayages who hold the lives of citizens and the enterprise and de- velopment of the country alike in their foul bloody, relentless grasp. With thousands of veteran heroic troops scattered through the Southern States to protect negro Bureaus and force radicalism upon conquered and op pressed people, at an expense of millions o dollars annually, Arizona, the brightest riche; and best of the federal Territories, i. left unprotected and almost without any mil itary force, and the small force there sta toned are so inefficient and badly admins tered as to be of no actual benefit to the peo ple or Territory, beyond that of spending few greenbacks around the military posts After so many years of military occupation of that Territory, 1t is a notorious fact tha so far are the Indians from being subdued O even intimidated. that the localities nearcs the military stations are the most notoriou for Indian outrages. So inefficient have th troops become through the negligence an, want of capacity of their commanders, tha the citizens have been forced to apply to tn Governor to raise troops from the Territor for the protection of life and property. private letter before US gives the most gloom account of Indian affairs in that Territory and bases the only hope of the people upo the Territorial Rangers now being raised b the Governor Bad and frequent as the IT dian depredations are in Arizona, and grea as the suiierings are of the bold and enter prizing spirits that have sought to develop the great resources of that Territory, the can expect no relief until the work of militi " reconstruction and radical domination the South shall be completed, when fe regiments of cavalry. now stationed in tho; States, may be transferred to auffering Ar zona. In the meantime, a Territory tn; would, if rescued from the savage grip of u Indians, in a short time double the amount
 gold and silver now in circulation, must T main unprotected and unrelieved.-LOs Ai getes NeUs.