Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
He is Not to Blame.

| III CI1c urSU lIlSllucJS VI Scutleuudu,
ruined in purse and reputation, failing
in Matchmaking or injuring any one
by his ISLANDERS, the junior member of
the Duf6eld firm is fast grinding out
the laws preparatory to packing the
carpet bag he talks so much about
and leaving the country. When he
goes, he will leave no void in this
community that cannot be filled with
mud or clay of equal dimensions.
Never occupying position until re-
Gently, except that of servitude, he
could not stand the elevation of being
treated as an equal, and he sunk in
the mire of his own ignorance and in
fanny. We repeat he is not to blame.
We suppose God made him, and we
charitably believe for some good pur-
pose, certainly not for the editor of a
newspaper. Even his partner would
not claim him q success in that re-
spect.
But we will not delve into the mys-
FERROUS workings of Deity to attempt
to find out what he was made for. It
is sufficient for us to know that his
carpet bag is packed, the publication
of the laws is nearly completed, the
circulation of his paper has dwindled
to nothing, and very soon we shall
know him and his little sheet no more
forever.
As hospital steward, his Incidence
and impudence brought him before a
court martial; as a "dog robber," he
tasted his masters wines and liquors
so extensively, and ran his arms to
the elbows so frequently into his pre-
serves, that he proved an utter failure
in that position; and when he paid
his way to this town in the capacity
of cook for a train, we are assured
that charity alone caused the humane
train master to tolerate him in that po-
sition to keep him from starving.
We intended that the foregoing art
icle, first published last week, should
be fully conclusive ON the subject in
question; but by particular request on
the part of old residents well posted,
and who vouch for the perfect charac-
tor of the sketch in every feature,-it
is reproduced. But we tell these gentle
men that tho game was not worth one
iota of the space devoted to it, and
that this little paper (THE CITIZEN
has better mission for every line of
its columns, and it shall be the earnest
endeavor to crowd it hereafter with the
news and practical ideas of Territorial
affairs, stated in a clear and readable
style. 1t shall be as good egg-full
of meat, and welcome on every table.
There has ever been want of such a
sheet in Arizona, and it will be as safe
an investment as the community can
find for the money.
According to all the indications we
have ever seen, there has never been
anything but questionable shape of
a newspaper in this part of Arizona
ere the advent Of THE CITIZEN. The
subject of the above sketch has been
thoroughly dissected-tried and found
wanting in every journalistic sense !;
in short, we doubt if a committee of
ag-and-bone pickers or night-work-
men, in the hight of charity, would
place it on the list of what political
economists designate as useful nuisan-
ces; there being nothing of the phos-
phorous remaining but the perfumery.
For as a specimen of the art pre-
sentative, it is repulsive commentary
and reflection upon the crudest style of
printing since the inventor (Dr. FAUST
was in league with the devil. its ex-
istenee from first to last has been but
Pickering one Through general bust
ness, incapacity depending on passages
of the hat, yet swapping at the hands
that fed and be-friended it, and damn
ed by all who nave ever had anything
to do with it,, always bordering on final
dissolution, in shape and substance,
excepting the sweet-scentedness, &c.