The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-04-16
The Dark Side.

We, like most newspaper scrbblers, are too prone to delineate the bright side of everything, and, perhaps, it is better to do 90 than to frighten and discourage people with angry-looking, charcoal sketches of men, matters and things, yet, truth should never be forgotten, and it compels us to tell our readers that in trying to cast the horoscope and take peep into the future of the Terri tory, we can discern some black stains-some devilish-looking clouds lowering in and about our unfortunate Territory. Congress-that most unfeeling, hypocritical assemblage of stall fed cormorants-still sticks to its motto of millions for the protection of Negroes but not one cent moro than the inadequate amount now paid out, from year to year, for the protection of white citizens of Territo- ries," or to aid in the development of these Territories. We, of Arizona, have asked for better mail facilities, for a regiment or two more of troops. and for a small sum of money to be expended in building wagon road from New Mexico to connect with other roads in the Territory, but instead of giving us better protection from Indians, troops have been withdrawn, and none have yet arrived to fill their places. Indeed, we fear, that Vincent Colycr, and horde of coward ly, thievish Quakers and peace men will be sent out among the peaceable Indians, rekin- dle helrs passion in their bosoms, back them ap in committing crime, and then screen the wretches from punishment. There is not the least danger of their making the hostile say ages any worse than they are, for the Old Scratch is so big in them that it is utterly impossible for the Indian Department and its Quaker policemen to make them any worse. Should the squaw-king Quakers succeed in the game now being played by them-that of having Sheridan and his Lieutenant, Ba- ker, reprimanded, for killing lot of red devils in Montana, we may bid goodbye to every hope of peace, in this Indian accursed Territory. No military officer will then dare kill an Indian, even though his buckskins were dripping with white blood.
 As regards mail matters, it appears to us that the prospect is really discouraging. h. stead of getting what we are entitled to-an increase of service, the service has been cut down, as have, also, the sums formerly paid for performing that service.
 Our prayer for a small sum to build wag- on-road was killed in Committee by the votes of some steaming gorgeous Congressman, and we really fear that no aid will be given any company to build railroad through the Ter ritory.
 Still, Government sends its agents among US to ooiieet taxes, and by so doing belttles itself in the eyes of the people of all other civilized nations. No wonder that foreigners who have visited our Territory, have stared at us wildly when told that we were forced to pay taxes to a government that fails to give us protection. But for its failure to do so, native and foreign capital would flow to the Territory, and be invested in mines, ranches, etc. Roads would be built. the country would be settled and the Indians conquered or driven out of it. The Territory Is really worth Fighting for, and it is the car nest prayer of it's suffering people that Gov. ernment will not much longer act the fool with the murderous savages who now bar the door to prosperity in Arizona.