The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-09-10
THE WEEKLY ARIGONAN
aAFFAIRs IN ARIZONA" ]"

condition oI ths peOPiSSi AFIAoua, naEFssse
 by constant depredations at the hand of In
 dian mhrauden.
 ''Ws give on our fourth psgs to- day an ac
 coput. copisd from the Tucson ArizOnGR, 0
 the list of murders committed by the Apachea
 for the past two years, Tn one csunty Of sha
 unfortunate Territory which presents a shock.
 inp detail of loss of life anddestruction of prop
 erty, Ore cannot read thIs narrowing detail
 without stopping to inquire as to where lisl
 ths responsibility for this state of affairs Al
 the civil government of the Territory is nsccs- sarily unable to cops with the e7is which af1ict society, we must look 10 the military, which ha. been in fact the governing power, for the causes which prolong this whoiesa { slaughter of American people to gratify the revenge and passion for plunder of the wild savsgss who virtually hold control of the coun- try. Time vAs when ineHjciency was plainly and palpaoly chargeAble 10 this departm en., but this Is no longer the case. The papers If the Territory have only euogiums for the of fesrs and men in servlce, and from their re- ports these encomigmG arc well deserved.
 "We have, then, to look beyond the off, cers in command, or in tho field, and this takes us to the authorities at headquarters
  tdis reason, that they will not send sufficient force into the country to protect the people, We have seen where escorts and patrols have been withdrawn, or denied. because there wsra not men enough at the disposal of the com manjiny officer to do garrison duty. But let an election TON arise in one of the raconstruct- ed States, and immediately it is flooded with iroops 10 overawe the whites and protect the l. @O ha adonted in Arizona-the whites are overawed and the Indians really protected and encoursg ed. not alone by the pAucity Of troops for their punishment, but in some cases even bytrsGties and inc distribution ofrations Until dlff-r. snt system is pursued, We must look for con- Inuance of such records of horrors as we ;his day rive to our readers. The hands of come manding officers must be strengthened; more mon must be placed at their disposal, ths people mutt bs protected, and the savages wiped out"
 The view of the situation in Ar i2ona, taken by our contemporary is one. the. justice of which will bs readily acknowledged by all in sslligens and oquitsoly disposed men. Most truthfuIly is it stated that until different system is pursued ws must look for coatin- -----.--c ---L -.aorIz af ho-rn~s Shi- day give to our readers' But, are We to look to government or are VIC to depend upon our own szertiOns for the necessary change of Gystem2 The experience of the past. few years has taught us ow to answer this question The graves of hundreds of settlers and travel lers throughout the Territory wEo have falle in the unequal struggle proclai.n to the thought ful observer that wa haTs too long remain. ol passive; that we nave too long trusted to tha. course which t.ns duty of a government to its citizens ShouId dictate that if we would cast che yoke of thraldom from our Shouldera and possess our homes in peace we mlse strike at once, and strike heavy and hard Oar people have learned to understand their duty in this respect aud have indirectly pledged themselves to give pecuniary support 10 the project of conquering peace, Already ve have two separate attachments in the field the one, citizen force of 50 men, ration ed and armed by government and salaried by tho people ths othsr force Of 200 friendly Inc diana (Papagos) fitted out st the expense of the paople, Had we adopted his course three years ago we might to-day be prosperous and happy people pursuing the paths of peaceful 1 industryaud holding undispu.sd possession of one among the richest countries upon the con. tineni
 The people oI Arizona, aided by the mil- Ia7y force in ;he Territory intend conque-ing B peace. We undertake the work with stern resolve to force crisis aud five fail it will ba owing to thst psraiei9aa infamous, we might sa7 infsrnal, policy which .hs goyern- msu, 5as pursued at Goodwin and elsewhere. Ind now Pursues at Camp iogollon, offasdspg Indians upon reservations, while the sams In- iians absent themselves from their ressrva- iona between ration dars" sad dsprsdsi9 lpOn onT ValleJs and highways There are ao6e Tn Arizona who have the afrontorY to isny the truth of this statement, but the great asloTity-hotb citizen sud uilitary-wiu ad. mi' i!s veFacity and issomueh as car knowl-