The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-03-26
Public Meeting.


 At public meeting held by the citizen of Tucson, on the 22d of March, 1870, called together on the occasion of the departure of Gen. Thoa C. Devin from the Territory, upon motion of ]. F. McCafrey, the following pre- amble and resolutions were unanimously adoptsd;-
 Whereas, in the regular change of officers, from one station to another, Breyet Brigadier Gen. Thos, c. Devin has beer reheyed from the district of Southern Arizona, therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That they deem it but justice to the man and the soldier, to express heir hi Ii appr ecialiOn of, anu their warm regard for the many sterling qualities of Gen Devin, h's unaffected, genlemaHIy department OF all occasions, his strict sense et honor, and gen ial disposition
 Resolved, That in the administration of military affairs in hls command Gen. Devn has shown himself to be a thorough soldier and good Indian fighter that he Las thor. oughly cOmprehended the nature of Ihe Sav- age and implacable foe against whom he waged war, and the difficulties incident to car rylng on an offensive war against him ill his mountain fastnesses; that he has at all iimes shown himself to be 'ths right man in the right place and has never failed to prove himself edusl to the situation.
 Resolved, That in our opinion, Gen, Devin has accomplished as much toward the subju~ gati1n of the Apache, as was possible to have been accomplished with the limited means a! his command and we deeply regret the inex- orable necessity which has caused his re- moval from the command of this district
 Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt thanks to Gen. Devin and to the officers and soldiers under his command for the zeal and untiring energy they have displayed In their efforts to chastSe our savage foes, and for the readiness that has at all times been shown, to afford us all the protection possible.
 Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be furnished to Gen. Devin, and that copies be sent for publication ts the WEEKLY ANzoNAN, Arizona Niner, Santa Fe Post, Ne,0 4er!c0n and Rocky Mountain News
 The aGop,ionof these resolutions wa follow- ed by a very eloquent address from Hon John Titus which, unfortunately w9 were not, at the time of its delivery, prepared to repOt. This was responded to by Gen. Devin. The Gen. eral, in his usual earnest style of expression said he had come to Arizona for the purpose ot carrying on an eneIGetlc war agalnst the Indians that he saw his duty marked out for him-which was, not toremain inactive because the force at his command was unequal to the work, and beg for additional aid, but to make the best possible use of such force until such time as the department saw proper to send rs- inforcements; hs felt deeply moved at the great appreciation with which the people of the Territory have ever regarded his "poor ser vices" and would fain remains to accom- plish the work which he had to the general satisfaction, carried thus far.
 Hon Coles Bashford was then called upon to address the meeting and said:
 Gentlemen: do not teol that, upon this occasion it is necessary for me to make 8 speech as, without repeating what has already been said can but express my regrets that Gen. Dsvin Is going to leave us, to leave the Ter ritory where his very efficient services are so important to iis welfare. The resolutions which we have adopted we'll express the sem timent ofths people with regard to our able commander and the services which he has rendered us Our people are disposed to be critical sometimes; and, 1 fear, sometimes uuiustly; but here is man whose course has