The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-06-11
THE WEEKLY ARIGONAN
JUNE II........................1870
AN ANALYSTs oF MINER" TALK.

has for the past two weeks been on the ram page falsifying. msligaisg, astter!ag anG iit'g2- ing. .b7 turns" we have decided this week to .ay aside the discussion of graYer questions and take bird.eye view of it's grievances ; and having done this will then proceed 10 show forth the foundation upon which they rest.
 The contemporary referred to, (which it may be needless to state is the Ainer,) in the issue of May 2ls: talks "a5ou; various matters concerning the Territory and this 'talk, ' which purports to eaghten the people upon the affairs of the Territory IS really 8 trade erains, Hon. R. C. Mccormick, our Delegate ln Congress-, and a call upon that portion of the people opposeI to him to bestirring at once in the matter of uniting upon some man in opposition to him,
 This, at once, explains why the Miner has so persistenlly and nagIiguantiy sneered al and misrepressuted every effort that has been made by our Delegate for the benefit of the Territory.
 After speaking of the quo-warranto deciG~ ion Of Judge Backus the Miner says I've will merely state that those who brought the matter before his honor, as well as many others, believed that the laws passed by the Legislatures above named (l866 1867 and l868) were illegal and void.' These gentle men had a perfect right to think so, but from the record il appears that their sole object was to invaIdate the election to Congress of Hon. R. C. Mccormick; and this question was spring immediately after their candidate had suffered an overwhelming defeat-and the decision was made by judge smarting under the slight he had received by having his aspirations to candidacy completely ignored.
 The Miner next says; "Congress, too, must have been of the same opinion else it woul d not have taken action in the matter confrme5 the apporti0nmeus &c Now, if Congress had been of the same opinion it would have legal ized the acts of the Legislatures, but it aim- ply declares that the apportioIment made by the Governor in accordance with the ,aws of said Territory, be declared legal and valid pa3sr ths 0rgaajc Act,
 The able decision of Hon John Titus, now Chief Justice of the Territory is to exactly the same effect, and without tho action of Con- gress would have set the matter at rest for ever.
 Tn the next place We hoar that "Governor Mccormick, in making said appoctionment oyevsssppsd his duties" h this matter Gov McCornick clearly and honestly followed the laws prescribing his duties (which were made before he became Governor and approved by Governor john N. Goodwin his predecessor. Gov. Goodwin was 8 lawyer, Gov McCormick was not; and even admitting (which is no u the easel that the laws were void, Gov. Me- Cormick found them on the statute book and was not tue judge of their validity; and f hel had failed in making the appor,ionment ea required by those laws, a howl of indignation would nave been raised against him for dere- fiction of duty, and no one would have howl ed more loudly or more ferociou3ly than the present editor of the Miner; and it is worthy of remark, that by these apportionmeutsI Southern Arizona, lost one member ofthe Coun- ell and two memoers OE the House of Repre- ssutatives which were gained by Northern Arizona thus taking from Southern Arizona the complete control of the Legislature which she had hitherto held; yet she did not object ta it
 The Ataer says 'now, we suspicion thatI M-. McCorr ick will soon be back here to fer himself to the people as victim willing to 20 to Congress second time, aud proceeds to 1 give one-siaej account of what our Dele. gate has done for Arizona, saying nothiog what sver ofthe creation of the Department! of Arizona, or the establishment of q money order office at Prescott and spea king of the establishment Of a U. s. Depository at Tucson as if it were an injury to Prescott. while if tho people oftbs5 place want Depository and viii ssk for tive will guarantee that Gov Mccormick will use his utmost udeavors to procure it for them, and judging from what he has done, We think would suceedin doing so.
 The Ming accuses Gay Mccormick Of hay,