Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-10-29
MCCORMICK I'm WASHINGTON

Soon after Mr.. Mccormick arrived
in Washington, the Chronicle, the lead
ing journal of the city, referred to him
in the following complimentary man.
Ier:-
"Tha men reared to craftsmanship
in our Territories have always been
considerable men They have had
many privation5 oendure-many per
lis to overcome. No Office or eIn0lu-
ment cOmpensates them; and if they
are not born Of the material to brave
discomfort and danger, their mission
is a failure. But they rarely fail They
90 out resolved to win. and few return
unless with honor. Some Of them get
rich, but these are the exceptions. Tt
is q proof OF the diSinterestedress Of
these pioneers OF our outlying domain,
thai, however eminent they become in
council, they rarely die wealthy. Gen.
CasS is an eminent instance of good
FOR tune; but few OF his coteaporaries
and successors were as lucky. The Ben
tons, the SEWERS, the Dodges, the Ere
monts, the Bakers, the J. S. Lanes,
the Gilpins, the Broder;ck5, never
worked for money, or, if they did, they
never seemed to possess it, preferring
the need Of popular approval, and
content, most Of them, TO serve and
slave for their people as Delegate, Re
preventative, or Senator III the Natio-
nal Congress.
We have one Of these progressive
men now III the Capital, Hon. Richard
G. Mccormick, the Delegate from Arr
IONA. He is q fair type OF lis class.
A correspondent for the New York pa
pers during the Crimean war and The
Great Rebellion, he had history be-
fore he took part IN politics, and his
letters and books are wei remem bered
for their freshness and force. Commits
stoned by Mr.. Lincoln as Secretary Of
the Territory of Arizona in 1853 he
has ever since served the Government
and the people in that far-off country.
Becoming Governor by the election Of
Goodwin as Delegate to Congress. he
served in that capacity til March Of
1869, when he was largely elected De
legate the Peoples candidate. He was
repeatedly hoIored in the Legislature
Of the Territory for his ability and fair
dealing. A California paper says:
Mr.. Mccormick went to Arizona when
the country was young, Impoverished. nm
known, and filed with chotic and antago-
nistic political and social elements. He en-
tered most difficult fed, but, without
sacrificing any principle, he succeeded in
DIacating and dissipatng many fierce in
ternal animosities, uniting the people and
drawing harmony and order out of the
turbulences of the Territory. He has
won the confidence Of the whole peoDie by
his honesty, tiTmness, upHghmess, and
midst great disadvantages and the seyerest t
personal Affections has achieved much for
The Territory, and has earned q solid repu-
tation for himself: He VIII undoubtedly
prove as useful to Arizona in congress as
lie was in the Executive Office.
When we reflect that Mr. III. is but
thirty-five, we can understand how
well his time has been spent, and how
useful he can be to his country and
his constituents. He is in Washington
devoting all his time to his work. His
whole heart is in that work, and if fine
talents as q speaker and writer, and
close knowledge OF the soil, inhabi-
tants, and climate OK Arizona and
southern California do not make him
a successful statesman, we shall be
mistaken.