The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-09-03
FHE WEEKLY ARTg0NAN
SEPTEgBER 3................
ARIZONA AND HER CITIZENS.


 It has freque nIly been said that the citizens of Aszons never seriously wished to 5e at peace with the Apacha Indians that the Territory Is uon-produclive and could not maintain cit zen population if the military force were with drawn that ths p.essnceof the military in Ari- Eona Is the only nducemeut held ou; to immi- rrstion extending, as 1t is sail to do, an inyitatioa to the inhabitants to step forward and grow fat and rich at the expense of the government Even Gen. Sherman is said to have entertained views, with regard to Arizona, 1omewhat akin to these and his statement to Hon. R, c. Mccormick, made in the prese encs of Dr. Chas Lord, of this place, about nine months ago, were nearly, if not entirely, to this effect. The Commanding General as we'll as others holding exalted positions in Washington were doubtless led to the conception of opinions of the character of the foregoing, from the pc 1usAl of newspaper correspondence above fcti' s;ous names-a sample os which correspond- euce we reviewed few weeks since, and which was published in the Army and Nary Jour- nat, dated at Camp Goodwin in this Territory and signed "WaIlace."
 The explosion of notion thus tending to re. fleet upon the good faith of our citizens and co evidently unjust in all other respects, we Geem Of vital importance to our Territory, and therefore undertake to rebut G few of the state msuts of which it is constituted, The recent action on the part of our citizens in promptly responding to the call Of the Governor to send forth civic expedition to aid the military in the work of chsstising Indian marauders, will hardly lend corroboration to tue statement that the people of Arizona look with favor upon Q s.ate of war-evsn though it should enttle them to 'hRng upon the confines of the army for the purpose of sucking the govern mont blood" The presence of a military force in Arizona is a necessty-not as a medium through which the depletion of tue national treasury may be effecl ed, but simply as pro- tec.ion for those who struggle to make of Aris xona what she is destined to be ss no very distant day, State aud the home of a conte cut cd and prosperous people.
 As sregards the "non- productive character Of shs country 1t IS not necessary to enter into Eay very tedious argument. They who have been aetueted by a se nee of justice inaonuc ch as to reserve their opinions until entitled to express the sams sfier actual observation, have never pronounced Arzoaa q non-pro4 ductive Territory, but, On the contrary, land ,o.sase;n, e U the varied resnnrraR Of CaIi- fornia and these to an infinitely greater extent than ever presented in that State. Caiiforaia up to the present day, has gathered more wealth from the foeks and herds which sub sisted and still sabsist upon her immense pas- turss than from the treasures of her streams and mountains; ani when 1t IS consid cred that the area of grazing land in Arizona is more than four times greater than in Cali fornia, ths. our valleys are large and equal lJ productive, and that our mineral deposits are more extensive and varied. 1t becomes difficult to discover the foundation upon which rests the charge of ''non-pro1uctivane
 To every intelligent and juss observer tho good faith of our citizens, in their express ed wish for the subjngation of she Apache, ma.; be evident; nor is ii less evident that a eoni.ti)n of peace whch wlil allow US to raise scek, cultivate land, and work mlne5, viii enrich cur Territory much sooner than con- dision of Har with s! the ad vaptsges it offers 60 those disposed to "suck the government blood