The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-05-14


 The subject of Indian hostility in Arizona i
 one which embraces a series of the darkea
 atrocities and most inhuman persecution, en
 acted during successive years, to be met witt in the annals of history. It has ever been th, earnest wish of every white inhabitant of tn, Territory to have brought about the subjuga. ton or the civilization of the hostile Indian SO that labor might be freed from it's heavies burthen. and natural obstacles, alone, be Jeff to oppose the efforts of civilizations pioneers
 The people, in wishing to be at peace witt the Indians, indulge very audable deslre Such peace would bring seeurity to life, and, itis believed, security to property Security in this latter direction, however, 1t would ap- pear from present indications, would be likely to remain incomplete. So long as we perceive homestead and preemption laws unceremoni- ously trampled under foot to satisfy the ex- horbitant demands of tribe of peaceful In- disns, SC long must people remain sceptical of the good results which might follow an univer>
  yatior would seem to favor the impression that if terms of friendship were maintained with the Apaches, the government in its anxiety to re- compenss them for having yielded to force, or to circumstances, as the case might be, would oust every settler on all the principal valleys ot the Territory, from their preempted lands, and stake cut the entire country as one grand h. dian reservation.
 It is just the policy of our government when at peace with Indians to give them unbridled privileges and unGrited indulgence, and when at war to gi7s them isevere letting alone" To multiply instances Ofthis we need not travel beyond the boundaries of Arizona. The Pimas are pomirally pesceful-practsing no greater crmea than robbery and theft-aad have iong he'd arsservaiion set apart for them, which ex- tends over vest extent of country and con- ta,ns within its boundaries the most fertile and wel.watered tracts of land in the whole Ter rtoFy. This reservation, in reality, contains .000 acres of fertile land in excess of the quantity which its owners are able to cultvate. For this reason we shonld expect that their demand for ths eXtension of their reservation would, after due consideration, be promptly set aside or entirely ignored but no Not only have additional lands been granted to them but their reservation has been so extented as to enclose great portion of the settlement of Florence, sweeping away homesteads and rhak, ing preemp!ion "sRcd0Wy right' indeed.
 There is no man of even ordinary judgment who, having lived but tor a single month where | was offered him to observe Indian | ,, has failed to observe that ava- rice is among the most prominent features Of Indian character If an Indian has received an ounce of tobacco from you to-day he will be quite certain 10 come to- morrow for fourounces. md, if he receive this, will call third time md ask pound Such is Indian character; md the same disposition which we have shown n he tobacco transaction will hold good in all ,thers, no matter what may be the character of hat which he desires 10 obtain. It is a shame al abuse Of justice and au unpardonable en- .roachment upon the rights of free people, to ompel men to accept terms by which they are 0 abandon their lands when nothing approach. ng necessity demands such sacrifice. The In i0n will not be satisfied with this; he will ask ,r additional lands year hence and will con- nue to ask undl it shall have been proven to IS satisfaction that he can have TO more: he v ill then settle down, satsfed. tis serious and unhappy mistake that that S isis wss no, reached previous to the late ex- Il nsiou ofthe Pima reservation upon the lands the white settlers ct Florence. n If this sweeping away of homestesds is-aud V 3 are unabie from any present. indication to | ecide that it IS not-an example of what b ould be likely to result froIn an established q ssce, then it is question whether our con- II ton, at pesce, would be better than it uov is d war. 0