The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-11-11
Colyer and the Alta. -"

The san Francisco Alta OF October 81. has
an editorial upon Mr. Colyer and the Apaches
which affords US the qualification TO observe
that. however successful in quilting prominent
officials and others, in Washington, this won
deriul olive branch man cannot gull the Press
of California. But the whole fact was not
vet known TO the Alta at the date Of writing
the article 20 which we refer. 1t had receiv-
ed only Colyer's talsehoods which were sent
by telegraph from Los Angeles; our expose
of the peace he had established in our issue
/ of October 1ith, was not yet At hand.
In addition to the editorial upon Mr.. Col
yer and his savages is the following from the
Ala of the same date 1t is an ebullition Of
sentiment such as only the Alta or the Ners
/ Letter can put forth:
! Vincent Coyer, Indian Peace Commission
er. whose career in Arizona resembles the &c
centric behavior Of mad colt in a camp
/ meeting of bald headed hornets, boasts that
he is empowered to train the shotted guns Of
/ the military upon whomsoever shall harry
! the MUD Apache, or modest his callow brood.
/ We do not know the nature nor the extent OF
! Mr.. Covers power; we do not know II he
! b. .zes with hi- own inherent splendor, or
| . ines w.t. b miller radiance Of delegated
IIg.t. Bu, hi, we do know: if he pursues
! the ry.. tenor of his present rascality, he
may chance 10 incur a physical vexation that
! snail be marvel OF uneaslness. As sheep
! before her -heerers is dumb-aS a cOrpulent
missionary rpens not at the nipping OF the
! Gambia, A feeble Christian turns his I'M
smitten cheek 70 the knucklcs of the muscu-
! lar uugoi, -as 4 lobster Injured TO boiling
from Ii, early youth, goes patiently to the
pot nl, the meek-eyed trontiersman en-
dured iae calling nonsense Of this Colyer
pcrsJu H.tA cold and pas>iOnless iortitude
that would be creiitable m marble hon
broug.t % bay 1y yappetlng poodle But
it's prgb,eInatic if this unworthy business
can lie much longer permitted To 60 on attei
a few mere Asrrant Outrages and alittie more
shameless, boasting of them, II may not un
reasonably be expected 70 cease. Mr.. Colyel
will do well u maintain an oppressive silence
regarding his power for mischief, or he may
be favored with the solemn spectacle Of hi
own private scalp clearly rven from his pate
and grazing the belt of some reckless noun
taineer who is not educated up to standarC
of unwayering forbearance, nor endowed Will
the virtue of keeping his hands off a publ,
enemy. If Mr.. Coyer esteeDs it an ofiicia
dutv 70 point shctted cannon at the citizen
to whom the cannon belong, it would b.
hard to deny him that satisfaction, so Ion!
as he shall forbear 10 ignite the powder; bu
. let him keep a still tongue in his head, or h
may have but an imperfect heal to keep !
; in We do not say that he ought 20 b
killed; we only say that he probably will be
Foresight is not assent, nor Is prediction IN
= element Whether the death Of Mr. Colye
would be an injury To himself Of suticien
y, magnitude to counterbalance the p0ssibl
advantage to the country, is a question upo
which Mr. Greedy can say more in An hou
I than we shall know in a month, or comprt
bend in year.