The weekly Arizona miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1868-1873, 1871-12-09
THE UNION" AND THE RING

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work Of establishing peace throughout Ari-
roma. Well, that the Uaioa is sincere we
have no doubt, but it is shamefully ignorant
Of the facts; and we have only to regret
that one influential journal has been made
She dupc Of man whose cgotism is sur
passed only by his dishonesty. We repro
duce the following from the Onion:
awe have it in proof that his intentions
are good, and that he succeeded in pacifying
at least one branch of the Apachcs. His as
sailants have been less successful in proving
their accusations. Indeed they stand con
victed of inventing a ialsehood to make out
a case. Their report that Cachse had left
the reservation at Aamosa and gone out on
a raid against the whites--a report intended
to bring Colyer's Judgment into contempt
and Justify the Infamous Camp Grant masSa-
cre-is rcfuted by TIE best witnesses that
could be brought forward Pope, Superin-
tendent of the New Mexico Reservations,
telegraphed Colyer on the 18th inst, that
Cachis had not been off the reservation
ave have it in proof yet the proof is
known only to the writer Of the extract; for
certainly it has not been given to the public,
Again his ASSISTANTS have not failed in prove
ing anything against him which they ever
charged. We charged that his visit to All
Roma was productive Of the very worst re-
suits and We have shown that the charge is
just. lie arrived at time when the hostile
Indians were divided, one against the other,
through the diplomacy Of General Crook,
and he Immediately set about the work Of
restoring them to terms Of friendship. lie
succeeded. That it was a simple end TO &C
complish will become apparent when we cen
slider that the utmost strategy had been
necessary to retain them upon terms of hos
tility; yet Colyer claims that the accomp-
lishment was extraordinary and those to
whom he reports his success were easily led
to believe that such il was The result Of
this Infamous proceeding was that instead Of
few Of the tribes remaining hostile many of
the late proselytes fell back into their former
murderous associations, so that from the day
of Colyer's arrival at Camp Grant, the 18th
Of September, up TO the 5th day of Novem-
Der, sixteen white men were made to feel that
the Apache was indeed at war; ten os these
were murdered and the remaining six danger
ouOly wounded we understand that one of
the latter has since died, while not one has
yet fully recovered.
Indeed they stand convicted of false
hood" Indeed we charge that this state
ment is falsehood, and one, too. which the
writer might have avoided. Now let us ex-
anime the evidence upon which we stand
convicted" Captain Russell with twenty
live men came to IN engagement with large
party Of Indians, at Horseshoe canyon, last
month. The leader of the savages stood
forth in full view of the Captain and his com.
mand and declared that he was Cachis; and
the ability with which he rnarshaled his war
rlors only served TO corroborate his statement
Sidney X belong, than whom more scru-
Pulously honest and truthful man does not
hve-and we mean this statement to be un
derstood in its broadest term-wrote n COM
in'iniea'ion to the San Diego linton setting
forth these facts, whereupon the same were
scattered broadcast by telegram and SOON
came under the eyes OF Vincent Colyer, at
Washington. Meanwhile an Indian calling
himself Cachs had visited point within or
near the boundary Of Canada Almosa. t,,slre
miles from The residence Of Superintendent Pope.
Now this Indian may or may not have been
Cachis; it is of little consequence in this
showing. Colyer had no sooner read the ac-
count of Capt. Russers engagement with
Cacbis than he telegraphed to Pope to in
form him whether Cachis had left the reser
walton. Pope-let it be remembered, who
lives twelve miles from the camp of Cachis
and whose interviews with the latter. accord
ing to the Las Cruces Borderer Ia journal
friendly to Pope) were Every few and far be-
tween"-immediately informed Colye- tina.
Cachis was still on the reservation and that he
had not been away at any time since his ar
rival. And this hap-hazard statement by
Pope is the evidence upon which the accus-
ers OF Colyer stand convicted in the ewes of
the Union. The statements of Capt. Russell
and his command are of no consequence
when Pope speaks; the evidence of their
eyes is oil no consequence when Pope ilnagines
that he sees differently they hear not arieh.
"hen Ropes Imagination is so perverted that
us ears cannot admit disagreeable evidence.
"en''eman OF the Indian Ring all that Ari-
zonahs ask OF you is to be honest toward the
governments, OF which we are a part, and to
DO faithful to yourselves rather than ;nd,I- |
gent to yonr pockets. Heretofore Won have
been dishonest and faithlcss, and we have
suffered in consequence, as we should bove
Oeen benehtiei had your acts been Of the