The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-20
STONEMAN.-CROOK-APACHE.

STONEMAN.-CROOK-APACHE.
 Much surprise is expressed, in military circles, over the appointment Of General Crook. to the command of this Department, ries General Stone. man, relieved the more so, ls General Grover, now in command of Camp Verde c,rluhs Crook But, Crook bears the reputation oi being the best In dian fighter iu the Army. and it may be that the Administration thinks some of wagng earnest wur upon ,Ae hgndisA, incorporating enemies of civilization in this Territory, and selected Crook AS the most proper person 10 cook the Apache goose. If so, our people ought, indeed, 10 rejoice. Al latest dates, the new commander was at Portland, Oregon, and we would not be surprised to hear of his being n the Territory in side Of two weeks.
 Of him, we know very little, and that little has been derived from reading and hearing. lt Is generally admitted tha; he conquered the Snake and Bannack Indians Of the Northern Territories by hard marching and fighting. Having done that job "up 10 thc handle" we believe he will if per mitted and properly backed by the Administra. ton, drive the Apaches from the soil of Arizona and that is about all he will be able do for thom unless permission to follow the red devils into sonora and Chihuahun, Mexico, be granted him, or unless the Mcxicans cooperate with him. There Is, we think, nothing more certain than that, should ;hc red thieves and murderers be hard pressed here, they will retreat 10 Mexico, and establish themselves there until such times as they shall think ii safe 10 return here, which time, we sincerely hope, will never come.
 Knowing not the policy the new commander will inaugurate and follow, in his dealings with the Apaches, We warn him never 10 talk nice to one of the accursed breed, until after he has whipped them good. Kindness and consideration are thrown away upon them, and taken for weak | points in their enemy To-day they will promise | everything desirable; tomorrow, their bullets and arrows will be piled vigorously ever be. ! fore against every living man in the country white, black and coppcr-coorcd - save against those only who have been, are yet, in their en- ploy, spies and inforners, and who, of course, have shared in their Bloody spells. Some people may think the ApacIes have no such aiders and abeltors, but we very believe they have, and so | do many military officers and citizens, who have had good means of finding out We have in our minds eye, one white man who, we think, has been acting in concert with them, not 10 speak of ! hundreds of so called friendly Indians. Then, | there are among them many Mcxicans, who, no doubt, find out great deal from some of their countrymrn in the Southern settlements, so that | Mr. Apache has been, Is yet, kept pretty well l posted regarding the movements and aims Of ttc whites. II Is not only sin but a crime. against civilization and the white people of this Territory to bandy words with the Apaches, or to do a gra- cious act for them, until after they are thoroughly l stthi tod | live up 10 their promises, and have always return e, evil for good. This being known and well un. | derstood, we hope the new commander will avoid the fatal error some of his predecessors have made,-of trying to make good Indians of bad devils, by the feeding and talking process That process has not only proved a failure, but a snare and deiuson
 Another thing we hope he will do, If his instruc. tious permit hin tU do so is to pay no attention whatever to any nursery now being run in the in. terest of the Apaches; such, for instance, as the l Coyotero and Pinal establishments, at Camps | Grant and fneche. These two beautiful institu. tions should be abolished, and all Apaches found | at them sent out of the Territory
 | We know,and can prove, that bad Indians have been fed and harbored at Camp Apache, and other men stand ready to prove that the same has been i done for Pinai murderers, at Camp Grant. | Thanks 10 General Stoneman's working policy, most of the troops now in the Territory arc, or soon will be, provided with comfortable quarters, and as soon as all the cavalry can be mounted. he
 will have pretty effective force. Then, should he remain in the Territory, and conduct opera tlons in person, and thus show his earnestness in the work before him, he will receive valuable assistance from the citizens of the Territory. ! Regarding General Stoneman we have this 10 say: He had recently made some very good moves for the protection Of citizens, and for thin. ming the ranks of the Apaches also, for decreas. ing expenses, and had he remained in com.
 mand, and been ordered 10 reside at some conve nient point in the Territory instead of at Will.
 mington, California the chances are that good re.
 suits would soon be brought about. But, he erred, in one or two instances gained the cnmity
 oi Tucson by ordering the abolition of the mill.
 tary depot at that place, and by 60 doing brought
 upon himself certain pressure which caused Inc
 President 10 commit very ungraclous act, that
 Of superceding stoneman by an officer of lower
 grade.
 FOX chee' H' presumption, commend ms to
 the saVag .uians of Arzopa if a band Or h9 H IL.