Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-03-18

different material and for the purpose
of performing the same duties which
are required to be performed by the
Army of the United States.
Furthermore he said:
If the Army of the United States is
not sufficiently strong to protect the
frontier of our country, make it strong
enough to do it. | think it is strong
enough to it. Think we have more
than are absolutely necessary in the
service OF the country to-day, if they
were properly disposed of round the
borders, There is no necessity for
more troops than we have.
Others spoke in the same vein and
a motion to lay the bill Oh the table
was carried by vote of IS to 54-none
but the frontier members expressing
any care for the protection of life and
property from savage incursions.
Hon. r. G. Mccormick writes that
the House having shown no DISPOSE
ton to pass such bills as that of Mr..
Degener, and the Chairman of the
Military Committee (Gen. Logan
having asserted that the army, if pro-
perly disposed, was strong enough to
protect the frontier, consultation was
had by the border representatives in
Congress as to what course should be
pursued to insure attention to the
alarming condition of the southwest
frontier and provide relief. 1t was
agreed that resolution directing the
military committee to report on the
matter should be introduced and these
proceedings are reported in the Globe,
as having taken place in the House on
the 18th of February:
Mr.. DEGENER. [ ask unanimous
consent to offer the following resolu-
ton:
Resolced, That the Committee on
Military Affairs be, and is hereby,
directed to report what measures are
necessary to secure the better protec-
ton Of the frontiers of Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico from the incursion
of hostile tribes of Indians; and
Be 1t further resoleed, That said COM
mittee be authorized to report at any
time.
Mr.. HOOPER, of Massachusetts,. l
that the permission to re-
port at any time applies only to this
subject.
Mr.. DEGENER. Certainly.
There being no objection, the reso-
luton was agreed to.
We sincerely hope this action will
result in securing "the proper DISPOSE
ton" of the Army of which Gen.
Logan speaks, or some other measure
Of protection for our people. Certain
ly something should be done, now that
the Chairman Of the military commit
tee comedies that the state of affairs
here is even worse than in Texas. IF
the Army is large enough, then by all
means let US have it properly placed.
The force here is insufficient.
JAMES E. MCCAFFRY has been
Justly acquitted on the Indictment for
drawing deadly weapon ON Dufield,
in April 1870, with unlawful intent to
murder. One jury failed to
agree. On Thursday of this week,
another was impanneled, and i'll five
after receiving the testimony
and charge Of the Court, brought in a
verdict of not guilty. No other YER
dict was possible in just accordance
with the law and testimony Mr.
would have been remiss in
duty had he failed to do just what he
was indicted for doing, and if he had
been indicted for not killing Dufield,
there would have been at least as
much Justice in it, as in the one on
which he was tried and found not
guilty.
THE EMPEROR of Germany, in writ