The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-04-29
The Indian Question.
lFrca the sao Diego Unbea-l

lfrcn the sSo Diego UnSsa-l
 The recent debates in Congress on the h. dian question exhibits s.degree of ignorance and stupidity on the part of Eastern mem bers whch is not only inexcusabls, but, in the light oI the testimeny which. has been poured into thcir ears from Arizona, New. Mexico and the Texas fronties-positiyely | wicked. It was with the utDOs, diaiculty l that the frontier members obtained even the | groce of bearing. Finally, the following | resolution was agreed to, and it is all that ! Congress has conceded in behalf of the sui | fcring people of the frontier: "Rsolred, That the Committee on Military ! Affairs be, and is hereby, directed to report what measures are necessary to secure the better protection of the frontiers of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico from the incurs- ions of hostile tribes of Indians and that said committee be authorized to report at any | time"
 ! Ina speech in the House, February sth, Ger. Logan, after stating his views (which we think very upsound) in opposition to the employment 0. volunteers in the Territories, made the following remarks, which are true | to the letter:
 "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. | 1 ,hink it is strong enough 10 do 1t. think we have more than are absolutely necessary i m the service of the country to-day, if they were properly disposed of round the borders There is DO necessity for more troops than we hsven
 The army is strong enough: but Govern rncnt shows no inclination to make "proper disposition of it's forces. Regiments are kept idle in the heart of Texas, while the frontier posts are thinly garrisoned; others are sent ,o malarious districts in Louisiana and Flor ida to die of disease and thousand of sol. diers are stationed at various points in the
 Eastern States where there is no earthly use
 for them. At the same time, in Arizona,
 where the Apaches are numbering and rob.
 bing tine settlers, and gradually extinguish-
 ing civilization, there are only hT,e regiments;
 and a company of these troops the other day
 passed through this city for Benicia If the
 Government really means 10 do anything for
 it's citizens in Arizona, this policy must be
 changed without delay. There should be st
 least iea rcgi@eats of troops sent into Arizona
 at once. With this force, under the com mand of the brave officers who understand , Apache warfare thoroughly, the Indians , could and would be subdued in few months. , Do,S the Government mean business , lFruu the Rsss E.,sr Rsv.n..I The Arizona MINER, of March 4th, comes
 to Us with its columns draped in mourning,
 and with an address to the great American
 people, asking them to exert all proper in. tiuence with the present Administration 10 . |. stop the further low of white blood in poor long suffering Arizona, and enable her to
 overthrow and Subdue the red miscreants
 who are, to-day better prepared for contnu. ing their reInorseiess war upon us than at any - previous time, and who will, eventually ',
 It Il.
 from the Territory, fl earnest, vigorous war
 is not speedily made upon them. and they be made to feel that the few American citizens
 now in Arizona are but vanguard of I i nation that can and should, speedily sweep the last savage murderer now in existence
 into eternity" This appeal Is followed by a ' list in chronological order, of all the murders '- and robberies committed by the Indians m ], that Territory for the past seven years, which a ills whole page of the paper. lt iS a won der to us that the necessity exists for the ap = peal of the people of Arizona, and that Gov II ernment has not ere this made serious eifor,
 to protect them. The eastern press, when
 discussing this matter, point to the cost o
 the military establishment maintained ir
 that Territory, and have often suggest ed ths, the country costs more than II is worth sBd , that IL be given up to the Indians This i, D. not only fallacious but mean and beartless 'e In spite of the great dangers attending pros .r pecting, the discoveries already made hay, d established the fact that Arizona is one of th,
 richest of the mineral sections of the Union
 and the lives already lost are far more pre- u cious than all the money disbursed by gov l. ernment. However, we fear that our Arizo 2. na friends win have to do the best they cal " until the Texas Pacific railroad runs througl . their country. That will bring \ certain '' cure to all their troubles but they need no
 expect much more protection from Govern
 ment than they have been receiving hereto y fore.