The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-07-22
Further Remarks on the Indian Question.

We are out of patience with the money. making, cowardly "peace" crew whose cries are heard all over this broad land for the blood Of the few thousand white citizens who have escaped death at the hands of the Apacbes, In this Territory, receu, events in which are now attracting the al. ten,ion of every whte.vered fool, knavc, pol. ,roon and coward from the Atlantic to the Pac. nc For Eastern mBmmles who have never seen a wild Indian, or met with danger, yet who talk as if they knew all about the Apaches and the situation of affairs in this Territory, we and do make some allowance, but, for those stall.fed pirates who come out here al the expense Of the people to heal difficulties between A portion Of that people and the savage aborigines of the Ter ritory, but who instead, add iuel to the flame belle us mlsrepreeent our motives, our Territory, and the dangers we have goue through, tbe losses We have sustained; and the tenacity with which we have cluny to our homes ;-ior such soulless, craven dogs, we can make DO a allowance cau have no respect,-for the reason that we believe them to be devoid ofhonor We are simply compelled to regard them as host of land-sharks who, were the title 10 Heaven in dispute, would, for cou- sideraiiop, swear falsely against tbe Great Archk tect and in favor Of the fallen one who WAS cast out Of it, in just such a manner as tbey ought 10 be kicked out Of Arizona The vile scoundrels Are they not base-hearted liars who, while affirm. ing that the hostile Indians of this Territory peaceable, well-di.posed aud friendly to all Amer icans will not, dare not go three miles from their posts, camps, or residences, into the COuu- try, without large escort of soldiers! Dare any simleFiag, disappointed Army officer; ihevlBg Quaker Indian agent or desiccated phanthro- plst, take the chances that any of our peo- pie have taken In this Territory for the last years They dare not, and they know 1t. But there gre two sides to every question; and these traitors their take the side Of the Apache, whose hand, for ages, has been against every man; whose mission on earth is 10 murder, rob, and spread sorrow in the household of civilized hu- l..- Nl.a pie Of the Territory of wishing to protraei the war with the Apachcs 10 all Of which we have or!y n say they lie.
 They charge that the white people of thi. Ter rtory are responsible for the war another false hood. When we came here, in 1883, tue Indians professed peace and friendship. So did ve, and lived up to our profession, too, until after the sayages had stolen several of our animals and murdered many Of our comrades. Then. and not until then, did we attempt to punish the brutes. who had no: only robbed and killed whites. but mutilsted the bodies of some and burned others. This, too, after we had shared with tbem our scant supply Of bread, clothes, etc. They tell us again thai some of our traders sell powder and lead to the Apsches, and that our people will do for a dollar and lees for patriotism than any other people of the union' An, well the first charge may be true there was once Judas, and we have heard of loyal Northern men who soid powder, lead and arms to so-caIled "rebels" to light against the sacred Northern cause. Of late, however, all the trading Of this sort in this Terri tory, would seem to have been conducted by U. 8. Army officers, st Camp Apache and elsewhere As to the assertion about dollars and patriotism VIC pronounce 1t a faisehood and brand the utter. CT fraud. There never was people who care less for money than ours, nor A people who Bseh is 5 j2 sdYanfs ssi aa the ;a sAgss M duty we bave performed we have neither asked Tor nor received pay, rations or allowances But we have said enough on this score and the slan. derers of the Territory and her people would do haiF INa enough Of their vicious Iabor.. Peusouer. mon the peoples bounty are not the ones to lecture the people Of Arizona, and those military officers who stand accused of loving the Indians for favor. which white man should be above receiving. those Quaker agents whose interest it Is to side with the Indian, that their rich leads may hold ont, bad better take counsel for the people have vithstood more wrongs from the Indian than they ever Will rom traitors oftheir own race Let the military aud the citizens deal with the Apsch es they are our game, and do thou, oh, oily. tongued Quakers something for the Mohaye. the Apache Mohave, and other peaecable tribe. which are In actual want while you Indian rjno Fellows keep all the time gorged with the fat of tne iand But you say yoa must atone 10 the Apaehes Tor the recent massacre at Camp Grant Wny not alone 10 us white people for the four hundred men, women and children murdered by the Apaehes since March ls64y Why not pay our people Tor the horses mules and other animal. the Indians have stoleny Why not lecture inc rcd devils Tor their many treacherous acts, (while hid oy the shades Of night, and in broad day-lightl in dealing death and destruction among inoffen.ive Vhtes' Out upon you, demagogues, who while receiVing pay From the people of the Tinted btAtes, or whom we Of Arizona are part. are sid ing and abetting Indian murderers, by youy olAek hes and oiacker inirigues