Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-01-28
Proceedings of Citizens Meeting on
the Indian Situation.

In pursuance OF call printed III IHE
CITIZEN of Saturday, Jan. 21st, 1871,
large number of prominent citizens
of Tucson and other parts of the Ter
ritory, assembled at the Court House
last Monday evening to consider the
alarming condition of our people in
consequence of the active hostility of
the Indians.
The meeting was called to order by
J. E. McCaffry, Esq, and on motion
Judge John Anderson was elected
chairman and William J. Osborn ap-
pointed Secretary.
On motion committee of three was
appointed, consisting of Messrs G. w.
c.. Rowell of Arizona City, E. n. Fish
of Tucson, and J. L. Alsop of Phenix
to take into consideration and devise
ways and means to carry out the OBJ
ject of the meeting with instructions
to report at their earliest CONVENIENCE.
On motion the meeting adjourned
subject to the call Of the committee.
Pursuant to the call of the commit
tee the meeting re-assembied at the
Court House Jan. oath, at o'clock
P. M.
Capt. c. w. G. Rowell chairman
of the committee appointed Oh the Odd
inst. presented the following Report
and Memorial:
To Hon. John Anderson chairman
of public meeting held at Tucson Jan
uary 23d, 1871
Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the matters discussed at the
Public Meeting OF citizens held in Tue
son, January 23d, 1871, with instruc-
tons to report action thereon, beg leave
to report,
That they have carefully considered
the questions presented, and think it
best to memorialize the present Legis-
Iative Assembly upon the matter, and
have proposed memorial, with names
attached, as follows to-wit:
To the Honorable, the SiatA Legislatice
assembly Of tue Territory Of Arisona--
GENTLEMEN: We, the undersigned,
your memorialists would most respect
fully show to your honorable body
that the present condition Of the. peo-
pie of this Territory is deplorable in
the extreme, by reason Of the continu-
ed successful raids Of hostile Indians,
and that if recommendations made by
the Commanding General of the De-
partment are carried out by the au-
thorities at Washington, our condition
bad as it is now, will then become far
worse. We, your memorialists would
further show, that in our Judgment
all erroneous view is had by most peo-
pie broad concerning our resources and
means for material prosperity, and
more especially is this the case with
the present Congress and those high
in authority at the national capital.
Wherefore your memorlaists respect
fully ask that committee composed
from both Houses of your honorable
body be appointed especially to en-
quire into the condition Of the Terri
tory, with full power to send for per-
sons and papers, and to take testimo-
ny, and that such committee be in
structed to report fully i'll the premises.
SIGNED BY C W CRowell, E n Fish, CB
Lafitte, H Lesinsky q Co., Lord u Will
liams, Thos Ewing, S r belong, q l.
Zeckendorf, Goldberg, Thos z Dutficy,
VIM L Curry, A Brichta, F NJ Hodges, NJ
Jacobs &Co, d A Bennett, John IL Arch
ibald, E ID Wood, j Bratton, IL W Clark,
n g FlGurnoy, o Brown, r M Crandal,
A Decker, J L Stevenson, S c Whipple,
Thos Barnum, Chas FL Meyers, II OFT, John
Miller, John B Allen, j S Mansfield, S w
Chambers, j E McCatfry, VIM Whitaker,
and others.
Your committee would further re-
that ways and means
Of three be appointed to
confer with any committee that the
may appoint and that i'm
joint and persistent action be
had in the premises.
Respectfully submitted,
G. W. G. ROwELL.
Chairman.
On motion of Mr. De Long, the re-
port was received and adopted and the
committee discharged