The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-08-19
New Way to "Let Us Have Peace

These are. indeed, evil times for the white people of Arizona, "a Territory of the Uni ted States which has acquired nnclouded title to the appellstion, Dark and Bloody Ground" Our people and Territory are threatened with new and greater dangers than any they have yet encountered. These dangers are imminent, and II therefore be- comes the duty of every white Arizonan, and tAese threatened dangers. The President of the United States has been captured by the Quaker feuds ani their Indian wards, and mas turned the sword oi the Republic into rod with which hc proposes to smite those whom he has sworn 10 protect and defend. In this emergency the people of Arizona, and all other white people who take an in;eres, in their welfare. and in the progress of ciyili- ration, must make themselves heari in de- fense of the right must strike while the iron is hot must cut the Quaker Indian anaconds which the Administration seems bent upon coiling around this Territory, whose cup of bitterness, we had thought, had already been drained 10 the dregs.
 Surely is the sun of this Territory dark sned by blacker clouds than any that have ever before lowered over her; and most cer. tainly will there be increased blood,hed, pill lage and suffering, if the honest, fIir-minded citizens Of the whole country do no, imnedi- stely raise their mighty voice against this new and murderous compact which Pre,id.nt Grant, the Qdakers and the Indian. have en tered into against civilization, and civilized beings in this Territory.
 What, we ask, can the world think of [ President who, but few months ago, ir obedience to the vcice of Press and people removed General Stonsman from comman, here and filled his place with General Crook an officer every way qualified 10 fight tn, battles Of civilization in this Territory, snt to close the sad and bloody page of our hi. tory in q manner that coul not fail to bens it both parties to the contest, when the fac becomes known that in less than three month alter having done all this, the same Presider succambed to the eorrnpt Indian Ring; r, pented of his thew departure" and fell bac upon bis old, ten, dsmnable Indian policy But, it is not our purpose to endeavor make President Grant more odious in tl eyes of our people than he i-, if, indee, that were possible. We only wish to sho the inconsistency of tbs man and Presiden who, but short time after having acknow edged and acted upon the general complain that StoDemans ideas of conducting hostilI ties and of conquering the enemies of tI country were not correct ones, replared bi with Crook, whose plan of dealing with Inc sns BAd slwsys been crowned with the mo brilliant success, ani who. it WAS said a believed, came here with full power and stTuctions to put an end to the Apache ". and who (the President) now comes out vi .a order, tying Crooks hands, until su time as Vincent Colyer and other contemy ible [" Peace" frauds shall have interview afew Apache chiefs Is not this varyiu changsbls policy, unbecoming, if not high criminal, in the President of the Unit States7
 U been appointed to command here, and Il he had received q carte 5L4nche from Presid, Grant 10 finish the work which, from varic causes, so many other military officers | failed to do, there went up from every wh mans city, village and cabin in Arizona, c ifornia, New Mexico, Nevada, and Cobra psns of rejoicing, and grateful prayers
 this act of President Grant, which, at time, looked as if it were the prelude to last act in the bloody drama.
 Gathering the reIns that guided the in tsry chariot in this Department, Gene Crook lost no time in driving s,raigh, 10
 ensmy's country; in organizing his for and in starting upon Q fatiguing seou, to f and ehAstise the willy, savage foe. Then
 every white pulse in Arizona beat high V hope; then did our friends in Califor Sevads,--in all the States and Territorie
 ~ho bad, for so long, watched the unec