The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-08-12
THE INDIAN QUESTION AGAIN.
Sadness and Gloom Upon Every White
 Countenance.


 chsrgcable to the Government of the country, sll candid, righ,-minded citizens must admit. The citizens of the Territory have not brought this sorrow and suffering upon themselves. They came here by invitation of their Gov ernment, since the organization of the Ter ritory, in the firm belief tha, Government would protect their lives and property from the savage Indians who claim and occupy the Territory. How wofIlly they have been mistaken Is known to every person who has read the papers during the pas; seven years, and is admitted by all except few misin- formed, philanthropic Indian sympathizers at the East; the Indian Ring; Members of Congress who have had their "palms greased by the robbers and assassns of the Indian Ring, and still other Members who have been led astray by Quaker accounts oe the "wrongs," gentleness, and traetableness of the noble red men, Little heed do these persons pay to our woes and sutferings. New err for a moment, do they allow bathroom to the thought that, as a general rule, white people prefer peace and security to war, with all its bloodshed, cruelty, and loss of proper ty. Safely and comfortably fixed as they are in their palatial residences, and living from oh the taxes, share of which even we poor, war-ridden border men have to pay, they laugh to seorn the wrongs inflicted upon us and, in various ways, aid and encourage the miscreants vino have preyed-are .ye, prey ing upon us
 Vail after vail has gone up to Washiag- ton from this and other Territories afflicted by Indians, and President Grants m1-called "Peace policy" And what, feTlow-sufferers, has been the resultl Why, as we have said before, our cries for help have been unheeded, treated with contempt, and interpreted with the view of proving to the people of the At lantic Slope, that we were . band of mer. cenary eut-throsts, whose only aim was to proioog var with the Indians, and thereby induce the sending of troops here, in order that we might make living by furnishing tbem supplies. This, we know, is the way President Grant, the Indian Ring, and their backers have viewed the matter And this, we again assert, is a wrong, pernicious view of the case. No white citizen has ever immi- grated to this Territory with the sole object in view of fighting Indians; yet mos citizens have had more or less of this unpleasant, dangerous and improbable duty to perform, in order to save their lives and property.
 The bloody record of our unfortunate Ter ritory will show that since the spring of 1864, over 400 citizens have been slain in battle, or cruelty murdered by Indians. During this time, too, thousands of animals have been stolen from us, hundreds of houses and fields of grain have been burned and gutted; wo. men have been outraged, and their children carried into captivity, all, through neglect of duty of Government which has taxed us for its support, while it has not even allowed us the privilege of electing our own officers, or extended us a tithe of the protection which it was its duty to render.
 Does this sad record prove that VIC have been the aggressors; or that we still hope for continuance of war, the worst of which 1t has been our misfortune to receivel Com. mon sense and reason will prompt honest people to say "nsy." Then, in Gods name why all this criminal neglect on the part o the Administration Why has President Grant and Congress permitted such a state of affairs to exist in Arizona, unless it be tha, they are misled and misnformed by knayish Indian Agents2 Why has the usefulness and efficiency of the few soldiers at the vari ous military posts in this Territory been de. stroyed by orders from Washington? Why have murderous Indians been fed at some o said posts. and permitted to supply them. selves with arms and ammunition which they have employed to destroy us, if the Admin, istration is not in sympathy with them and against usl Why the threat of the Presiden, to revenge the Camp Grant killing, if it it not his desire to hand this country over to tho indisns2 And why has he sent the best Indian fighter in the Army, to command here II 1t Is his purpose, as expressed in . recent telegraphic dispatch, to have "Peaoe Com. missioner" settle the difficulty between In. dians and whites7 Does this not look like double-dealing, and desire to pluck we'll. earned laurels from the brow of another brave General of Democratic proclivities. I, looks that way, indeed. Now, President Grant must know that the Apaehes are the most faithless wretcbes on the Continent and that they have not yet asked him fol peace. He must also know, that, owing tc the puerile war that has been wagod against them they have never vel had 4 vood ubin