The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-03-11
HEARKEN, UNCLE SAM"

Give ear. {" dear Unclc," while VIC shout n few truthful sentences in your great Ameri' can car. You know you have lots of white nephews in Arizona, who are dependent upon you for protection from Indians, and you al- so know that you have failed in your duties as protector, even after you organized this region into a Territory, and, by that act, in vited your muchly disgusted Arizona neph- ews to leave their former homes, and come out here to build up State. Now, this IS, to say the least, entirely wrong in you, and you should feel ashamed of yourself for your neglect of your poor helpless nephcws in Arizona You, no doubt, will see the long list of murders and outrages published in this paper last week, and, of course, will know that said murders and outrages were commit ted by Ind pns living inside the lines of your dominions, who, from the puny efforts put forth by you to make them respect you, look upon you and your people as every weak sis tcrs; and call you their indugent mother, instead of "Great Father at Washington" ." Then, too, other nations have heard, and know how you have protected your citizens at home, from enemies, and they insult you and them, abroad thinking,-knowing, in fact, that you will say nothing about it, for fear of raising disturbance in the family of nations. Dear, dear. How have the nigh ty fallen. Uncle, you know you once went to war for free trade and sailors rights" !" and won your points by whipping the great est nation of Europe. That, too, at a time, when you were weak, in comparison with your present Sampsonian strength. Then, in the name of Washington, why don't you fight your enemies in Arizona. Why allow handful of vagabond Indians to commit crimes the most fearful, and then defy you to punish them. Verify, it is passing strange, but, nevertheless, 8 deploFable fact, that you are responsible for the crimes of these saya- ges; for the blood shed by them, and the property destroyed. Yet, you exalt yourself above the power of us victims to make you responsible, and shut your ears to our cries for justice, for protection. Shame, shame, Unelel Do one thing or the other Aban- don us entirely, or punish our enemies But, we fancy we hear you say it would cost too much to protect you Arizonans; l am hard up, and you must continue to protect your selves. Pshaw! what nonsence. You hard up. and unable to protect us Think of the seven or eight millions of money wasted on Alaska; the money spent to feed and pro tect Negroes at the South that used to car | " elections; to enrich iavortes; keep extra clerks in the Departments at Washington; extra employees everywhere, and the i'm mense sum you propose to spend in acquiring San Domingo. This will not do, Uncle. We must have protection. Must have more troops, and more vigorous war policy SpasmOdc efforts will never conquer the Apaehes; nor will couple of regiments oi regular soldiers, whose time has been, is yet mainly employed in "building quarters" and drilling. Either keep them in the field fighting Indians, or pay our citizens to dc that job, and the Apache question will soor be got rid of To sum up. The people o this Territory want peace, and 1t is your du | ty, dear Uncle, to let them have it as speed
 fly as possible.