Arizona citizen., 1872-04-27
SONORA AND ARIZONA.

abuse of Governor Stafford. His eff forts to give peace and security to all, whether born in Mexico or this coun- try, have melted the Ures editcr to this vile task. The history of Mex ico shows that her people have been reared amid anarchy of their own making, and seem naturally enough opposed to an officer who earnestly labors for reign of good law and good order. While the Ures scribbler raves in his revolutionary country at Governor Safford's actions, it is pleas ant to know that all the honest Mex jeans of Arizona approve them. They say the Governor is doing right and do and will sustain him. The thieves and murderers here and in Sonora do not like the kind of government we have and which the Governor labors to maintain. Those across the border have so long had their own way, have kept their country in civil war, their people in poverty and mental wretch edness, that they seem previously dis appointed when opposed in such labors here. In all kindness and sincerity, we tell their defenders in Sonora, and if any be here, them too, that they cannot play their games of theft and murder ill Arizona with the freedom they do in Mexico. We want peace and friendly relations with Sonora, but this cannot be while outlaws are en- outraged to come here and commit the blackest crimes and return and re- ceive the plaudits and protection of their countrymen.
 If we had any evidence that the Ures writer and anarchy defender possessed the faculty of reason, we would invite his attention to a con- parison of the Arizona and Sonora governments. Gover1ior Stafford is constantly travelling about encourag- ing development of every proper kind, establishing and building up free schools, and, to the extent of his power, ascertaining and supplying the peoples wants; at the same time, and we might say at nearly all times, the Governor of Sonora is traversing his own and @ neighboring State with armed forces slaughtering his own people, levying arbitrary contribu- tions, and devouring the substance of all. With history of centuries, So- nora has not mile of railroad, nor telegraph, nor free school with but nine years existence, Arizona has the latter in every part where there are enough children, and telegraphs and railroads will soon come. We have no purpose to draw odious comparisons, but rather by tangible reasons incite our Sonora neighbors to creditable i'm provements in public affairs, and show the superiority of our good over their bad government, and the advantages arising from due protection of in nocent men, and prompt, effective punishment of guilty ones without regard to race or place of birth. Fail ing to secure or encourage the estab- lishment of 8 government as good as this of Arizona, the Mexican people in Mexico are to-day hardly as well off as their ancestors of hundreds oi years ago. To-day, the people oi Mexico who are raving at our govern ment, are languishing in want, are waging vicious war, killing and i'm poverishing each other, crime is ram- pantand peace unknown among them
 yet with all the Apaches and border bandits work, our people are con- } paratively happy, thriving and content To the Ures scribe and his disciples