Arizona citizen., 1873-11-29

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 When Gen. Howard hunted up Cachise and let him dictate the terms upon which he would consent to cease murdering peo- pie and stealing from them in the United States, THE CITIZEN took decided grounds against the wisdom of the performance. Deny it as he may, we were advised by 8 commissioned officer of the army at the time of his arrival from that noted peace making in the Dragoon Mountains, that Gen. Howard expected an ovation by the people of Tucson for his work, and lilly concealed his chagrin and disappointment when he found the people here with hard ly an exception, felt that he had perform ed no service ot goodness or bravery worth any demonstrationlother than that of disgust. They felt and knew that if left wholly to Gen. Crook, Cachise as well as other Apaches would soon be brought to condition of peace that could be trusted by citizens and would be respect ed by the Apaches They knew that Gen. Howard reported all over the land that he had made peace with several tribes or bands of Apaches at old Camp Grant, and at other places in the Territory; and they also knew that no peace followed in those places until it was made by General Crook through the agency of wise war. A few Indians promised Gen. Howard that they would remain at peace, but all sensible people knew that wholesome fear and not honeyed words, even when made more delicious by interjections about "divine assistance," would make their promises of any value We are of the candid opin- ion that General Crooks operations with the Apaches are much higher and better favored and more effectually promoted by "diyine assistance" than are those of the pious snivelers; the former does not dishonor his Savior and true religion by parading both in his official communica- tions as many truly Christian people think the latter do. General Crook executes in it's true sense the Presidents peace policy by placing the Indians on reserves and properly caring for them when there, in accordance with Gen. Schoield's General Order No. 10, of date November 23, 1871, and supplemented by General Crook, Dec. II, 1871, in General Orders No. 32. These orders had the approval of the country at large as well as of the higher authorities at Washington. They contain the very essence of President Grants peace policy, and they require descriptive lists of Ind ians on reserves, roll calls, and the utmost care to not ration an Indian who fails to comply with these conditions. They were both fully in force by December II, 1871 and have been ever since. Gen. Howard said over and over again, and has put it in his written communications, that in the Cachise business he was enforcing the Presidents peace policy, and yet in his agreement with Cachise, made in the first days of October, 1872, he violated all the essential requirements of the or ders ot Generals Schofield and Crook then in full force. Having done so by pledging the government to except Ca chise's Indians from the operations of those orders, the wrong has been so far tolerated by government but not approv- ed by anybody conversant with the facts and unselfshIy interested as we are, or who acts upon genuine principle as we do in this matter.
 The Presidents peace policy always con- templated the use of the troops; General Towards agreement with Cachise forbid their use on the Chiricahua reserve-in extent about sixty miles square. The Presidents peace policy never meant that any section of the country should be practically safe retreat with food atpub- lie expense, for hostile Apaches in Ari- zona or murdering and thieving ones in Sonora; Gen. Howard agreed in effect, if not in words, that the very large Chiri- cahua reservation should be just such a place, and just such it has been since the agreement President Grants peace pol icy, as well as the law of Congress making appropriations for the support of the Ind ians, means that Indians not at peace nor in submission to proper regulations, shall be fed either on or of reservations; Gen. uitb Coobiaa roada