Arizona citizen., 1875-12-18
L o CAL MA TIERS.
serenade te Governor Mccormick

serenade te Governor Mccormick
 On Thursday night Pennington stree was illuminated by an immense bonfire and at o'clock our citizens turned out II large numbers to pay the compliment O a serenade to Ex-Governor and Ex-Dele gate Mccormick, recently arrived from the east. After music by the band, Col EStevan Ochoa, Mayor Of the city, spok in substance as follows:
 SPEECH OF MAYOR ocHoA.
 FELLOW -CITIzENs:-We have assembled 10 welcome our former Governor and Del gate 10 Congress for three terms, and [, thank him for the interest he has eve shown in our behalf In procuring legis iatlon and in all influences for our benef ne has been an active and faithful worker and he has done us much good. In hi long public service he has sometime, made enemies. as might be expected, bu his friends have always far outnumberec them, as they nov do, and they are glac Of every opportunity to do him honor.
 l now have pleasure in presenting {, you Hon. R. c. Mccormick.
 GOVERNOR MccoRMICK's SPEECH.
 MR. MAYOR AND GENrLRMEN:-I au grateful for this expression Of your person al regard and for your estimate Of my of hcial course in connection with the Terri tory of Arizona.
 The years Of my service, extending iron 1883 10 1875, cover an eventual period in tn, history Of the Territory, beginning witt the organization Of its distinctive govern ment and including a protracted strugel, with the Indians, in which, at times neither life nor property could any wher, be considered secure.
 Those Of you who have borne witnes, with me 10 the many and serious obsta cles confronting the settlement and deveI opment Of the Territory must rejoice ovel the success with which these obstacle, have, by patience and sacrifice, and ofter by heroIsm, been overcome, and the meas ure Of law, order, peace and prosperity now existing here.
 l Conspicuousiy before you, first as fed eral officer and for six years past as youi chosen representative in the Congress oi the United States, my official record f, well known 10 all and must speak for it. self
 | will only say that the more closely il is scrutinized by candid and honest men familiar with the circumstances under which have acted, the better shall like it, and that I an content to rest upon il without desire for further official connec ton with the Territory.
 Sometimes misunderstood and often misrepresented, ss is the fate Of all hold. | ing public station, have steadily and ! hopefully labored for what believed to be the good Of the whole people, trusting 10 time 10 show the results Of what may have achieved here and In Washington, to yindicate my policy and to make clear the integrity Of my purpose.
 As a private citizen it will be my pride and pleasure, 10 recall the incidents of my pi- oneer life here and to reflect upon the hon. or repeatedly shown me by the people; and it is my hope Co be identified with business enterprises calculated to advance the material and substantial progress of the Territory, in which l shall ever have n lively and sincere interest. The lack or cheap and quick transpor- tatiOn, the remaining essential need Of the Territory, will soon be supplied by the presence Of the iron rail and horse, and linen will begin the era of your true and greatest prosperity in the systematic, thor ough and profitable working or the mines .of precious metals, which are the distin- guishing feature Of the Territory and in the value Of which the faith Of the coun- try at large was never 80 great as at pres ent.
 The Territory will become e Gavor!te railroad highway 10 the Pacific. unob- structed at all seasone. Capital for all business purposes will be abundant, labor will receive it's deserved compensation, peace will have its victories, "No less renowned than those Of war" and the highest expectations Of a large and ambi- tious population, will here. believe, be as fully and satisfactorily realised as they could be in any part Of the national do- main.
 Again thanking you for this compli- mentary demonstration, and congratula- ting you upon the growth and improve ment Of Tucson since l was last here, l. assure you Of my best wishes for you in- a "a F,- health, happiness and good fortune.
 The speech was received with cheers, the hand played Yankee Doodle" and then the crowd by invitation entered the Gov ernor's apartments and partook Of refresh ments. There was much good cheer for. several hours and the Governor was the subject Of many complimentary allusionS and had in turn kind words for al! his old friends, and for many new ones who were present.
 As . matter Of interest to some who have spoken to us on the matter, we give the following record ot Mir. McCormick's official connection with Arizona:
 Secretary Of Territory, March, 1883 to No vembeT, 1865.
 Acting Governor Of Territory, NOvem- Der, 1885 to April. 1866.
 Governor Of Territory, April, 1863 toI March, 1869.
 Delegate Of Territory, March, 1869 toI March, 1875.
 TIE Pima Supervisors held a special Decemaer l3. Present, lull