Arizona citizen., 1876-01-29
THE CITIZEN.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1876
A Note or Warming.

4 writer in the Arizona Miner, oi
 January 2lst, in reviewing the late
 tragedy at San Carlos, in which ar
 Apache chief lost his life after vainly
 endeavoring to take the life of NIT. Swee
 ny of that agency, exhibits kInd and un
 doubtedly disinterestcd sol;citude in re
 gard to the position of Agent Cum and
 those around him.
 Notwithstanding this kindly and well meant anxiety for their personal
 safety, we have very little hope that the Agent of San Carlos and those around him will fall back from their adtanced position in the fray. From personal knowledge we can only speak of MT. Clum,-although we have no doubt he hss chosen associates, in his undertaking, like himself,-and while ;hls gentleman ought 10 know that discretion is the better part of valOr, We are afraid he is too much in earnest to entertain any such side issue. As near ly as we can get at hIs position, we think Mr. Cum has surprised the office of Indian Agent with a combination of qualities, of which it has hitherto been woefully ignorant There have un- doubtedly been Indian agents who were good men. but otherwise utterly lack ing; there have been yirtuOuS agents, but only virtuous, and that through necessity; there have been stifbacked agents, but weak in the legs; large hearted agents, but the enlargement was disease; piOus agents, but with 8 weakness for pickles; agents with a mission, who were being wasted here, and were therefore taken away from us
 Mir. Cum is none of these and vet he seeMs to us to possess the very qual- ities required by the position And possessing these qualities he has. as We have said, greatly surprised the situation. The position had hlthert0N been so badly filled and it's attendant possibilities are so great, that the San Carlos Agent seems to have thrown away all considerations usually of weight, and, so to speak, have becomei completely swallowed up in what his hands have found to do. But there isl danger, and while Mr Cum in the heat of the conflict and daily perform snce of duty has been so painfully ig- norant of his danger, other hearts have become awakened, and to keep these kindly hearts from bleeding in addition 10 being awakened, a warning note is sounded.
 We think it would be well for Agent Cum to heed this warning note. Con slider. What will it profit him, though his cause be the noblest, if he lose h1s own life: There be many good things in this world, Mr Agent. There is irorn tfis se,lrv ..cnrafIt It- arrsqlls the valley of daily duty there may be death; hie to the mountains, What is the accomplishment of task begun what is honor; what is th d qualification of having it to sav. ' ' l said l would do it and I have suc-l ceedcd." We know il would be Httlei rough, but don't you think it would be safer even now on the eve of success. to turn with ashen cheek and quiver- r ing lip to the Commandant of Apache r and beg him to come and stay with you Y to ward of any possible danger; and if T. T. he can't be with you always, at least to stay with you nIghts2 We are really :, for your welfare. We have u read of men dying for convictions. and :" In a good cause, and dyIng without a ''- sign of relenting; but m the teeth of he mockery and insincerity of the day. si 1t hardly seems probable that any one tl n these times can be so minded, and W 70 you might do well to heed this warn a ing note. dl We have done our duty and yct,-we ia honestly believe that John P. Cum '" will continue to walk straight on in C' he path he has marked out hl