Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-05-13
THE CITIZEN.
The Cause.

At the time Of the Chincahua re
bellion there was a report widely eli
culated by the press, that the rebellion
of the Indians IN southern New Mex
leo and Arizona WAS caused by scarcity
of food; that there were no supplies
that the Indians were suffering for food
that they were consequently forced into
rebellion, and that the painful duty
devolved upon the army to drive them
back 10 the reservations 10 starve
peaceably 1t was very affecting and
effective picture, and may have been
true of New Mexico. We know moth
ing about Indian affairs in that Terri
tory But it was moi true as applied 10
the immediate situation in Arizona,
and especially as being the cause fthe
Chiricahua outbreak. Supplies were
nearly exhausted on some Of the reser-
Vations IN Arizona but strong repre-
sensations had been made To- Washing
ton and there had Is yet been no short
ness of ratiOns at the time Of the out
break, whatever might have been the
case in the immediate future. IL is
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not the cause Of the Chiricahua re-
beiliOn- The San Francisco Alta learn
ing Of the falsity of the report of the
outbreak being directly caused by
want Of food, wishes to know what
was the casus belli.
The situation on the Chiricabua
reservation was and is as follows: In
1872, General o. o. Howard concluded
treaty with Cachise and his Indians
by which they were to have an i'm
mense acreage Of mountain and valley
land in the southeast portion of Arr
IONA. They were to have the agent of.
their choice, and to Be left almost nm /
controlled, with the simple condition .
that they were to give the Americans p
rest from being killed and robbed
Whether or not General Howard So
Understood it. the treaty was interpret
ed by the Indians to be an agreement 7,
mat they were 10 be fed, clothed and
reserved, and to be left free 10 do =,
they chose on and off the reservation. e
so long as they left the Americans
unmolested. Since the conclusion of.
That treaty, and until their recent re
oelllon, these Indians have acted IN
exact accordance with their interDrpta Il
.lon OF that treaty as given above. For s
hree years they gave the Americans a a
est, but they made it particularly hot c
or every body else IN their vicinity. I
They robbed and pillaged and devastat- c
d Sonora. TWAS charming arrange T.
nent The Indians couldn't have asked lie
better and 1t is great wonder Z
hey ever broke the treaty. The reser c.
alton was their base Of supplies for ed
BOD, clothing, arms and ammunition. .th
nd at the same time their refuge and lie
etreat when pursued. From this reser- $50
alton they could start when the moon he
as young, fully equipped, and 60 sh
own on a pleasant little excursion into
anora, and after killing a few men Iha
nd ravishing few women and knock 90
Il out the brains of a few babies and
all the money and goods co
ey could carry, they would return, at Ina
e waning Of the moon, riding and ct,
aiding stolen animals, and after dis. tn;
'sing Of their booty they would have a Co
& spree, and when that was over and
cir money gone they would draw
-ain on Sonora. There was no con
d exercised over them whatever
icy were as free as the wind.
And 50 this Christian plan of life.
ncocted by the sanity Howard, went -'e
year after year. Each year matters iiiO
We grown worse The chances for seq
ying stock and the openness and ease thr
tn which trading with the Indians res
IS accomplished yearly increased anC
nally, this Spring, the Indians on an Y
casIon got little too drunk, or the mo,
liskey was OF kind they were not ti,r
customed 10, and mad with liGuor H..
y suddenly started into killing on n
= wrong side, and the terrible nirbl -,
re of horror that has rested ON "
Arizona for four wears +.
last broken. With It's breaking. and TOT
n the lifting Of the veil, the terrible que
te OF facts, Of which we only give q Sen
mpse, Is revealed by the BORDERING Jun
pie whose lips have hitherto been any
led by fear OF from "a ho2e Thai the
h temporary silence as to the fact. phil
ugh settlers would in the mean hav
e come into the country to render NOR
possible TO effect a permanent the
edy to the dreadful evil. And now OTr
me spell Is broken the people dc. Son,
nd that these Indians shall be remov- "a,
rom their mountain Businesses and -.
ed where they can be efIcctually =
uolled and be converted from
OF savagery and blood. To a life of -
&c and industry. 1t is The only re ~ ~
nng Indian problem in southern nc
IONA lfthrough the Vaccinations opin
eVi men successful solution is ana
: prevented, on the heads of ,bes. of tn
! be all the blood of innocence rer
Oh failure shall cause to be shed impc
10y
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