Arizona citizen., 1876-10-14
Annexation.


 was held at Burns Hall. in Silver City. October f, 1876, for the purpose of con sidering the prOpriety of severing connections with New Mexico and an nexing tO the Territory of Arizona.
 On motion J. M. Ginn was called to the chair who explained the object of the meeting and forcibly set forth the advantages to be derlved from such a union.
 On motion of 1 N. Stevens, James Corbin was elected Secretary. After which James Mullen was loudly called for. who responded and gave most sat isfactory reasons why Grant county should ally her destinies with Arizona.
 Upon motion of D. E. Req 1t was moved and carried that committee of five be appointed on resolutions. Where upon the Chair assigned as committee men, D. R. Req, chairman, James Mul- len, Peter Graves, w. II. Eckles and Robert Metcalf
 During the absence Ofthe committee, Colonel Ledbetter was called upon and entertained the meeting with some hap py remarks, setting fourth advantages of becoming q part of a progressive people. which were well-tlmed and we'll received.
 MT. Rea. Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, reported the following, which were read and unanimously adopted:
 Whereas, Pursuant tO a call publish ed in the Grant County Herald, signed bv many prominent citizens of the said county, to take such steps as may be deemed necessary tO sever our relations as a county from the Territory of New Mexico and annex to the Territory of Arizona; and we. the citizens of Grant county. here assembled, having met in pursuance to said call, do hereby declare that it is our earnest wish to ioIn our political destinies with the neighbOring Territory of Arizona and cease our political connection with the Territory of New Mexico, of which oul county forms part; and for taking this important step we assign the fol lowing as some ofthe principal reasons for the desired change:
 1. That we are geographically nearer the center of population and capital of said Territory of Arizona than that of our present Territory.
 ,. That we have a near community of interest with the said Territory of Arizona. in that our leading pursuit which IS mining, Is identical with hers 3. That the laws enacted by our Ter ritorv are unsuited to our wants, and we consider those which govern ouI neighbOring Territory better adapted to the exigcncics of mining cOmmu nity.
 1. That we, as a county, are denied equal representation with the other counties of the Territory and have lit l tie or no voice in the enactment of law which are necessary tO our welfare which, WIG believe, would be remedied by the liberal-minded people of Ari zOna.
 j. That we consider the Territory O
 New Mexico badly governed, owing to the fact that the chief power in Ter ritorial legislation rests in the hands Q a selfish oligarchy, who designedly weild the same in their own selfish in terest. and owing to the peculiar tenn per and habits of her people we see n'
 hope for any relief in the near future. ?. 6. That our geographical situation II relation to the Southern Pacific Rail
 road is such as induces us to believI that our material interests will be great ly advanced by joining on to Arizona
 :. That portion of our Territory l
 subject to Indian depredations iron the same Apache bands who have thei homes in Southern Arizona, and con . sequently a means of common detenc
 in the way of militia system could b
 better inaugurated and carried out b a political union with said Territory whose interests in that respect are ider | tical with ours, therefore be it
 ' Resolved, That it Is the wish of th ' people of Grant county, as expresses - through the persons here assembled ' that the necessary steps be taken d once to further the views herein eA
 pressed.
 T Resolved, That the Governor and al 5 other officials of the Territory of Ar { z0na, and also all her influential cit p zens be requested tO cooperate with u
 in this movement
 T Upon motion of W. H. Eckles, tn
 question of annexation be voted upO at our county election in Novembe next. was carried.
 ! MT. Req moved that a committee q correspondence, consisting ofeight pei 3 sons, be appointed by the Chair. Cal ried.
 The Chair appointed the followin D committee: Messrs. Moses. WalcOt ) R. Metcalf, Rea. Mullen, Eckles, Grave ! and Ginn
 NIT. James ucas moved the appoint Iment of committee of five Co draw n and forward a memorial to COngres ! on the question of annexation. Cal !, ried
 The Char appointed \. II. Hackney James NJ. Wilson, Charles 0. Rutt: 70 Colonel Ledbetter and J. k. MagrudeI { W. II. Eckles moved that a cOmmi tee of eight, one from each precinct c
 the county, be appointed on finance.
 The Chair appointed NJ. W. Bremen D. Miller, John Adair, John Brock r man. W. l.. Thompson, c. W. Holt, J ? NJ. Wilson and c. W. Arnold. NIT. Lucas moved that the proceed ings of this meeting be published i l the Grant County Herald and alS ? copies of same be forwarded tO th
 Arizona papers and publication n
 quested. Carried.
 MT. Wilson moved that the Chaii } man authorize a sufficient number q
 extra copies of the proceedings of mi
 meeting to be published by the Heral and forwarded by the committee o
 correspondence to each member of th ,iU. :. Senate and House of Represent; :, tiveS. Carried.
 \ Colonel Ledbetier moved that in cas of vacancy in any of the aforesaid con lmittees the Chair be authorized tO hl ,i the same Carried.
 ". IT. Eckles moved that this mee ..rr-.I r,,..s-.,.- I.s...f f