Arizona weekly miner., 1877-01-19
The @Qiner.
FRIDAY. JAN. I9. 1877.
THE CAPITAL or ARIZONA.


 for one day, in prospect of soon being at the scat of power, but alas for human hopes. another revolution of the earth found the sun shining as brightly as ever on the Capi- tai at Tucson.
 X bill had been passed, locating the seat of Government.here. Every impartial per son recognized the justice of tue enact ment ana all felt that justice had at last been done, but pending the enrolment of the bill, the Pima delegation in the Legislature con nubiated with Maricopa and the ridiculous farce of again removing the Capital was en- acted, this time Pho'nix was honorei with its location fora few hours, which so c1aspcrated our members that they voted with Pima to return ii to Tucson, which was done and the the Capital remained undisturbed where it had been wrongfully located some year, ago.
 This year the Yayapai and Mohavc mem ber> were elected principally on that one is sue: the recovery of the Capital and it's re- location at Prescott where it rightfully be- loags. and right nobly have they discharged their obligations to the people The bill removing the capital to Prescott passed both houses. thanks to Maricopa and part of the Piial delegations for their valuable assist ance, and only awaited the signature of the Governor to become law.
 Al this iuncture doubts arose in the mind, vi many: and some. chronic growlcrS, who see corruption. intrigue and bribery in every thing and everybody. old fossils as il were. who. if they ever had any generous impulses they have long since dried up and ceased to act, become dc,sccatc lG The Lad taste and wo-.. ,:, ... IL aie that the Governor dare not sirn th> pill for fear of some imaginary men of wealth in Tucson whom they were pleased to de- nominate his masters
 So far aS We were C r- a'> We never had the least concern s. l.. ,lc fate of the bil! after il reached the Cover n"rS hands. In the firstpace we knew that lie had no masters. Secondly. that he dared to do anything that was right. and thirdly that there Is not money enough in the noun tilns Of Arizona and Mexico to bribc him to do wrong. We do not assert. that he might not commit an error of judgment. or hc influenced by the representations of Friend, in whose honesty and wisdom he had confidence, but what we do say is that he can neither he driven nor hired to act con traIy to his convictions of right. Enter tilnlng these convictions. We have tclt per Iccily easy and were not at all surprised this morning when the telegraph announced that the Governor had signed the bill rcmoy- ing the Capital from Tucson 10 Prescott
 The removal is now the law of the land, so far as the Governor and Legislative AS >embly can make il so, and fl will continue io be the law unic>, Congress shall interfere and d,clare it void, of which there nee! lc no fear.
 However anxious Stevens may be to rc- tain the Capital at Tucson. he is st least possessed of a reasonable amount Of com mon sense and the ordinary policy that at taches to people generally, and he knows too well that to interfere with the will of this people in the Capital matter would bc 10 kill him politically in thi, Territory for ever.
 The outlook now is that the Capital is to he removed to Prescott and tha, here it will always remain. The geography, population, trade mining, and agricultural interests of Arizona, de mand its location here. and these material demands will be obeyed.
 of course, VIC suppose, the Capital will re- m ain at Tucson until after the present Ses- sion of the Legislature closes, in fact iI ]! would be impracticaiie to remove it before: the 10 days allowed by law. would expire, before the removal could be effected. build . ings fitted up, etc, but as soon after ibc ad- . joupmcnt as practicable we shall expect to !, see the Governors, Secretary and other Fed craI offices together ~ith the Territorial . archieves removed to Prescott and in due . lime Capital building erected either on . 1he Plaza or Capital Hill.