Arizona citizen., 1878-11-23

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 and the public welfare; but we are in-
 deed decided enemies to all tyrants, no
 matter who they are or what their
 name may be, and emphaIically so
 when one of them rises on our native
 soil Of that we have given proof, not
 long ago. when we saw that the admin Iislra ion of MT. Pesqueira in Sonora
 was Iyrannical NIT. Curella should lrecullect il very well, seeing that he
 was then, as now, unhappily our adver-
 sary, attacking from the Capit | of Mex
 ico the insurlectiOn in Sonora against
 the past administration, an insurrection
 which MT. Corella held 10 be occasion led by personal hale against those of Pesqueiras party, and by ambitious designs of its opponents to take pos
 session of the administrative powers. | Thus if we also iOI once would OverStep the bounds of justice and moderation, and allow ourselves 10 make q fictitious
 assertion, might we say to MT. Corella
 that he defends Mariscal, as he defend ed Pesqueira, only because he is in power? But no; we will not make use
 of arms condemned by loyal men, and,
 emitting on our side all arbitrary in- situations, we shall continue merely
 to defend ourselves against his unjust attacks
 We believe that there exists fact
 which goes to prove that we are not adverse to Mariscal's government on account of being friends of Serna, and it Is th;s: When the former gentleman arrived in Sonora, sent by Mr Lerdo, in order 10 arrange the political diff ditinn of war, we, Mexicans of Tue son, without having previously even Mariscal mentioned, immediately ad- dressed 10 him public congratulalion, ,aluting him as the messenger of peace and liberty for Sonora. We were not mistaken; peace was established and the whole time of his career as pro- visional governor, was propitious to the State. The people were happy and united with him 10 establish his ad ministralion. But hardly had the mo- ment arrived for the people to elect their constitutional authorities, when
 the ponderuu- General, the disinterest-
 ed governor, the just mediator, cut Iasunder W hat he had united, presenting himself as a candidate for new term. IA hot electoral cam paign commenced 1 between two political parties which were immediately formed again; one Ito support him tHat was In D wer, and
 the other for Seina The flghI between the two parties Overstepped the bounds of moderation, resulting nnally, with lihe victory ot the candidate Ill office. Still it was 10 be hoped, that having
 been good provisional Governor, he
 would with much more reason be so Iconsituliunally following the precepIs Iof lstlce and law. But, did MT Ma IrIscal do SD? His unconstitutional
 acts. and the countless mis iemeanOrs
 of his officers say that he did nOt; and
 his culpable assent tO such wrong do-
 ing and arbitrary behavior make him directly responsible before the public conscience. Thus the people of S"no- , "a, So inhumanly veXed and oppressed , Iby his arbitrary officials, tired of sui
 'ferlng and injustice, are abandoning the soil of their fOretathers, immigrat ing 10 this Territory to look for peace [ and liberty under the Flag of the Stars s and Stripes.
 We were also much surprised, that NIT. Corella who has been from the B first one of the enthusiastic partisans B of Mariscal, as is shown Tn the " B"le , tin de Debates del Congress- de Sonora, " , and where the active part which MT. Corella has taken in the present truu- ; bles in the State is set forth; WIG arC 9 greatly surprised, we repeat, that he
 should claim moi to be well iniOrmt as tn the ignominous acts perreraied \ in Hermusillo by its Pretect, General D Urea. Should MT C0rella not know r that said Preteci, in order tO prevent % Ithe elecuon of Delegate 10 the Federal = Congress, arrested all the electors and Il put them in prison on lhe very day ,, appointed by law for the election, and
 that he did so only because his own r. candidacy had beeu overlhrown by
 the body of electors? MT. Corella doe: not ignore this outrageous transaction 2 but his conscience speaks against hIm ,, and at the same time II was pcrpetrai
 led with the help of Mariscal, but IT , order not to draw upon himself tho latter'S diSpleasure; his best way ou > of the matter is to deny the full knowl l edge of So shameful an outrage.
 , in conclusion, we would like 10 bt
 informed by Mir Corella, by whal au
 thority the present Governor of Sonora a can restrain or extend the official pow ( Ter of Prefects, whose duties are clear 9 lv defined by tie Laws of Internal ad
 lminisiratinn of the State government without c0nccding to the Executive !. lthe least power 10 make alterations. - D. VELAscO, W. FELIz'
 F.. FERREIRA, B. BRAVO,
 IF T. DAyuA, L. CARRILLO, ! W. SuAsrEGUI. NJ. NAsQUEZ, | c. ALcALA, R SUAsTEGUI' fiF. RoDRIGUEz, k. MoNTofA