Arizona citizen., 1878-04-12
GOtns ana vandaIs i'm Arizona.

Santa Cruz, replies to the published z statement of Charles D. Poston in
 which he declares that PostOn's article
 for vituperation. abuse, and false as-
 sertions, has never been equaled in the
 public press of Arizona, if in that of
 the country lying west of the Missis-
 sippi river"
 Said assertions SO predominate, that it is evident that their author is any
 thing but gentleman, and unfit for
 the position he now holds I consider
 his idiotic rawlings, there portrayed, unworthy of notice, were the author
 in private life, but, holding a high public office, the influence of which he has suborned to further his own ends and purposes, and, having coup
 led, and used as a cats-paw," my , name in his scurrilous attack agalnst
 one of Arizona's best and most respect ed citizens, viz: Hon. John Wasson,
 feel in duty and honor bound to reply.
 In the first place 1 would inform Mir. F., that 1 am not one of that "hybred
 race" against which he acknowledges
 himself prejudiced " and of which
 he has "no exalted opinion (asser-
 tions which will never be forgotten or
 forgiven by the Mexican citizens of
 this territory, and their American
 friends)
 If the Hon. c. D. P. would attend to
 his legitimate duties as Register of the
 land office at Florence, and not to pub
 fishing his copies of texts of Scripture
 and proclaiming himself Pharasee of the first water in the public prints over his official signature, the older citizens of Arizona might possibly be led loI forget what they know of his former history; in short meter, it would be better for Mr. PostOn to mind his own business, than to be praying accusa- tions against officers of his government in this Territory, and lawyers, charg- ing them with spoilation, machina;ion, collision, robbery, &c. &c., against the ignorant and helpless, the widow and fatherless, and the stranger that is within our gates" May God haveI mercy on those who are sorely de- pendant on the protection of the Hon. Chasles D. Poston, say those who have known him for years; sinister designs against the widow Orosco, or her be- lOngings, can only account for this dis play of unwonted and foreign charit ableness on his part.
 Allow me 10 inform the Hon. C. D. | P, that "TOrreon " is not included in | the west F of northwest l and north west l Of southwest Ii, section 30, ! Township 21, south range 13 east; and that if he would attend to the business for which he is paid, and let outside affairs alone, he would not have to ask . the Hon. John WassOn or any one else l for the information; his assertion that he has "personal knowledge" " of the | premises, is an evident falsehood. The old tower "torreon and contiguous | lands (which are named after it is situated on the east bank of the Santa Cruz, and at least one mile from the nearest point of land for which final entry is applied for.
 I now come to that portion of the tirade in which my name is taken in vain. will not occupy your valuable space in repeating the history of the mission St. Jose de Tumacacori " (not Tumacori," as the Hon. has it, evidently from personal knowledge ') I have lived but small portion of the nineteen centuries MT. c. D. P. seems so we'll acquainted with, and I have never had the pleasure of travel ing from China to England" but I am not surprised that certain repre- ' sentatives of my country are regarded as the Hon. c. D. P. reports; in fact, ! should loose my present good opinion of the citizens of those countries that of the former-should they have found anything to commend in them. The Hon. c. D. P. brands me as "mormOn "-evidently the Yilest epithet he can imagine-and of it were not for basely flattering the fellow, I would publicly charge him with being a liar and caluminator; for no one can hold in greater deiestation that, so called, religion, or pity more , the deluded beings who profess and uphold it.
 As for declaratory statement No. 275, 5" it is mine, and l have filled upon said land which was represented to me, | and which I believe now, to be govern ncnt property; the Hon. c. D. P's statements to the contrary notwith. on this land stand no ruins , of the old St. Jose mission, deserted some fifty years ago; they are lasting [ of the sacred " usage of ( he same barbarians" !" whose acts the [ Hon c. D. P. so strongly extoles and [ lnholds. these ineradicable monu.L 7