The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-02-18
IIULDlNp T4iE FORT.
Our Friends and Our Enemies.

Since the conYsnIng or the Eleventh
 Legislative Assembly, speculation ant opinions have been rife on our streets, II
 the residences of our citizens and public places of business, upon the Capital ana
 other questions Of public aud important interest to Prescott and Northern Alizona,
 and many have been the surlnises as tc
 who was most likely to support, or al
 least see this section fairly dealt with.
 Our people have been charitable enough
 to count those as our friends, whom wC
 have befriended, but alas, We are sorry
 to say, such We are informed Is not the
 case, and that our Excellency Governor
 Fremont, whom we respect much for past service, 10 his country, Is square against
 Us. We are 10th to publish this state
 ment. but The Truth must be told tho
 the Heavens Fall, anl we pen 1t with
 ink Of crimson, and charge, that legisla-
 tion. thus far, has been made 8 subject oi
 barter between the man,--of whom all
 others should prove recreant to his trust
 and hono--and the members of both
 branches of our Legislature. To have an
 act CT bill approved to become a law,
 those interested must first pledge their
 support to send the Capi al sailing to the
 bainy banks of the Santa Cruz, and add
 to the title of Tucson, Capital Of Arizona.
 To say that our people, every one of
 them, are indignant at this high handed
 procedur., Is using, indeed, m.llterm
 Fremont, the Explorer, General, States man and Governor, at the age of nearly three score and ten, to bend his knee to such schemDs, Is almost beyond the belief of man, but alas Tit IS true, too true"
 For a series Of years our northern counties have met with reverse, extra ordinary m severity on account ofdrought, parslyZIng our farming, mining and various other industries to a lreat extent. During this time It has been quite differ ent with our friends living to the South Providence has Gellt more kindly with them as regards the refreshing showers of moisture. The iron highway has traversed the entire breadth Of the Terri toy. bringing to our neighbors . larg emigration. of industrious people, causin ; Q revolution III affairs. equalIed only b. the days of 'i9 in California. New and extensive silver fields have been diseov- cred, which have sent forth their millions to our neighborins States. All Is well with Southern A iIona, and We are p.'oLd to note it. We think that 8 ''Brotnerly Love should exist; that the people of the Southern counties should have pride in seeing every secsiOnprosper;and would, instead of taking from us, try and give us more. These are our sentiments. They .h)uld be the sentiments of our honored Governor, III whom we have had the utmost confidence; and only hope that we now have been misinformeI We had reason to look to our natural allies from Maricopa for friendship and assistance, but the situation presents itself Ill a mysty form-a young and promising poll tician from the rural district, through winch meanders the bubbling Salinas, should lock well to his laurels' tao years hence, or he may have united North against him. Forewarned Is to be Beware young man, of the step you are taking, you may boke your own goose. The iron messenger, the civ lizer that builds up frontiers like maze, $ fast approaching the northern treaslre fields. and twenty months hence It is ! lard to say what the strength of the northern counties may be, therefore 1t our friend to watch well the ! path that leais to victory. We predict l strength for the northern counties at the nest election.
 The representatives of the people of irizoGa in the present Legislature are to represent pretty nearly the wishes of tie people. ani we believe that he officers O. the new counties should bs ! ppointsi mostly by the Governor from hose recommended by the Council, and .e certainly think that 1t is with Ill taste hat Mr Ssaman3 still hangs totle skirts f the Execat,ve and demands government | ,sp. We trust and hope that the Legis- ature will show iis independence in all hiugs and not allow any lobbyist to in- -eighle them into passing Ill termed laws r -epsals.
 Gentlemen. you would not haveto jump ver anything more formidable than ;ote of medium dimensions to tell who 1t , that is trying to thwart the wish of hirty nine thousand Arizonaps, to gratify he desires of one thousand cormorahts nd blood suckers, who want to take from Arizona's treasure chamber her minerals, rec of taxation, and leave us naught ut empty cayerns.