Weekly Phoenix herald., 1882-11-10
JUDGE G. A.TwEED.

&-Y Nov. AO, A2SS
JUDGE c. A.TWEED.
The gentleman whose name hea DIS
this article. Judge Tweed, the Re-
publican candidate for District At.
torney, is too well and honorably
known in this county and Territory
to need any encomiums at our
hands. We desire, however, to call
the attention nf our citizens to a
circumstance that serves to illus
tra,e that gentleman's devotion to
the people Of the Territory, as well
as proving an act which has wrought
great material and humane benefits
to her citizens.
During the former Iadian trou-
bles, which terrorized the whole
Territory in 1872, and when Gener-
W1nnhpk was about completing his
he subsection of the In
a well known fact that
idenly superseded b yGeu.
stranger TO Tho country
fghting. The result OF
&c at that juncture every
the Territory we'll knew,
that long period Of
massacre and rapine must ensue be-
fore General Howard could COM
mand the situation as did General
Crook At this tune Judge Tweed
was in California, where he had beer
= well known lawyer and legislator.
The legislature of California was in
~ sJudge Tweed at once, upon
hg InielIigeace of the change
Zffairs in Arizona, fastened to
;ramenlto. interviewed the leading
.mbersfof the legislature and sue
|eded in having them agree to lend |
inn their assistance in endeavoring
hmnaina hearing of Arizona's case
Warrington. With his own hands
: r;pared the following bill which
3assed the next day under sus-
SION of rules and telegraphed at
= to Washington. We give the
5re bill:
EHATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. z.
2questing the United States Con-
gress TO. take immediate steps to
suppress Iudian outrages in Ari-
iona Territory.
WHEREAS, We are fully assured
he following statements are true:
That the inhabitants of the Terri
terry of Arizona are now, and for
years past have been, the victims Of
the most cruel ontrages at the hands
ofthe Apache Indians;
That hundreds of them. including
women and children, have been muir
drred by these savases within the
last few years;
That neither homes nor property
in that Territory. outside It's princi-
pal towns, are safe from savage TO-
cursion;
That in but exceptional places can
any high road be Travelled without
great danger.
That maoy of the citizeas of our
own State, while there on business,
have fallen victims to these Indians;
That at no time in the history OF
that Territory have the Indians been
more hostile, or the lives and prop
crty of the people less safe, than
within The past two months;
That the nation is rich enough to
afford and strong enough TO enforce
protection to its people living in its
own territory aud under its own
flag, as well Is to those abroad in
other lands;
That for the murder of the fewest
number of its citizens who have been
slain by these savages in Arizona in
any two months in the last two years,
the United States Government would
have declared war against eve-y
power in Europe, had its citizens
been so murdered for want Of pro-
lection from European powers;
That the feeling and belief is uni
versal on the part of the people OF
this State and We believe of The Pa I
ciic Slope, that when General Crook
was sent to Arizona he was the right I
man in the right place; {
That he il as humane as energetic
and If allowed Sufficient means and ]
gived the discretion to which his ex-
perience in the management of In
dian affairs eHtitle him, and not in
terfered with in his operations, he
will in period arrest this reign of
terror and blood, and give secur ity {
to the long suffering people of this .
Territory; and,
WHEREAS, we do most seriously
believe that II all the land no such
prompt and efficient measures arc re-
quired for the protection of our PEG
pie az in the Territory of Arizona; 1
therefore, be it
Resolved By the Senate. the Assem-
bly, concurring:
1. That it is the duty of the Gov
eminent of the United States to give |
the most prompt and efficient pro-
lection to the people of Arizona
against the Apache Indians; that all ]