Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-10-21
BISBEE BUDGET.
Hen. G. H. Oury's Reception at the Copper Camp-Generh Political Points,
Special Co rrespondence of the Epitaph.l

Especial Co rrespondence of the Epitaph.I
 BIsBEE, Oct. 1G.-On Wednesday even-
 ing last, about o'clock, Hon. Granville
 Oury, accompanied by Capt. Mike Gray
 arrived in town. The mail came in but {
 short tune before and was not yet distribu
 ted when our delegate arrived. The mai
 contained letter, addressed to J. s. Brit
 tain, member of the central committee
 advising him of the intended visit and re-
 Questing him to make the necessary ar engagements. Of course the nccess ary ar
 engagements were made, but Il was very
 brief notice, and it is mildly suggested to the county committee that if aivice of the visit of MT. Oury had been received here a day or two before his arrival, it would have been more satisfactory. MT Oury has many friends Tn this vicinity, and frequent inquiry has been made as to when he would come to see us, and good deal of concern was manifested to hear him. It is to be regretted, however that a number of persons were deprived of the latter pleasure from the fact that they did not know he was to De here till he had come and gone, for it was only two hours and half from the time of his arrival until he took the stand to address the peo- pie. Notwithstanding the very brief no tice there was
 LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC AssEMBI. AGE to greet him upon his appearance. The meeting was called 10 order by J. S.. Britain, who introduced Mir. Oury as the present and future delegate to Congress Mr. Oury said he had never before been in Bisbec since it had been called Bisbee, but was familiar with the region and had travcrsed 1t long before it had become famous as the great copper camp. He ex- pressed his pleasure at meeting many old friends here, as indeed everywhere else in the territory. He then addressed himself to the general issues He had been to Congress two years and now he had come to tell the people what he had been doing. The Republicans said he had done noth- ing and the burden of their song was that he could do nothing because he was a Democrat and the administration Republi can. This was the sole argument offered by the Republicans, that, in order to ob- tain any recognition of the interests of the territory at Washington, it was necessary to send man as q delegate who is in har, mony With the administration. Mr. Oury did not say, as he might have done, that the Republican nominee for Congress, DeForest Porrer, Republican though he be, would be infinitely more out of hal- mony with the present administration than almost any Democrat. The speaker, how ever, proceeded to show in
 CLEAR AND COGENT TERMS
 the puerilty of such an argument, If such twaddle can be dignified by such d name. Mir. Oury de clared that it was exceedingly disagrecable for him to speak of this matter at all, and he should have declined all personal con- parisons if ne had not felt compelled to speak of these matters by Judge Polter's remarks all over the territory. It had been said here but a few nights ago, in at. tempted explanation of Portcr's removal from the Supreme bench of the territory, that he had resigned his place because the department would not grant him twelve days leave of absence to attend to private business. The facts were these: A con- mission was sent out 10 the territory by the department to investigate certain grave charges against Judge Porter in his judi cial capacity. When Judge Porter be- came aware what was up he tclegraphed to Washington for leave of absence for twenty days that he might go on to Wash ingtOn and presumably "fix things" His application was rejected. He then, in de- tiancc of the law, abandoned his post with out leave, and hastencd on to Washington. There in person he renewed his application, and with frantic vehemence. begged for time. He was told to go back to his quar- ters and stand an investigation on the se- rious charges then resting
 AGAINST HIS JUDICIAL CHARACTER. This he declined 10 do, and the depart- ment immediately intimated that his resig. nation of the associate iusticeShip of inc supreme court of Arizona would be ac- cepted. Whereupon, rather than meet these charges, he resigned. So much for the resignation business. If there is any lustre about it, MT. Porter is welcome to it all. MT, Oury was in Washington at the time, perfectly familiar with the whole matter, he knows whereof he speaks and no one will question his yeracity or his accuracy.
 Having disposed of MT. Potter, the speaker briefly reviewed his own course during the time that he has represented the Territory at Washington, explaining some of the difficulties that a territorial delegate has to contend with, showing also that he had been exceptionally industrious and attentive 10 the interests of the terri tory. MT. Oury spoke for about three quarters of an hour in ready and fluent manner His style is
 ENTIRELY ARGUMENTATIVE.
 He makes no nratpnsp tO fOrnnSir attain