Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-30
POWDER AND BALL.
The Public Meeting for the Protection of Ex-
 posed citiEsas Last Night

of Tucson to meet at the courthouse las
 night, to devise means of placing militi;
 in the field to protect the frontier set
 tiers from the Indians, was attended bl
 large concurse of people.
 At the appointed hour the Governor
 called the meeting to order and made
 known the warlike condition of affairs il
 this Territory and stated that through
 lack of funds he was unable to equipa
 force of men to take the field in opposi. ton to the hostile Indians. He hoped that steps would be taken to prevent
 further outrages upon the innocent and {, iunoffensive citizens of the Territory, and promised his earnest support to any effective measure that could be agreed upon to accomplish this result.
 On motion, Gov. Tritle was made chairman and E. B. Pomroy was elected secretary or the meeting.
 Mir. Thos. Fitch responded to a call and spoke of the treacherous character of the Indians aud the humanitarian policy by the Government This policy, to- gether with the military operations is a mixture of weakness and cOwardIce. Magnanimity would have equal effect, on grizzly bear or rattlesnake. Every concession made to the Indians Is re- garded by them as made through fear or weakness. Nothing but power most cruel will have any effect on them. 4 policy of swift punishment, even to ex- termination, is the only one that will bring our people security. He suggested that 300 men be raiSed-men who can fight on an empty stomach as well as the Indians, and who would find the h. dians and take no prisoners. Three hundred men armed. equipped and pro- visioned for one month would cost Sl50 each, or SI5,OOO; maintaining them one month Tn the field, Sl00 more, or s75,O0O not much money for the results to be achieved. In the absence of power to call special session of the Legislature, a power might be found in the various Boards of Supervisors of the Territory, who could appropriate the necessary funds, and they could be speedily reached by telegraph.
 He moved that an executive committee of nine be appointed to devise ways and means, and to meet and report at a pub lie meeting to be held Tuesday night.
 This motion was adopted, and Messrs Fitch, Toole. Farley, Strauss, Oury, Pomroy, Carr, Fully and Leatherwood were appointed.
 MT. William Oury said he was no speaker, but could be counted upon to cooperate with others m the move ment.
 Mir Hugh Farley fully concurred in the views of Mir. Fitch, and thought the Government derelict in the duty it owed to the people of the Arizona frontier.
 NIT. c. M. Strauss thought the military hamPered by too much red tape, how ever zealous it might be in the perform ance of it's duty. He thought that funds sufficient to meet the emergency could be raised within twenty-four hours, and the firm he represented will head the list.
 Judge Silent endorsed what had been advanced. He thought Congress should authorize a special session of the Arizona Legislature to provide funds for cam paign. Yet if Mir. Strauss firm would l subscribe 5000. he would give $500, | and, il necessary, take the field in person. l
 NIT. Strauss reported that they would | give s1OOO.
 Col TooIe stated that Hudson S Co. | would give sl0O0.
 Messrs c. W. Clarke, L. c. Hughes | and Fred Hughes also spoke f4vorably | of tbe movement, after which the meet | ing adjourned until this, Tuesday. even- ing. at o'clock in the courthouse.
 The committee of nine then met and | after due deliberation drafted the fol- lowing telegram to be sent to COchise, | Gia, Graham. Maricopa and Apache | counties: 1t is proposed to raise im- mediately an independent force of sev- eral hundred men to take and keep the | field for two months or more, against the 1 Indians now on the war-path. In order | to avoid all legal difficulty, it is proposed | to constitute .hese men a posse comit- l atus, under the direction of officers ap- | pointed as deputy sherif1s of the differ l ent counties. The men to be armed and | mounted, provided and paid by the diff ferent counties, as special deputy sher- | ifs. Of this force it IS expected that | Pima shall provide fifty men. Will your Board cooperate in this movement, and 1 how many will you furnish?'
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