Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-23

brevity IS the soul of wit. Now, if tha IS true, propose to be very witty.
 have been on an exploring expedition l and have had A rough time of it, and
 am very glad to get back again.
 heartily thank you for all kindness shown me.
 POEM.
 BY COL. c. D. PosToS.
 Hail to the Chief who comes from tbs mouu or Mexico, laden with fame and with glory.
 To rest m the shade Of cur trees by cur foun
 talns-
 His deeds will go down m song aud in story. The eagles have kissed with their besks in tn,
 ar,
 And Nations fraternal hay joined in the war. To hunt the A pache In hIs mountainous lAir. And rld the fair valleys Of his treacheruus scar.
 The Apaches are chained the captiyes ar,
 free,
 Tn. brave have been raerciful-God wills th,
 best.
 The deeds of renown echo from ocean to sea. And now the brave soldiers may he down to rest The commander, and all; the chief of the scouts Are welcomed among us brave men deserve, Are welcomed with bcnhres, with music and
 shouts
 The bronze on their cheeks the ladies observe. All hail to the Chef who accepts this ovation To honor the grandest achievement of arms, Ere long he may be the chief Of the natlOn, The people will then be free from all harm.
 The toast "The President of the Unit. ed States" was responded to by Hon. A. W. Sheldon, judge of the first judicial district of Arizona. in the following ap- propriate and patriotic address:
 SPEECH OF JUDGE SHELDON.
 Mir Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen: In England, when the Queen Is toasted. every Englishman rises to his feet and makes 6 reverential bow, feeling that ID the honors paid to the reigniug sov- ereign upon whose dominiOns the sun never sets, every subject of the req m l, hOnored. The compliment Is one winch every Englishman feels personally called upon to acknowledge, for the queen Is England, whose possessions encIrcle the globe. and the rattle of whose drums as they sound the reyeille at the rising of the sun are echoed in one continuous roll around the world.
 So We. when the president of the United States IS toasted. are not alone doing honor to the dis tinguished statesman who occupies the position Of chef magistrate of this great nation and who presides over its des- tinies so ably and acceptably to its mil lions of people, but We are honoring the country whose boundaries are almost those of a continent, whose resources are limltless and whose people are des- tined to become almost as numberless as the sands which line our shores or the stars which deck the Armament.
 The pride which every man feels in his country is intensified when the head of that country is one whom the people reverence and delight to honor, and the wise and conservative administra- tim of President Arthur has so commend ed itself to the people of this great repub- lie are met with such hearty and univer- sal approval upon every side that from ocean to ocean, from St. Lawrence to the gulf, Q mighty pean of praise arises and Is waited by the winds heavenward. We feel that We are the most favored of nations, and that the wise statesmanshlp of the executive IS exemplIfied in our prosperity and advancement, and that the new order of things inaugurated by him, has added to the glory and gran deur of this great republic, the national honor is being upheld, the national faith is being kept with foreign powers and the hostiles upon our frontiers; the national credit is being advanced, the civil service is being elevated, sections are being harmonized, and wise public policy Is being pursued, which attests the wisdom, foresight, care and sagBcity of President Arthur, and is an assurance to the people of these United States that the country and their interests as citi- zens of the country are safe in his hands There IS no administration from to Lincoln, and from Lin coin to Arthur that will tower so in his- tory as the one under which We are iv- ing, nor one which leaves such a last ing impression upon the nation or 80 favorably affects it's future destiny.
 If IS not necessary for us to go beyond our own confines see the evidences of that wisdom which has characterized every act of the president. The assign ment of the distinguished guest of the evening-General CroOk-tO the com mand of this department shows con- that he understood the sltua- ton and knew the man to fill 1t. He well knew that General Crook would carry the war-nOt into Atrica-but into Mexico If 1t was necessary, and that the Apaches would either be forced to sur render and return to their reservation or take thelr departure for those happy hunting grounds where no Crook will molest or make afraid.
 Hrs HONOR, THE MAYOR-The next sentiment on the programme IS to a hranch of the federal government which has often been censured, but to which we all have nevertheless most friendly recognizing as we do it's claims to our regard in the performance of its most difficult and dangerous duties and in tue friendly and agreeable social re- ations which subsist between our citi- zans and it's members. l propose "The United States army" and call upon the officer of Fort Lowell to respond.
 CARR's SPEECH.
 Brevet Major General Eugene A. Carr, IT