The Tombstone., 1885-06-15
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Tox7sroHE, A. T., JuAe I4. 1883

Tox7sroHE. A. T., Juhe I4. 1885. ED. ToNssroNK-On reading in your con tsn,po o! tkis morning the proceedings Of a mass-mce,ing. held at SehieSel;n hall las, nj. 1t, to consider the Indian question and the present deporabie state of affslrs in this county, was surprised to find thst no one there appears to have considered the quss- ton from practical standpoint. and In this connection thiak the following questions are pertinent:
 First. What can one or two, or any nun. Der of men from Tombstone, du in Washing. lon toward gettin: the Indians removed from Arizona, even if the u,ost able, honest and influential men we have arc selected? A thing at least doubtful. from the present amount Of wire pulling !o get that mission.
 Second. Can the president of the United States remove the Indians Of San Csrlss res- ervst;on on. of this territory at his own pleasure, without the consent of cUagress. and if be could where could he put them!
 Third. Can the president, withost the con sent of congress. intiict the scOurge Of these cut-throats on the pcacesbie, law-abidipg Indians ot tie Indian Territory? And if con rrcss did. would it not be regarded SC . fia. grant and cruel breach uf the faith Of the United States, as pledged to these tribes by treaty.
 Fourth. II for the removal of these Indians, an act of congress n required. can any m!s- sionaries now sent to Washington do any thing to effect that object-congress not meeting until Novenbery
 Fifth Is il not more practicable by get ting mp monster petitions at these nass meeting. to the presidents
 First To scnd more troops, aad plenty of them. to Arizona.
 Second. To send officers to command them who will live on the trail of these cut-throa:s until tue last one Is shot down or brought back to the reservation, to be there hanged by court martial in the presence 0! those nov there.
 Third. To provide free entrance and exit for these troops to sonc-a and Chihuahua, with orders to cooperate with the Mexican troops and people, for the destruction or capture of the last one uf the hei! hounds.
 Fourth. To have it proclaimed and strictly observed by the troops. thst every Iud!au caught of the San Carlos reservation shall be shos, or 1T captured be hanged by court martial on the reservation. And if troOi are scarce, thcn let our governor put ,hreo or four hundred Arizona volunteers in the field to cooperate with the U. s. tr oops, who can get arms, ammunition and provisions from the United states stores now idle In this territory.
 All, or nearly sii. of this, think, the presi- den. can do if SO inclined, and hope that if made to know xll the miseries which we of sou;heastern Arizona and western New Mex ico have suffered and are rsw suffering, and l likely to continue to suffer at the hands of these fcnds, fattcned and armed at the eK. pease Of the natisn, hs wou.d promptly do |. all.
 True, such course would not give much opportunity to the po!!tica! dead beats Of Tucson and Tombstone ts air their esotism l and ignorance in the presence of President Cleveland and his cabinet, but the question for us is, would this give stronger proba- bility Of speedy relief, than an attempt to procure the removal of the Indians, which if ever effeetual, cannot be accomplished for a: least one to three years.
 In conclusion let me state that I have no des.rs to foist myself as an instructor on such men ss Mir. Gage. Col. Herring, Mfr Meade, Nr. Abbott Mr. Biinn and others , nor to put my views in opposition to theirs. fer I knew their worth end public spirit and would fer rather be found deferrine to their opinions. But it appears to me that their attention has not been broszrt to the prsc. tical side of this question, and public spirit like charity, if not we'll and considerably di. rccted is apt te be made . tool of Sy these who look at all public calanitiss as . chance
 to bring some gain to themselves. Respectfully, A FaoNTIERsNAx.