Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-08-11

1 ,--'-- it up tEc uEht iu rl5 rear. hul
 vincent Caiiyer was sent gut to inve-
 uSaic the si-ust on. Coiiyer as tho SC que! ps- yei, with bot !Il.ls carital tr
 sustain lt, had posed orssveraI years a. one O. tue puress ald best, hud was uu;
 iOE"a and nude au i5ol Uy th. peace. : party. Believing him to be crank on me Indian question, but corcrdiug t1
 nm hooes.y of purpose, which soon
 toand Co De e5rOneOCa. [ did what I
 could to open friendly negotiation
 Eith him, wlth View 70 bs sbls t1
 teach hlm and enlighten hin SO tbet he
 would to certain eXtyus make "A flair
 report. Before C0l!yer Grriv-d [ was elected to command c1mga- 2 Gt pros- | pectoTs that numbered st5. Ne were m
 the Apache wIlds many weeas. sld | during that time Coiiyer came and de- ! parted. Before leaving l made a spec, b
 10 citizens of ElorrBce, iBclui!ng line
 conpany that Eas going with me. There were DO less than jJJ people pres .U.. | pretty thoroughly eXplaiue our side og tne question, Hui Gt the conclusion call
 ed Tor vote Cf the people, sud Vhr. l
 had sad was unanimously endorsed
 explained tha; the assertion t.at We en-
 te;tRlhed a deep seated pFedju5lce snd
 hatred toward the Indians, and would
 deny them, if We could, all rights and
 puveieRes. The error of such belief is
 refuted by the gs assertion of the well
 known !8ct that tEe Pa94.o. Pins, Mar
 lcopas luna a1d Nohave iniIaus. 0r-
 cupylDg locations ID the different paris
 ot the territory, with rare sX,e7tI ms
 live m perfect harmony vIth tta Whitas.
 ] also stated that those i4stferest BEay
 who knew nothing of the condition oi yLe
 country or Of savage IuGiaus could
 .Jrm theories by which tbs p-atIsm is
 only Theoretically solved. but tl uS v',o
 have tLe responsibility of occupying aud
 holding the untry there rtmsius but n
 dangerous and lhburoius task which alI
 theorlzlng only sRssbvates.
 lt has bean said and believed by mEay
 that ;he takes of woe that have c0usiaut-
 ly gone forth was made in The maic
 for speculative purposes; that we de- sIrtd no end tO the Indian Ecstilities. but wanted the war to g1 ou, and more soldiers to advance pecgiafIon. That error is easily fGtted by de-i.rIug this truth; We have not clpmUred so
 much for more troops as We have for more activity on ibe part Df those We have. It we had 20 O0U soidier5 In An zOna, and they We're permitted to re- main at the ? sts. they would give us no relief. nor wOuld they settle thIH h. dian war. And ve say JOv, with Gen. Crook ln command uf fine department, ve believe lasting peeCa N-Il 5e speaf- I.y made, if i5is Gi-iin-- h-f officer is permitted the free exercise os h,s own aud good judgment ms,rsed bY twenty years of prg -;;cgl exp -Ti--cs a-oa- the | Indian tribes of the Tes.
 Ia speaking of tbe charge that vs were all border Tu1iluE. l soy. "No1F if l they would but r,h ct, tle. wou d cer-- tHiniy admit that bot sl. vh1 go to our 1 new tefyIt,Fisa are bed mel; and fl 0 man wf good gEG jus, il q, east. Le will sur-ly prove Hu equally Foci man | wherever Ee goes.' Gy ca eIlcaca has | taught me that hUmau.fyl- about iLe same ;he world over, sEi nowhere have 1 | found se 1er s-Ise O. lu-.lcs aud aud right than ID cu- new territories.
 Alter delivering tbs speech. B5 a platform, upon which we rested cur
 iie ol thu. question. ] ifsuct @ prCc.G- msti-1, csiiirg CD the people to meet ! Nr. CollreT kindly and give him Ell pos ! c.hla .rfa-1 lion on she question.
 A7 before sted. wsEtIlt5 tEe nCuI- tslns north o' .he Gils acd ve were gene many weelr. On my return, tcotso-c, torn by lbH-as and Himcst deuudci os clothing, I i5Crd 'he C.es- and good l C1lyer bad -1ne and gone. He sru-rei 1 the idea tsGt oue cio.lea Uita power equal 70 th .- oi pre-iGcr. should con- suit vi. b O- lr ihs least be irtiu -ucgd by so i1siaU i-aut Q person LG . terri turisl governor. He had tte gua- of 1 For; Gran, turned on finishing com pauy oi pro peCtors. and would not per Iuit thtn tn approach the San Pedro River tg qusrch their thirst.
 In every pcs siOle way he insul'ed our people and o,auned that none were vlle except the wHite citizens of inc tc-r;- tory l saw hat there wCs no course ID ius'Ics 10 the peoy le and honor Co ny elf bus tO attack him and expose his | in amy | th und-riaFing l was rb'y supported by John WH.e1u. We called ' upon tbc press of the United S. 'es, in he name Cf huuariv -uf EuG-TIrE people tJ B--5s. us: and we -lt not !. ID vain. Nsry papers that Lad b er opposed to tte frontIarsmsn admitted .heir errJr and wheeled i-t9 lIns, and much to ulv surprise before Co..oyer reached N LinKtCu, his .aiHUy vas understood and irsteCd Cf returning osnquering TO he was disZrEced man. | And from tl day tO .hIs be has de- parted from p-bhc view. " all b-aath- ! sd e long -1ath o' relief and thought l for some time Gt least, ;hst Crock would | bs allowed Co pUrsUs @ policy that could l only secure B r-r1sCeut peace, but ve were doomed to G.ssVD VDoiH'2-nt c F. 1 Howard was sent ou5 auj If possible 1 negotiate q permanent gcsce. He pur sued. however, a difTereat course from COllyer. He mixed fully with tae peo- | pie and came to ne and askei my full ! [ WAS Fatl-tici tbat Gen. | Howard desired tG do what sas right | hot was equally well assured that he l did not fallY precISts the terrible l slaughter of our people. nor tho w;lv 1 cunning snd treaohery Of the ApsChes. l | asked him to to spend tvO weeks vifb | me to go and see the dCsolste homes. l he bereaved widows, the fisheries children, the fresh groves, etc. He salj 1 he could not spar0 the time. but tnGl'y | to send has Rd, Capt. Nilkin- son | went with him for tvo weet- | aud showed hIm de-olstion aud FoT7ow | rntil his mind WIS pretty well sgti-ti'd | that the white settler had some rights l that the Ind sn ought to respect. Gen. ! Howard invited rerr re5eutatlyes cf the l friendly tribes of Indians and cj'iz IDS tO | meet the ApaChes Ei old Camp Grant, l and endenvor to make psa'a- Ore of ' the conditions the apaches ID lr wns tlCt l ceri6in children taken f-1J1 'L-- br tEC , PapHgCs shculd Ld return q. srr.' | children had been sold Go ,i z'-ar= and l nsd oeen iccrrgorat-i Il.o ,d Ir i.-2i- !. lies. and to EI appearances, E--- @ | much th0uch' O.; Eud Co, well f-aa.- -d 's l rheir oru ctiI ir-n. w. f.L.ly iriuesd . -he Nexicars Go tlts fl- cl.'G-tu fo ! CauD Grant ns a ge-r. oL rr--. tr. ] -our~ii was held c0 is- bank. ci tie l San PeiE1 near t4- f.--. i' v.7 'yI- l dent to me ss soon a. doe r"I---l open ] ed .ba' the h lia8s were .ui p..14s.t l t1r reare. They were 'l .rs' r-d d Q daa'. but Ger. lIawasi la. r-u-e rHn ! dierca BrG s pence vss Fa'1s.t e.
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