Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-08-11

.
 Co say IS that they made it amid ths teRrs and blood oi tue old pioneers Through indoience or desige Co "a
 the piaudits gf a respectable bur uis ! guided cot Ui eastern philGnthropists oI ! Tor bases motives, to gain gold Dy i!iIcit means under the pretence of phil lsuthrO
 py, ws had foes to comb.t who were senI
 here To defend us, more formidabiy Il l possibly than the wliy savage ThO Ht- tackled us from ambush.
 h 1870 I met Gen. George StOnemqU ID V lsliBgton. It was generally u1 ] derstOOd that he was about to be sp- pointed to command the department oi
 Arizona. I urged upon him, in case he
 was sent here the necessity of an &C.,
 tive and vigorous campaign. told hun
 ot the fame l believed to be in store for
 any officer who should succeed ID con-
 querlng H foe who had held their own
 agslnst the governments of SpaIn. Mex
 leo and for twelve years against the Uni
 ted States. After listening a.teutively
 to me. he replied that be did not cousid
 CT there was any credit to be gainei
 fighting Indians, and that the great mis-
 take our government had made, was ID
 taking away from the Indians such B
 desert and worthless country Rs Arizona
 and New Mexico.
 l saw At glance that If Stoneman
 was forced upon us, We could expect but
 little relief end no sympathy. l went
 to General sherman and mildly suggest
 ed that perhaps younger and more
 ambitious msn might be sent ID his
 place, but n effect l was informed that
 the military authorities st Washington
 were capable Of managing their own af-
 fairs.
 S.oneman cams and established head
 quarters at Prescott. ] met him there
 on his srrivRl. l told him of the feuds
 that eIigted between the different Apa- che bands. and fl he would take She
 matter in hand he could turn one band
 against the. other, and by that means
 gam the advantage of their knOWledge of the country. He replied to me ID
 that self-confdent, commanding tone Ee so frequently assumed, that the govern ment of the UDited States was capable
 of fighting i.s own battles.
 Several breezy proclamations were is- sued, but DO activity of troops followed theretrom. The Indians broke up farm ing sections, took stages d trains. uB- til nesrly every home was turned into hOuse of mourning, and fresh little mounds were to b. seen all along the roadsides all over the country, E silen, T hinder that some brave soul v,s sleep ing the eyeI lasting sleep, victim Co ssvagery and the inefIicienoy and in6ii- ference of StonemGn's poliyy.
 The Indians looked with contempt up- on the soldiers and gained great deal of their plundcr from e government herds, until the gOvernmen: troops were practica'ly on reservations Rni the To- iIaus had the country. Here desire to say that twithstsndIug tbe luel; cier- cy of Stonemgn. ther" WAS here aud there an officer who did his whole duty; and among them l desire to mention the name of Lieutenant Gushing. in srR- son and out ot season he was ever ready Co risk his life in defense of She settler. 70 danger ws5 too great. no hardship too lshorou- for hin to encounter or eL- dure, and he fsve mp his life on the BsbacouaTi llsn'ly fighting in de- fgnsa Uf the eariy settlers. l venture Co say that there is not oUa of our com reles who will not keep green in bis memory tbe name and deeds of that gal lsut officer.
 The condition ot affairs grew worse and worse; @ committee of our citizens was appointed Co meet Sioneman on thc Gils River 70 explain to Lim the death and destruction that wns being dealt out on every hand, md to plead with bim for assistance. They received DO word of sympathy nor any hope ot re- lief,
 The legislature of 7O-7I met. par- pLlet wGs prepared showing ihe slaugh- ter of men, women and children that was going oU, bu, DO relief came. Fin ally resolution was drafted and snb- mitted to me before Introduction, show ing the inefficiency ot Stoneman and asking for his removal. I advised against it's introduction. I told the tbGt every word 10 the Fes1lu- ton was true. but that i1 @ few days they would return tn private lie and the fight would bs alone In ny hands, and 70 give Stouemsn putlic DOtlce of wha we intended to do would place him 10 6 position to muster all his forces Co pre- l vent removal, and that the small ps- traaace and IudleEce of Territorial l Governor would rot be eqcal Co the pa srcuarr of a department COmmBudef l and an nrsured office for lIfe The leg izla,ure s5 5jJurBcd I =tEr,cl for WGsh- i tngton gud m=t Stouemau in San Diego 1 Be at uuce proceeded to show me the 1 I flicult;es of his position. He pulled l from bis pocket eastern papers deUounc- l ing him fer a very saEzui1srY proclsus- | ton le had issuei some time before. | . Now" said he, "you can see I sm be- | tween two fires, ii I pursue 6 relentless 1 war against the < psches. Rs prescrIb q l by this. proclamation. then the peace | party attack me, If I don't do 1t then | the Arizonabs Rttsck me- l replied | that his proclamation had not placed | soldier ID the field nor had 1t killed an | Indian, He replied that the proclsms- l ton was intended for the ArIzons mar kei.
 From that moment made up my | mind that a man who would trite with | She lyes snd property of a people h | was sent to defend should not hold the | Q ace if I could prevent it. 1 went tO | and from former experience | with General Sherman, l became satis | fed If Stontmsn was removed the Pres 1 ident would have Co do 1t. 1 therefore | went to President Grant in company | vith delegate McCormick and Senator | Stewart and ssked for his removal and l ihe appointment of Crook in his place. | The president li=teued attentively and | replied that all h stated was true | and also that Gen. Crook was the best | Indian fighter in ;hs army. bu. ssic ! that l, womb rcquiis the cutting of a | great deal ot red tape to send Crook, for | he vas only lieutenant colonel, md | pretty we'll down or the list Rt that. 1 The President WAS told ihat the 'r'i- ! tier had expected from hIm protection. 1 and that if it became necessary Co cu red tape, they believed that he would | not hesitate to doit. After moments | the president said. "i believe 1 I can send him on GIs brevet rank o' l Ylsio- General" He called the Score ! ot War and ia a moment it was agreed l upon and Sicncmsn's hesd rolled iutC | the basket. where be b. S been power!ess | to abuse and injure the frontiersmeD, l and although be bas been put fOrE8rd ! gnd elected Governor Of R neighborIng ! state he has been able only Co illustrate | to friends and foes the con s9icUou. l failure Ee found hIm to be many ysars l sgC. Before It was knOsn in Ariz1ns ! that Stoueman had been removed the l