Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-11-10
PART OF THE uoNFEpERACY.


The Phoenix Republican publishes
an interesting bit Of history, from the
Confederate War Journal, being nc
less than a proclamation issued by JET.
ferson Davis, creating the territory OF
Arizona in 1862. In none Of the hIsto-
ries Of the events Of the late rebellion
Is any mention made Of the Territory,
though it appears from the proclama-
tlon that such an act was passed by
the Confederate Congress. No men
tion is made in any history OF the off,
GERS appointed by President Davis,
though it is matter Of Arizonas un-
written history that Grant Curry, who
was afterwards a delegate to Wasnlng-
ton, went to Richmond and applied
for a seat in the Confederate Congress.
but upon what authority, is not clearly
understood. BY the Congress Of the
United States the Territory was not
separated from New Mexico until in
1868 and in December Of that year
President Lincoln appointed John N.
Goodwin its first governor.
On reading this account, Internal
Revenue Collector wrote as follows to
the Solomonyille Bulletin:
Gen. John II. Baylor, now living at
Uyalde, Texas, an own cousin of my
mother, was Governor Of Arizona by
appointment from the Confederate
Government. Formerly the line be-
tween Arizona and New Mexico ran
cast and west and while Baylor was
governor the seat of government was
at Mesilla, now an almost deserted
town on the Rio Grande, in Dona Ana
County, New Mexico. General Baylor,
while governor, captured and destroy
cd Fort Fillmore, on the Rio Grande
below Mesilla; took part in the battles
of Val Verde and Pigeon Ranch, n.
NJ, conducting the latter, and made
aggressive war on the Apaches. This
war was carried to such an extent that
it brought about his removal. He
sent an ox-train of poisoned -four to
Cooks canyon and abandoned it, that
the Apaches mightget it and they did .
For this act jefferson Davis demanded
his resignation. After this he return
ed to his homein Texas and was elect
ed member Of the Confederate
Congress.
General Baylor participated, as a
boy, in the Texas war of Indepen-
dencc; originated the idea of the
Texas rangers" for the defence of
settlers against Indians and protec-
tion of the frontier; helped to organ
ize the "ranger" forces and led them
in many battles against border rufIians
and marauding Indians.
In one of his campaigns against the
Commanches who had been plundering
and numbering the frontier settlers Of
Texas, he followed them to their reser-
yation in the northern part of the
state when he was met by an officer of
the United States Army, who was in
charge of body OF soldiers that more
than doubled his rangers and who
commanded them to stop. Baylor de-
manded to know by what right or
authority this command was given, to
which the officer replied: 81 command
you 10 the name Of the United States
Government" To this Baylor replied:
"This government is composed of its
people, for its people and we are the
people, you are our servants. Stand
back.p Then with an order to his men
to follow, dashed the line of the sol
dlers, down upon the Indiang and
killed about four hundred of them.
1t is needless to say quiet reigned for
many years thereafter on the Texas
frontier.