Bisbee daily review., 1905-03-19

In the course of his late address in
 the senate on the joint statehood bill
 Senator Beveridge devoted som1
 space to an account of the separation
 of the county of Arizona from New
 Mexico. He introduced some history
 with which most persons in Arizona
 now are not familiar and he put forth Charles D. Posten called "The Father of Arizona" as the man who secured the separation.
 Said Senator Beveridge Congress ional Record, Feb. 10) The question of establishing separate territory in Arizona was in the first place mixed up with the slavery question which entered into almost all discussions of every kind for a quarter of cen tury preceding the Civil War. It was thought at first by those who were in control in Congress and who repre- sented the slave power that here was a possible method of making a new slave state. That is why 1t was first proposed to separate the territory by a north and south line and so we find that the first bill for such a separa- tien dividing 1t on an east and west line instead of a north and south line was introduced into this body by lief ferson Davis. The proposition fell of its own weight It fell from sheer lack of merit.
 Later on when the political complex ion changed and during the Civil War it was suggested to some, not to all, that here was a method of holding -b;e farritorxy for Sha ,tpiop mora aa si- ly That is the general outline of its history. Let us come down to the specifications. The immediate sepa- ration was planned by some gentle men in Arizona who came to Wash ington for the purpose of creating new offices which they might fill as it appears in the debate, for Senator Trumbull called attention 10 it and will read his language in a moment,
 The plans were carefully laid. They also had a representative at the Con- federate Congress. To those whom such a consideration would influence they advanced the argument that here was 8 method of better holding this territory for the union. To others whom other considerations would more influence they offered other ar guments. A systematic plan was ad- vanced and carried out by a systemat- io lobby during the midst of the great Civil War when nobody was thinking of anything except defeat or victory. It was proposed in the house to. cer- tain members of Congress with terms expiring and who wanted new official positions that a cabal might be formed for putting through this bill for creating new offices. These reasons of which I speak were careful iy concealed frNl such senators as Senator Wade e-1eOhio and from Presi. dent Lincoln to whom the other ar. gument was advanced that this was a method of more easily holding the ter ritory in the union.
 This in brief is the history of the This is why this Ian. guage was employed about continuing that government for the present. This has not escaped the historians no tice for we have here the whole de scription of just how this act which excites the senator's (Mr. Bard curi. osity was passed. One of the conspiT' ators to securing this new government and creating this new set of offices so that he and others might fill them. kept a journal. That journal set out the details of the whole plot and shall show from documentary evil dence, from the papers that the plot after the bill was passed was carried out by the appointment of these men.
 One of them was Charles D.. Posten and Historian Bancroft quotes the journal which Charles D. Posten kept at this time
 Now we hear why this act was passed Now we hear why the lan- gaage was employed. Now we un'