Year: 1872

Senator James Mccoy, of San Diego, has thorough knowledge of the Apache outrages in Arizona, as witness the following which he in troduced into the California Senate on March ', and had referred to the Committee on Federal Relations

 Whereas, we are fully aware that the following statements are true: That the inhabitants of the Territory of Arizona are now, and for years past, have been the victims of the most cruel outrages at the hands of the Apache Indians; that hundreds of them, including women and children, have been murdered by these savages within the past few years that neither homes nor property in that Territory, outside of its principal towns, are safe from savage invasion that i'll but exceptional places can any high road be travelled without great danger; that many of the citi- zens of our own State, while there on business, have fallen victims to these Indians; that at no time in the his tory of that Territory have the h. dians been more hostile, or the lives and property of the people less safe than within the past two months; that the nation is rich enough to af- ord, and strong enough to enforce pro- lection to its people living in its own territory and under its own flag, as we'll as to those abroad in other lands; that for the murder of the fewest number of its citizens, who have been slain by these savages in Arizona in any two months in the last two years, the United States Government would have declared war against any power in Europe, had its citizens been so mur- dered there for want of proper protec- tion from European powers that the feeling and belief Is universal on the part of the people of this State, and we believe of the Pacific slope, that when General Crook was sent to Ari- zona he was the right man in the right place; that he is as. humane as he is energetic and that if allowed sufficient means and given the dis cretion to which his experience in the management of Indian affairs entitle him, and not interfered with in his operations, he will in brief period arrest this reign of terror and blood, and give security to the long suffering people of the Territory and whereas we do most seriously believe that in all the land no such prompt and eff cient measures are required for the protection of our people as in the Ter ritory of Arizona, therefore, be 1t resolved by the Senate, the Assembly cOncurring:

 l. That it is the duty of the Gov ernment of the United States to give the most prompt and efficient protec- tion to the people of Arizona against the Apache Indians that all attempts to treat with or otherwise to appease them, until they are made to feel the power of the Government, will prove futile in the future, as they have in the past, and must result only in encouraging these savages to continue deeds of carnage.

 ?. That in no other way can this protection be so promptly and effi- ciently extended to our suffering brethren in Arizona as by furnishing General Crook with ample means, and by giving him the largest discretion in the course to be pursued toward the savages.

 3. That the President of the United States be and he is hereby urged and implored to prevent further interfer- ence with the military operations of General Crook, otherwise than by aiding his designs until these savages are subdued, and the people of Ari- zona are made secure in their lives, homes and property.

 f. That his Excellency the Governor of this State be requested to telegraph these resolutions, and the preamble to the same, to the President of the United States; that he cause to be sent copies of the same to each of the Senators and Representatives in Con- gress of the Pacific States and Terri ;ories, and to each of the Governors # the same; and that our Senators n the Congress be instructed and ,ur Representative requested to urge lpon the Government at Washington