Year: 1871

annually votes many thousands and even millions to feed and cloth the savage murderer and torture of my friends, I am paying of my limited means to the support of the wives and children of men the savages had slain.

 heartily trust that you have a share of compassion for the struggling whites who a1e here because they are poor and laudably ambitions to pos sess independent homes out of the many vacant and tempting opportuni- ties, and that this noble trait may have appreciative and active vitality while pursuing your investigations and advising the country thereof.

 AS before stated, we have each prac- tically doubted the views held by the other-if not the sincerity. For my part, and for the present at least, 1 frankly extend flag of truce, and am ready to receive you as friend. 1 have in my charge two of the best furnished and most comforta ble rooms in Tucson, and I hereby tender you 8 cordial invitation to occupy them while in Tucson, and also would proffer you the hospitalities of we'll supplied table at meal hours. l assure you, reverend sir, these offers are made in good faith, and l trust you may be pleased to accept them.

 l will also take pleasure in present. ing to you men noted for humanity, whose good and humane deeds have distinguished them for over half

 century; also, others who favor

 largest liberty to aN nankind that

 insure the nearest perfect secur D all ill their persons and p J. Our people are all longing ;e. They are sick of this of bloodshed. They cann2 in close contact, and ita heir lives to scatter al lestly desire to do. |ission may hasten t Fe all sincerely hoy y, and have for ya hbscribe myself. fc~ fully,

 We know s eeived ,.5 this letter at CanG l|lllll DIhd did not deign to answer it, which confirms reports made to us that he declined to meet and converse with citizens. By the way, we must remark that our reports of his visit, speech and acts with the Indians at Camp Apache, prior to coming to Camp Grant, are all adverse to the course which intel ligent common sense would inspire or approve, and that as at Grant he talked peace to the Indians, but failed to condemn their past crimes or warn them against their repetition here after; that he impressed them as well as he could with the belief that the government was and would be their friend under all circumstances and, as we shall show, practically illustrated that the troops at Camp Grant were at war with the citizens for their defense. Whatever officers at Grant and Apache may publicly avow, we are we'll aware that they privately esteem his mission o worthless farce.

 The Governor of Arizona felt there was Q strong desire on the part of the people to meet every overture from Washington for peace in good faith, and as he was liable to be absent on laudable exploration of the Territory when MT. Colyer would be here, he issued the proclamation which may be found in this paper and has been in it since August 19. It is frank and earnest. It recites that "the object most desired by the people of this Territory is the cessa- " tion of Indian hostilities," and that "the means that will most speedily accomplish this result will be hailed "with joy by every inhabitant." So far as we can learn the people gen. erally endorsed the sentiments of the proclamation and were anxious to practically carry out its intent in the true spirit; but MT. Colyer declined