Year: 1871

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 stant depredations by the Indians and

 Mexican border outlaws, the citizens

 have paid all Federal taxes freely,

 and only in single instance have

 they stepped outside the Courts for the

 redress of any grievance, while in the

 same period nearly every other State

 and Territory have had recourse to

 mob law, and found defenders in the

 most respectable journals.

 The massacre at Camp Grant was a

 guilty act, which we do not excuse,

 and which was disapproved by large

 majority of the American citizens in

 the Territory. It should not be

 quoted as reproach against the

 whole people, especially by those

 whose mission is to do justice and

 make peace. The only offense of the

 Arizonians is that they are on the

 frontier trying to better their fortunes

 under appalling obstacles. This

 hardly deserves threats of martial

 law and bayonet coercion, from Gov ernment agents who profess to be apostles of benevolence and humanity.

 We repeat here what we have said often before: We rejoice in the dispo- sition of the Government to deal justly and kindly by the Indians everywhere, and hope that the troub- les in Arizona may really be settled without more slaughter; but while efforts to this end are making, care should be taken lest injustice be done to our own people, who are entitled to at least as much consideration as the savages.

 The above is sensible, true and just, and now we shall give some extracts from The Alta California which has never wearied in doing noble battle for Arizona. On the receipt of the basely false-in all essential particulars-tele- gram from Los Angeles, and which was dictated by Colyer, The Alta re- cites the substance of his despatch and says:

 We attach no importance to his suc- cess and have no faith in his peace. If his flying trip should result in the pacifcation of the Apaches, he would deserve the reputation of having at tained 8 success without parallel in the Indian affairs of the United States He could truly say that he came, saw and conquered. He made g. flying trip from East to West, through ter ritory 400 miles long, on the meridian, and infested over the greater part of its area by savages, who have for more than a hundred years been engaged in active and aggressive hostilities with the Spaniards, Mexicans and Americans.

 The main question with us is not whether they have good qualities, but whether they will keep the peace. We do not think they are at peace to-day. MT. Colyer made no treaty; it does not appear from his statement that he saw the Chiefs of one-fourth of the tribes, or that he saw any of the lead ing warriors or that there is any security whatever that they will all go upon reservations or stay there. We do not comprehend why Mir. Col yer was in such hurry to leave Ari- zona. If he has a great genius for the peace, he should stay there. He cannot earn g. salary for the Government so well elsewhere. He owes it to himself to complete his work.

 The next mail bags may bring us word that Cachise is still on the war path, and we fear that we shall be told that the white men are to blame. If Mir. Colyer knew that his peace was humbug and would only last till his presents of food were consumed, and was lot respected by any save the non-com- it would be very convenient for him to leave Arizona in hurry and ny to throw the responsibility of a 'enewal of the hostilities on somebody ,lse. Weput the responsibility on him; f the hostilities are renewed we shall { lenounce his peace as farce, and if z n the other hand the farmers and . miners of Arizona should henceforth 'e permitted to pursue their avocations n peace so long as they keep off the t then we shall admit that [ Tinsent Colyer has rendered a most ! service to the Government nd the Pacific Slope. We fear that a ve shall never need to make this ad- u lission. Ii