in　opening　and　prospecting　rich　mines　of　Copper　and　Silver；　and
  have　been　driven　from　them　by　the　Indianslosing　their　all；　and
  also　many　valuable　lives。
  That　the　Territory　is　immensely　rich　in　minerals；　especially
  Silver　and　Copper；　and；　as　your　petitioners　most　firmly　believe；
  the　development　of　these　mines　will　make　a　change　in　the　currency
  of　the　world；　only　equalled　by　that　caused　by　the　gold　mines　of
  California。
  That　a　great　part　of　the　Territory；　between　the　Rio　Grande　and
  Tueson；　is　susceptible　of　cultivation　and　will　support　a　large
  agricultural　population。
  That　this　portion　of　the　Territory　is　in　the　hands　of　the
  Apaches；　and　useless；　unless　redeemed　from　their　grasp　and
  protected　to　the　farmer。
  That　the　highways　of　the　Territory　are　stained　with　the　blood　of
  citizens　of　the　United　States；　shed　by　Indians　and　by　public
  marauders；　who　commit　their　crimes　in　open　day；　knowing　there　is
  no　law　to　restrain　and　no　magistrate　to　arrest　them。
  That　this　Territory；　under　a　separate　organization；　would　attract
  a　large　population　and　become　immediately　developed：　and；　that
  its　isolationits　large　Indian　populationits　proximity　to　a
  semi…civilized　Mexican　province；　and　its　peculiar　and　wonderful
  resources；　demand　protection　from　the　Government　more
  emphatically　than　any　other　territory　yet　recognised。
  That　our　soil　has　been　stained　with　the　blood　of　American
  citizens；　shed　by　Mexican　hands；　in　an　armed　invasion　of　our
  Territory　near　Sonoita；　and　that　there　is　no　civil　magistrate　or
  officer　here　to　even　protest　against　such　an　outrage。
  That　throughout　their　whole　Territory；　from　the　Rio　Grande　to　the
  Rio　Colorado；　six　hundred　miles；　there　is　no　Court　of　Record；　and
  no　redress　except　that　inefficiently　administered　in　a　Justice's
  Court；　for　civil　injuries　or　crimes。
  That　the　population　of　the　Territory　is　much　greater　than　was
  that　of　Kansas　or　Nebraska　or　Washington　Territory；　at　the　time
  of　their　organization；　and　that　it　is　steadily　increasing；　and
  will；　under　the　influence　of　the　Road　and　Mail　Bills　of　the　last
  Congress；　be　greatly　augmented。
  That　there　are　no　post　routes　or　mail　facilities　throughout　the
  Territory；　and　that　finally；　we　are　cut　off　from　all　the　comforts
  of　civilizationand　that　we　claim；　as　a　right；　that　protection
  which　the　United　States　should　everywhere　extend　to　her　humblest
  citizen。　Wherefore　your　petitioners　humbly　pray　that　the　Gadsden
  Purchase　may　be　separated　from　New　Mexico　and　erected　into　a
  separate　Territory　under　the　name　of　Arizona；　with　such
  boundaries　as　may　seem　proper　to　your　honorable　bodies；　and　that
  such　other　legislation　may　be　made　as　shall　be　best　calculated　to
  place　us　on　the　same　footing　as　our　more　fortunate　brethren　of
  Kansas；　Nebraska；　Minnesota；　Oregon　and　Washington；　that　we　may
  be　enabled　to　build　up　a　prosperous　and　thriving　State；　and　to
  nourish　on　this　extreme　frontier　a　healthy　national　sentiment。
  And　we；　as　in　duty　bound；　will　ever　pray。
  ＇Signed　by　more　than　five　hundred　resident　voters。＇
  End