Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1843-12-09
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUKi of
ARKANSAS.

we know. continually call into action the powers
of this court, whilst questions of great importance
and interest are generated and mooted under the
operation Of its law and judgment elsewhere.
1t is true there is District Court which EN-.
braces this State and the Indian tribes immediate
Iy upon our border, but as we have before stated,
the distance Of its seat is SO great, that much evil
and crime goes unrequited. being scarcely noticed
by offenders, so much 80, that those evil acts q fe
perpetra,ed with imppnity, and the power of the
District Court Knocked, its knowledge and juris-
diction defed. And why! Because Little Rock.
the seat is so distant that its officers can scarcely
over receive intimation of its evil intents in time,
or obtain correct information relative TO acts of
murder, robbery, &C., while witnesses dislike the
idea and expense of so great journey, upon
summons IN cases, nne out Of ten of which are
undressing to them, and therefore they take es.
pecIal care to prevent summons and attendance
mus frustrating not only particular trials, and
their purposes, but also the objects of the court
itself.
In addition TO the distance Of Little Rock. the
unwlngness of witnesses to 90 thither, and tie
knowledge of offenders that they are, or nearly
quite screened from Interruption there also exists
an apathy in relation to crime which is bsoo,ten
by this very distance, and the great trouble and
expense attendant upon call to this cour,.--
Therefore is it that many crimes, and all petty Of:
fences, are ncrer brought under the direct cosn.
zance Of Justice.
The great objects under this court are, first, bv
its majesty and awe, and by its Examinations, az
1t were, against criminals, to inspire respect, n
Tear 10 commit crime; ard to secure the persons.
lives and property Of those whom it protects
next, to punish cfectuaIly, all infsingoments of
its provisions, and trespassos upon those rights,
which it secures to all within its jurisdiction. If
| then this awe and majesty loose their power, and
these fulminations their influence, by the distance,
Of the centre from which they eminate how car
it prevent crime and offences upon this frontier
And If by this distance, the power is lost, how
are men here to be restrained from crime! How
are they to be punishedl If the seat of the courr
is now so remote, that its entire object, so far as
this frontier is concerned, is unattainable, how
are offences to DO prevented ? How rcquted
But if on the other hand, nearer location of this
court, Or its branch, which is Preferable can pro.
duco the object Of its establishment awe men in.
to submission TO lis requirements, greatly proven,
crimo, and punish offenders, ought not such q
change be effected Can any reason initiate
ngains, it, inasmuch as the object of the existence
of this court can only be perfected by such q
course
! Van Buren, is, or should be, tho seat of the
Branch District Court, embracing the Cherokee
Choctaw, and Creek nations. Here tho cour,
would have an influence. Here witnesses would
come. Here crimes might find ready ro.ributon
and here criminals, who now go Free would be
brought 10 justice. An active operation Of its
laws would demonstrate how sautary such 10.
callty of justice would prove to the Indian coun.
try and our frontier. The court would be more
respected, its powers much greater than at pre-.
| SENT Offenders would weigh well their chances
for escape, and the probability of detection, il
they commit offences against the Intercourse Law.
In case of crime, the attendance Of witnesses. by
Tire proximity of court here. could be procured,
and thus enable it to render TO Justice her deserts
We do not hazard word in declaring crime
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Court branched, and Branch located here, or a
separate District made for this section of the
country.
We hope that our Delegation in Congress will
remember that this object is tho wish of very
numerous portion Of their constituency.
King of Greece.-lt is announced, that Eng.
land, France and Rusia. are agreed upon procu.
ring the abdicaton of King Ohio, and of then pIa-
cling on the throne of Greece His Royal Highness
Prince George of Cambridge, born eth March,
1919.
Merico.-The Mexican correspondent of the
Bulletin confirms the report, heretofore received,
that Her Britannia Majesty's Charge d'Affaires a,
Mexico (NIr. Doylel had caused to be intimated to
the Mexican Government that all diplomatic cor
respondcnco between his legation and the Mcxi.
can Government had ceased. This occurred on
the 9Th September.
| Conada.-A meeting of the citizens has been
held at Kingston, to take measures for sendinp
delegates to London, for the purpose of romon.
stra'ing against the removal of the seat of Go.
vernment. Nearly $4,000 was subscribed ON the