Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-10-07
Fet the Ark.n... ln..lligeneer.

For the Arkansas lntslligcncer.
q. CARRIE & STERNE: II have received
erof the S0th September, in which | find
ee@~ Anonymous communications, containing
- aun,ioas of high crimes against mvself and
ItlIsr citi 3ans Of the Cherokee Nation.
What has iitduced you to depart from a rule.
1tlsh yen 81 Iaetinne since established. in regard
= having I; acters assailed by anonymous scrib-
,lom, am Enable to conjecture.
1 Dior siace the enunc:ation Of that rule your
Apes has rot ceased to publish the severest sir Ct
~ upou ci.lsens Of the Cherokee Nation
{Eose charges all como from one side, and are
|>pn accqi panied by editorials, showing nny
|1og but b. rChnlity in Cherokee politics. This
cimen " consistency naust certainly be inter.
ing to rtsders in Your State, or you would not
q fiong, geailemen, az your correspondents
t15lee to desl in general denunciations, their
5<1ures viii be unnotced by those whose cha
=, are t,o far above suspicion to be injured
yn,ops scribbers. or known assassns,
nd grants. But when | fnd my name
blc Indignation in public journal.
will certainly accord to methe right
Auits upon my reputation. i know
eture y my opponents too we'll, to. hope for
ence VII ,eyor they shall choose 10 po;nt tbe
Us darts against my person. All who re-
6sr the memorable 22na of June 1899, and
reuts which followed that bloody dav, are
lltf ssse what those who low denounce con.
{6k can do.
S4tis Fortunate, that these charges are made
eopg people who have known me for twenty.
e1Jsars--a people for whom, |. ia common with
N Cherotees, in 1928. yielded the rich lands
tfsy aow occupy, and purchased the coun.
ywlnch my enemies now occupy, against the
m guasaneec of the United States as express.
gNr different treaties. To those citizens on
yQat es, no" appeal, and ask, whom were
slplrdefa fearful spiracies, and cruel
~ hfst heard OF ir the Cherokee Nation 2
lives yep soil first invaded, and Cherokee
seq BY Cherokees, in open day2 When
fEH1f peaceful citizens, who chose to travel
70 The Cherokee country, first abused
uanf Did ever such scenes disgrace
Ii ~ tho arrival Of John Ross and the
his party in 1897 Who, among
first refused to deliver a murderer
ther dem,nded by the Marshal of
zee, he Military, or S.pte authori-
Ella thing ever heard Of before the
ne Ross parry, of our government
- are questions which | am will.
eaders sh,lihl answer.
- sPraifie' synonymous correspon-
Ross has writ N to Gen. Tayior
3A Capt. Rogers. aud others, ASSEM-
ou. Of tho Nation. 10 concert and
=" oi,i'Vs'ioa.- arlo.-s
and fon antiag excitement. He
'--s-t rem Gov Yell. that all f,gi,ives
from y rho have nod from the country
acrossll- edelivered over to the Chcrokees -
Mr. welcome to write to Gen. Taylor
70 aw which may please his fancy. If
'tottering power cannot ba sus.
appeals to the miIitnrv. let him
have no secrets to keep from Gen
Ross. My complaints, and the
ny people, who owned the present
ry, whilst Mr.. Ross was decryiug
s I'd. have been made pubic--they
rts the United Statss for being dis
81 country which had been guaran-
a.in' yemn treaty. Our memorial has
@suL ayour paper. have never seen
|, 4 ), who has not owned that our
~ saior kes are Just. cannot see why
g u object to these demands. Car
9 interfere with the Government
After visiting Washington on
tetnrned to Fort Smith. with the
lg home. [ was there met wth
" life was thrcatenei--taat was
traitor; and TINT If visited my
rtainly be killed. 4 prison had
"a r my planlation--and a large
.oss' friends placed over persons
pc. Believing that my life was
uch large guards and armed par
Sb'ed, did not cross the line, but
q . II Smith.
VISITED by my friends, who wished 10
I. ,,,.'ogress OF our claim against the Govern.
for damages. informed them Of my de-.
nation TO submit the subject to Congress.
has been my whole offence. Before Hea-
ven. aver, was never engaged in an unlawful
p wicked conspiracy in my life. | never thought
ff shedding human blood, except in the defence Of
the country which Ross now occupies, against
6ercer sayages, whom he too :nuch feared to meet
1nt,l his countrymen were ruined by the opera.
hon of the Stale laws and their own domestic
ieuds.
II If the STAIRS, or my other Cherokees, have
Wandered the family Of poor Wore, regret II much
uch scenes never happened while the Western
eherokees were the only occupants of the coun
ny. would be the last to shield them from ius
GO. have not seen either Of the Young rner
Pr years; and never converstd with them In m,
70. They may be guilty for aught know. i
~ hope they will be brought to justice. and have
70 good an opinion Of the good citizens of Ar
hnsas 70 insult them with the sur,nise that any Of
ZEN would shield them from punishment.
Il issWell for correspondents to charge then
ah iba Cane Hill tragedy. They may hav.
Pmmitted this crime also. now recollect tha
il mrnilv md the yenera be RIDGE ,vo 70 ,v,,, rd