Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-05-20

The oppostsn the Chief (soss) now in power CON-
prscs gencaily, the Old Settlers the Treaty Party
and scattering seceders from the Ross party The ques
tions Of contention are numerous and important and
cannot be compromised they be decided entirely
spon side or the other The treaty part of the op
position call upon Ross for the fundsand their
candidates promise the people that If they are elected
they will find out and to them their per capita
money The Old Settler part Of this party are opposed
to the present form of government they say it
far in advance of their condition, they want the old
Patrarchcal Government that existed before the Eas
tern Cherokees Joined them they dislike courts Judges
shcriffs and jures. and pronounce them all humbugs
The candidates the Ross side, when upon the stump
declaim against the stay law" and plead that the
faith and honor of the Cherokee people are
by the passage of the law and that it is
al, and they PROMISE if they elected to repeal it,
They declam against the law prohibiting the sale of
lumber timber, and COAL to citizens of the U. States
they plead that these laws dampen enterprise stagnate
trade and deprive the Indians of the blessings
red upon them by their maker and they promise TO
repeal those obnoxious laws.
Messrs. Editors. tits hard to tell who will be Cover
until the election is over impossible for the
most knowing to say which side will beat both
sides sangune they have dropped all neghborhood
ealouses local disputes and private cnmties and
arraycd against each other in two great parties
The 5th June is fixed for grand Indian council at
Taaq uah to be attended by all the tribes settled this
border and twelve fifteen tribes from the pai-
ries.
has been in circulation. several days, that
there are two Mexican emssaries in the Creek Nation
and that Roy Mcintosh has sent his light horse to ar
7est them, if they the country the proba bilty
is that they will change their residence the C
tisens Hotel at Fort Gibson. Two Chickas passed
through this ncighborhood, from the ied Fork; it is
supposed that they plotted these Mexicans into the
| country.
Capt Boon left Fort Gibson day with one company
u S, Dragons, and will join Col. Mason with three
more companies, at the Cross Tnbers from the
take the Santa Fe trail, catch band of ieres who
there with the intent of robbnp
the Santa Fe Traders their from Missouri Col
Mason will command the expedition and Col. Kearney
has shown great judgment in selecting this officer tc
peJorm this duty.
The river has been for time past in good boat
ing order, and several fine steamboats, have been up
Fort Gibson. at least think they fine Judge from
their appearance outside. did go on board of any
of them The restrictions at the Fort such that al
high minded men arc precluded from going board
boat at that post None but officers and negroes (thci
permit from the commanding officer. White men ant
ndians have to 60 through the humiliatng process
hunting up the commanding officer and from him get
passport Although the intercourse law does not en-
tion passports except in reference TO foreigners bu
the commanding officer makes aliens of us al. at
tempted TO 60 the Nathan Hale, but stopped BY
the sentinel who told me that but officers ard gen
tienien could pass asked him if / was not gentle
man he replied, that might be one bus it was no
for him to say, that the commanding officer would sig
Nifty il was one, by giving me permit "a ccrticatc4
So the game was up with me-. would never 60 undo
such circ umstances. sG
The emigratng Semnoles lled one of their negroes
at Webbers Falls, the 7th inst, for having plott
| tho American troops to their camp, during the war
| when several Indians were killed and taken prisoners
they attempted 10 kill two Others who escaped The
also attempted assault upon their Agent. who cs
capped. and has gone up via Fort Gibson, to the Dee
Fork meet them, where it hardly probable that
will meet them for time, they still incamp
the Durdey, about twelve miles from Wcbbers Falls
where they have stopped to have their froc willis
they can get liqnor cheap. -s-
i Wild Cat paid official visit 30 Mr. Ross few da Y
since, the object Of his visit is only known the uns
tionar;es themselves Isuppose it is in wit
the wish of the bands of Alligator and Wild Cat (nun
bering about 14O0) incorporate themselves in tn
Cherokee Nation. This vcxatious after still remain
unsettled, and the Tustcnuggccs still remain in III
country, killing cattle &c.--Wd Cat says that b
don't know whether the Cherokee lands better tha
the Creeks not but fact he does know the whit
people like them better than they do the Creeks whc
at enhanced them in the eyes of the scmnoles.
:. Yours, &C., ID. B.
- For the Arkansas Intelligenccr