Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-10

erals commnd, to stay the farther effusion of I'M.
man blood. until an impartial investigation could
be had, Yet the very next day, and for weeL.
we see him refusing to go TO Fort Gibson-.o ala
in the investigation, or to deliver over tho murder
ers when identified in his own house. He extend.
ed to them his gracious pardon-passed decree
of outlawry against the remaining signers of the
Treaty, and required them to como before his nm.
gust Council, and swear allegiance to his assurn.
ed and usurped power. He then organized eiph.
"police companies;"' appointed the Rev. Jesss.
Busheyhead "the commander in chief and II
ever these "police companies have been disband.
ed the act has not been made public.
In answer then to the question " Dho are the
propagators of these reports" aaout police CON.
panies?" | say John Ross and the celebrated do.
cree Of outlawry of 1899" Who are implica.
ting the character of the Cherokees?' John Ross.
who by his brutal outrages-public defalcatious
and savage DEGREES has placed them below the
turbulent characters of sembarbarians. "Wbo
are sowing treason against our institutions and
and covertly inviting the interference of foreign
Government" John Ross, who conspired to Q.
verthrow the Government Of the western Chem.
kees-deposed their chiefs-proclaimed himself
Principal Chief the first day after he arrived in
the nation-passed decree Of outlawry against
those 10 whom he knew the Government of the u.
States had promised protection-swallowed up the
money which had been promised the peon1r IN
common-caled upon Gen. Arbuckle for troops
when he could have conceived himself in no dan.
ger-refused to let the national council know the
standing of his accounts when called on, and in
his message which he knows to be false, denied
having received part of the "per capita money"
when the history of the United States and Of the
Cherokees, as well as his own receipts, charge
him with over a million Of dollars /" subject 10
legislation"
What does Mr.. Ross think to effect by publish.
ing this correspondence! Does he expect to
provo the non-exisence Of these police companies.
when almost every person from the Cherokee na.
ton 10 Washington city well know Of their exis.
tence, and that one of them actually SGT out on
the brave and chvaIrous purpose of Staying IN
oG widow! Would he deny that the letter some
Time since published in your paper emina!ed from
one of his own plrtlzans, who has known many
of his secret movements for years! Surely he
had not read the evidence in tho trial Of Stand
Waite, when he thus invited public retrospect
Of his past lifo.
| The complaint is that Starr, Reese ard Adair
did not furnish the "name of tho persons whom
you have understood were associated in the com.
panies thus privately organized, also Of The persons
| threatened to be destroyed"
| Now surely after he had prefaced his letter
with the solemn asseveratlon that he had always
been in favour of peace, he could not have expect
ed any man to inform him. Ross, that he though.
his own life in danger. Did he believe that these
men had forgotten the investigation into murders
already committed in June 1889! Has he forgot.
tor the letter of Gen. Arbuckie to him reminding
him of his promise or his ey asive reply!
Far be it from me to produce the impression
that the great body of the Cherokces "are a tur.
bulent aud blood thirsty people," Bu, have not
forgotten when the Secretary of War denounced
their Principal Chief as a blood thirsty murderer
Nor can any one have forgotten that the Princ-
pal Chief has never demanded an investigation in
to his conduct as relates to that affair. When.
over he desires such investigation let him do as
Stand Waite did whom charged with the murder
of Foreman. Let him present himself before the
| courts of Arkansas and ask them TO determine
whether or not he Ross was accessory to the mur-
der of the venerable Major Ridge. Whenever
he shall do this he may ha vc some hope Of having
his character placed in its proper light. But while
the good citizens of that State and of the United
States know well as they know any other mat.
ter of history, that their soil has been stained by
tho blood Of the aged cheftan who won laurels
IN the samo well fought battles with the venerable
'ackson-that these assassins Immediately flew
to the house Of Ross: received his congratulations
protection, reward. pardon, and the benefit Of his
protestaons against their arrest, they will give
little heed TO his declarations Of pacific charac.
ter. Mr.. Ross for long time deluded many Of
the Cherokees. But they have awoke from their
dreams, and he already sees his dynasty tumbling
to the ground. II is now too late for him again
to attempt TO falisfy the history of the country
If, however, he dare discuss either his acts or
ms policy in the public prints, let him but con,in.
uo the attack. His opponents now war not with
'he same implements which his creatures have
sometimes found useful. 1t is to the moral sen!i.
ment OF the public that they appeal. By that
sentiment do they wish his past acts and past his.
tory Judged. With their verdict they will be sat.
isned. And now promise him no harsher ian.
Suage than the naked truth.
For the Intellgencer.
TWO BIRDS WITH ONE SrONE-"G."AND