Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-08-26

OF the Nation arc opposed to such proceed
inga, and win adopt measures to stop them.
The present moment whom every bree - brings with
it fresh runors Of difficulties among our border neigh.
bors is tit occasion again to remind the General Co.
ve-nment of their sacred duty almost dsSence.
less frontier We no alarmists we would be the
last to excite unnecessary apprehensons but we are
compelled to say, that defences wholly inadc
quate to the protection Of border and that the
grossest injustice has been done. and is still
in to the States of Missouri and Arkansas Let auv
intelligent, candid and dsinterested person look at the
long line of frontier along which located
of dissatisfied and turbulent Indians, placed there
against their willmany of them at the point of the
bayonet, and say whether the fragment Of an IT,
my we have here. however gallant may be- is able to
afford Us protection. We have right to demand am
pie protection and the old States are bound to grant
and not utter word of complaint whatever the cost
may be. They have thrust this population upon us.
and have by SO DOING secured their own citizens
peace and tranquility and the possession Of fine lands
They have sent these people to with than the
ordinary hatred of the Indian to the white man. he
cause they came by force. .
We do not believe that any danger is to be apprehend
ed from the intelligent portion of any of the nations
They will doubt all their talent and influence
against hostile whatever the cause but unfor
tunately for the country education and intelligence is
yet too limited in most of the tribes for us to rey with
any confidence Oh such securities for our protection
Besides the duty of the General Government to her
own citizens she has another and less sacred one
to perform to the Indians themselves viz to protect
each Tribe from foreign invasion and domestic strife
nave we force enough now ready to enforce and fulfil
these stipulations of all Indian treaties? If the
commanding General should be called upon to interfere
In the present unhappy difficulties existing between the
two parties in the Cherokee Nation, how manv men
could he march into the field? Probably two hundred,
Verify mighty display wherewith to strike terror into
the souls of some thousands of nfurated Indians
They would laugh at dictation from such a SOURCE
Our force entirely too small-t has no moral effect
ON Inc MINDS OF the Indians but is desped for weak
ness rather than feared and respected for its
we are opposed to this system of small FORTS
they command no respect at any time, and in time of
action would have quite as much they could do to
take care Of themselves The proper system in our OPT
nion, and profess know something about Indians
is to have large forces at the proper IN
imposing appearance, rather than up our strength
into small and ineffective bodies
We understand that nearly two entire regiment are
at this moment reposing in tho shade at jefferson bar
racks We would like to know what fighting they ex
pect to do in that quarter If they sent there for
purposes OF drill and military exercise we would res
Pectfully inform the Commander Chief that in our
opinion there is no finer place in the world for ili..r
maneuVres than in Arkansas and that meat and bread
Smith is, we believe. much moro important depot
than Jefferson Barracks. and hope the Commander
in Chief will send US over at least one of his surplus
regiments. II is idle to talk about troops being near
enough while at st. Louis. The whole frontier could
be devastated and deuged in blood before an Infantry
Regiment could march four hundred and fifty miles to
its rescue. The idea of point d appui, or corps de
reserve at such distance from the point of danger
preposterous Such tactics might do for the crazy
low who from the summit of Mont Blanc commanded
" Attention the Universe! by Kingdoms right WHEEL"
but his army was larger than ours and of course the
tactics differ in such cases.
We would also at this time. beg leave to remind our
members of Congress Of the importance of
tho I'd Regiment of Dragons Infantry does very weY
in its pacebut experience teaches us that that ar
is not efhcient in the field upon this frontier, in
prairies where they can seldom march from waite 40
watcr-and when in the field have operate atogS
against adversares who mounted upon fine hfcs,
and are excellent woodsmen: whether they arpar-
ties who have made hostile incursions from the pries
or criminals who have violated the intercoursels
We copy from the Bal tmore Patriot of the 3Aug.,
the following ''That whilst Mr. Wicklfe was board
u he steamer Oeorgla on the lst inst. hapassage
from Norfolk to Baltimore, when the passesr were
summoned to dinner, Mr.. Wcklife who vi standing
on the deck, offered his to the lad es wyerc with
him. and while in the act of doing, Ganer. with
out any previous ntimation suddenly sing at Mr.
Wcklife and aimed powerful blow will hclasp knife
at his breast The blade of the knife stfk the right
breast bone with much force, and trav ed the bone,
without. il is believed, injurng the lun, making
deep incision. Lieut.. Bradford, of thu. S. Navy,
standing close by. instantly seized Garr in the act
of making second blow at Mr. Wicklt land prevent.
ed his design The knife was immedbly taken pos. II
session Of by Lieut. B., and Gardner pjed in coniine-
ment. Remedies were imme diately a}icd to Mr. W's
wound, and his arrival at this cit ye
BY Professor Smith, who we are hal to learn enter
tains the opinion that the wound is dangerous" n
Com Alex. B. inkham, of the Us. Navy, died at Q
his residence on Sunday. near the ~ Yard Gosport
4 reclaimed piekpOcket.-Alphop d Smith, the pick.
pocket lately pardoned by Gov.ortcr, caught D
again carrying on his old trad Justice has again
claimed her own. Ia
Fatal reneontre.--We learn ~ our exchanges that
rencontre took place at the shville Inn recently
between Jesse j. Bryan, of Cksville, and Gideon c. =
Matlock, of Carthage, which dcd in the death ofthe
former The particulars arot given, as the AFFAIR."