Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1844-01-06

by member, made to the council, that the Ex
ecutlve intended to submit several communion.
'lons 10 them, it was perceptible that their reso.
union was premature, and it was rescinded. The
council will not now rise before New Yeor,s d,v
The cause of this long session arises from the
numerous claims of individuals growing out of the
attempted revolution. The rise of the people to
check it was simultaneous; strong guards were
stationed in different sections of the Nation, and
three hundred composed the guard of the Sheriff
In Saline District, to secure the trial of tho Vests,
and to enforce tho law. This is a new state of
things. 1t has forced claims against the Nation
as numerous as the autumnal leaves, loaded the
tables OF the council with papers as weighty as is
feared will be the public debt. They arc lntri.
cato and new, which requires much time and la.
Dor to pass and iquidate them.
The council passed resolution sometime aoo
to rent to their citizens the Salncs, for ten years
for the benefit of the Nation. Also law for the
appointment of Martial to carry the act into eff.
fect. This has been vetoed by tho principal chief,
10 long written argument containing his obec.
tons. They are, that too many offices are ere.
ated, and consequently the accumulation of off.
GERS. He maintains that the SherifIs of the Dis.
tricts are competent to that branch of the public
interest. This veto is the result of the deep and
sober.study of the chief, and not for capital. 1t
created but little sensation, and tho documents at
present are dormant on the table.
An election was hold by the council on the ll,h
inst. for Superintendent Of Public Schools. The
candidates were two brethren of the faith, and
tho first appointments. which has excited no ordi.
May interest, both natives, who we're educated a,
some Seminary Of the Bay State. They were
Rev. s. Foreman and Judge Cartor, the latter re.
ceiv'ng majority of seven votes, with three hun.
dred dollars pay annually. The nation has a svs.
tenn Of schools. having for its support funds paid
tho nation by Government, but they nre no, flour.
fishing.
An act has passed for the appointment of a dele
CATION to Washington of five, who will proceed
Immediately after elected, for the obec, of trea-
ty with the u. States, to secure indemni,;es, and
new relations, which, are looked to with much So
licltade by tho people. A new treaty is absolute
ly called for at present to secure pccuniary inter.
csts, and provisions in other grave questions not
provided for. For instance: The Stars have
fled into New Mexico, and pursued by the police
companies, but no provision of any kind exists to
recover them from foreign Countries.
Among the ePitome of the times, must not
omit to remark on the temperance of the people
here, for which blessings we have now an hour of
calmncSs. Our harmony is improving, and tran
guilty is restored. However, a solitary instance
occurred in two white men, from Maysve, who
spoke the genus Of bacchus, and wcro promoted
by the national guard here, to "riding on RAIL-
until entreaty brought them down.
a law was passed to vest in the council the
power of granting marriage licenses to white
men, to SECURE them citizenship. All others were
repealed. This was a safe policy; in my opinion
a wise act, and is calculated to Introduce better
foreigners among. the Cherokees Ere the time
the law took effect, gentleman of the fair kind
pcttioned for license, and was refused twice :;
and as Lyman is Il rampant. on the third ATTEMPT
he became the protector of the precious parchment,
but unavailing, for it is rumorcd change has ia
ken place on the other side, in the words of
Pope, d" am wiser now than was before"
| will endeavor TO furnish you again on our af.
fairs next week. Yours, &c. E.
American prisoners at Van DiemQn's Land.-'
At public meeting Of the citizens Of Chester
Vermont, Nov. "a, Gen. Sutherland made an ad-
dress and it was resolved that the President OF the
United States be respectfully requested to direct
the diplomatic agent of our country a, tho court
of st. James, TO ask of the British government the
release of the American citizens, now prisoners
IN the hands Of that government at Van Dieman's
Lana, ana mat they bc returned to their country
and friends. The release of those prisoners. who
were taken in the late patriot war in Canada. is
solicited on the ground that many of the leaders in
the attempted revolution have been pardoned and
appointed to office by the queen of Great 81 i,ain.
The number of our unfortunate follow citizens ex
lied and treated as pena! colony in that remote
country, is said to be about one hundred; and. as
they are Jess guilty than those by whom thew
were led on to commit the offences against her
maJesty's government, and have already suffered
for nearly five years severe ponalty, i, is high.
Iy probab that tho queen nigh, exhibit the elem
ency so becoming in sovereign and woman,
and bestow that pardon upon all which she has
kindly granted in several cases 10 private impor-
tunity.
The resolutions are abo and respectfully drawn;
and whatever attention they may receive from
the Executive at Washington, these proceedings
50 honorab bic to humanity Of an unprotending