Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-03-30
FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY.

Warfike in The Choctaw Nation have lust
learned that the settlement of Chickasaws on
3Brushy, in The Choctaw nation, has been thrown
into a state Of excitement and aIar., by murder
land robbery which was perpetra,ed among them
3by party of rowing Kickapoos.
correspondent writes as follows:
PHEASANT BLUFFS, Choc. ~, March, 90.
upon the night of tho Goth inst, a party of
1 Indians, supposed to be Kcknpoos made a descent,
; upon old Ship-po-wah's setteme mt, killing man
I and woman, and carrying off with them two boys
land a number of horses. Upon the morning Of
sthe 2lst, Shippewah with party of about thirty
warriors, wol mounted and armed, left in pur.
suit of the invaders whose trail they took for the
9praries. have no doubt but old Ship-po. wah
Twill ovortake them and fight will be tho conse.
aquence. 1t is now five days since they left; but
when they will return cannot say, for believe
hey will follow them to the Rocky Mountains they
ARE on fleet horses and are spurrcd with revenge.
Aful hearts.
will write youagain when hear Of their re-
burn"
Nothing will afford US greater qualification than
Ito publish Wild Cats letter to Gen. Worth. And
no one sympathises with him more than we do.
: for the ptiabe condition to which he and his peo.
4 pie are reduced, by their invincible conouerors
and by false friends, We arc firmly convinced
that premises v g n m.de 10 the So ninoles, b,
Gen Worth, that were never intended 10 be full
! filled; at any rate, they mover have been.
DEAR SIR In your paper of the End inst.
Hyou have noticed me as intending to be mem
per OF political convention Of the white people
: on The United States. This, beg, YOU will cor
rect. 90 not design mixing or being presen
1t the time and place alluded TO- You can do m,
&'hd my people. a much more acceptable srrv;c,
by hearing and speaking our grievances tbrongt
Hyour columns, than by placing my name so con.
P'ouous'y 10 rioicuie. "A brave man yourself,
Sknow you would not wantonly insult a conouerod
aor fallen adversary. .'..IO
Il 1t is true, design visiting Washington Citv,
on business of myself and people, and of infinite.
: y more consequence to us thar the political fro
: lics of the white people. The object of nv in.
tended visit is good. | wish the world to know it
IN advance, and wish you to state it.
| have been at war with the United States.
adefended the soil of my birth place with my blood
1t was dear to me, and to my people, as our
ssSShomes and as the country of our fathers. But,
! 'hat war is now ended. My people were over
come by stronger party. What the sword die
Anot destroy, your money bought. Like the rain
Hthat falls upon the earth from the Heavens, the
ssmInemory OF that war is absorbed and forgotten.
ave emmigrated to this country upon the faith of
Hyour people-promses were made us of another
nome, separate and distinct soil, where we could
,gather again the fragments of u distracted and
unhappy people. The hand that could conquer,
should possess the heart to fulfil promises made to
"a subdued people. Mono knows our. condition bet.
than you do. Look at Us Z! a distracted people,
alone, without home-without annuities-dest
tute OF provisions, and without shelter for our