Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-05-25
Another Usage Depreciation correspondent write,

hnoMer Usage Dcpredation.-A correspondent write,
as follows - 80
ChocTAw Agency, May Goth. =
Dear Clarke A Creek Indian recently from Little
'er' brings Intelligence of the murder of one Baxter
white man who had been employed by James Ed.
wards 20 herd stock, fifty miles from Edwards,
between hisfaace and Chouteau's old Tradng House
IL seems that two Spanards their way the Mexi-
can frontier stopping at Baxters camp, found his body
literally cut to pieces, apparently with axe. They
supposed the murder had been committed eight ten
days Before All his clothing his gun and every arti.
Gle that could be carried off taken. Tuck.ee -ba
to che Mcco, the Creek Chief hearing of the crcum-
stance Immediately called Council of the Indians Ct
the various different tribes who then in the neigh
borhood. The council concluded that the murder had
been committed by some of Black Dogs party, who
hunting not far off at the time The Osages wei
represented at the counc aud were therefore
made the - Scape goats on this occasion
Lore and Reoenge in the Choetaao Nation,-,rbo f.,
lowing is an extract from private letter, dated
CHocTAw NATION, 18th inst
Zone of your old friends in Honk.ho set,,o,...
of Choctaws was killed a few days ago He b.di.,..
fered in love affair and the party princ,,l,,
greved hoy OF 49, revenged himself bv otes
nun "''eua'ey over the heart, and killing him in.
Inc 'r'ehds OF the dead man, arrested ,ho
anu he Is now IN custody, awaiting the ar
80" u inc Cnoela" courts Though to avo,d deI,v !,
the offence had been committed in bTaaif At
'n' presence oil numerous Witnesses, the offender
should be put to death at once And it is ex.od;r'i
eredable to the character of the Choctaw peore H.,
this course was not adopted.
The National nteIigencer saws il 10 u,dor
stood that the members of the Senate ar, obon, 70
investigate the manner in which the Texas trootv
and documents were made public, and will punish
the delinquent, if discovercd.'
since we received the above we learn that the
surrePhtous publication Of the Texas treaty caus.
ed considerable sensation in the Senate. A wor.
rant was issued Immediately, to arrest the Editor
OF the n. \. Evening Post. who was arraigned at
the bar of the Senate; who informed the SENATE
that he found the document ono morninp unon his
table ; and that no was ignorant who sent it to
him.
The Senate, then, proceeded in another more
sure way to discover tho member who so grossly
violated the injunction of secrecy. There were
only enough copies of the treaty printed to fur.
nish each member with one. A call was made
for each Senator TO produce he copy of the trcu
ty; and all furnished their copies bu, Mr.. Tappar
of Ohio, brother to Arthur, the great abolitionis
of New York
Turn HIM out! Turn him out !,
1, Me and My Benton.-The newspapers say
that this big humbug (T II. B. in his egolis,ica
Texan letter, has used the personal pronoun "I,'
ioriy-four times, Ny" twenty-five times, =" Me- ;
eleven times, and this in small fraction over two
columns. emitting the quotations.
GTWe are authorised 10 say tha, CYRUS Vel
er IS not in the hands of our "Deputy Editor
10 says the former is in The hands of Dick Bvrf
and ]. q. Keats so long their means last; wus
it (the needfuD is gone he will again be in III
market The deputy Editor" says had he II
non compos editor under his charge, that that p
, raticai schooner-the Times & Advocate
might chance to lose her black paint, and sal rca
y under the Democratic Flag. He says, it wou
f be an Augean task to cleanse that paper from
dirty bile and "biiIious fever sketches" bu, tn
1t could be done in but one wav-,urn the pre
cnt editor out of his false position, and make in
go over 10 the federal party. TO which lie So evi
IDENTIFY belongs. Then indeed he woald not b
cleansed, but his paper might be.
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
The wings are chuckling over the Incomplete re
turns from Virginia. They assumrbefore all th,
returns have been received, that tIey have game
"a glorious triumph
A "Whig Victory ~! federal Victory
If they have gained the Stapat the late local el
ections, they should thanDihe spirit of Federal
ism-Federa principals tpon which tho franchise
for State elections are hsed ; when the Federal
ist-the aristocracy I'D the controlling inauonc,
and power.
When Wing ed'6rs in Arkansas are hera,dipo
forth their "glorous triumph" and Whig Victo
RIGS we ask thsn to have the candour to state al
the facts in cAnection with these elections, or il
they are Try evidence of the waneing fortune.
; of democrcy. Why do they not ingenouus,
inform 70 people tina, in Virginia at the State c
ectionstreehoders of the value OF tuenty.fre DOL
lars IN vote in every county in which ,hev hold
laniof that value. By this means, some persons
/ CT cast eight or ten votes. This singular pro.
1SIon has given the wealthy artist ocrats, of Rich.
.mond great locomotive power in adding to the
popular vote. 1t is an ascertained fact that the