Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

any ornamen,attrce or trees growing in any oil
the streets in this City, or shall wantonIy lnjurc
deface, or disGgurc any public building or cd'ice
in this city. or shall wfuIly choak u, or injnrc
any pump or well, or shall take down, remove,
dclace or injurc any outpost upon any OF the
streets of this City, such person shall, on convIc-
ton, be fined in any sum no! less than one dollar,
nor more than ten dollars.
Sec. 10Th. In every case Of offence committed
against any provision of this ordinance. tho party
accused shall be entitled 10 trial by jury, If he
claims Inc same.
SIC. llth. Upon every conviction under this
ordinance the party convicted sh'II be 'mpF'Soho"
until the fine and costs be paid, or he he otherwise
discharged.
Sec. 18th. If any person shall lead about and
exhibit in this City, any Stud-horse, or put such
Stud-horse to any mare in any of the Streets al
evs or public squares in this City. he shall Iortr;t
and pay for evory such offence the sum OF i've
dollars.
Sec 18Th. If slave be convicted of any OF.
fence against the provisions of this ordinance. he
SHALL in lieu of the punishment for such offence
hereinbeforc provided, be punished with any num-
Der of stripes for such offence, not exceeding 80.
Sec. 18th. When tho Constable shall find any
person in this City drunk and thereby not in
proper condition to bo brought before Justice OF
the Peace, such Constable shall confne such per-
son in some secure place. or. if no other place can
be procured. then in the common Jaii-unu such
person become sober; and upon his becoming So
ber. he shall Immediately bo brought before suci
Justice.
SEC. 18th. This ordinance shall Lo in force from
and after its passage.
Adopted, April 9TH, 1915.
a. M'LCht':, Myor.
W. J. M'MiLLAN, Rccora'cr.
For the Arkansas Int"lHrcnc"r.
FoRr G.45o:;, liarch 2-d, 1873.
70 Mr.. w. p. Ross,
Editor of tile Cherokee iIrora'e.
SrR:-ln the Cherokco Advocate Of the Goth
inst, is an account of tho Disturbances. TINT ro.
Gently TOOK pace IN lHc NCIutty ur r-"t u1u7v'r'
between The L. States Soldiers, and the Chorokec$;
md u So communication. in relation to the same.
The former, presume was written by yen. Your
statement pronounce incorrect, wha;e"cr may
have been the feeling existing between Nicholson
and the Soldiers. prior 10 the night OF the illn
inst, the former on that occasion. beng armed
and the Soldiers detcncelcss. mlde wanton at
,ocl upon the latter, and succeeded N killing one
man. and vomiting two or three others. NO"
sir: Soldiers. like every other class OF men. that IS
numerous, combine the different grades OF char
accr. nmonrs, them You will find the worthless,
and dissouo as also, the intelligent, moral, hon
est and sober.
On the night Of the llth inst. at a house near
this Post. occupied by prostitutes, and notorious rs
a whiskcy.shop, where rotIng and dHbAuchercS'
are ndulg gcd in. throughout the week. scenes were
prcscn:cd rcvoIiing to tho feelings Of al! goo and
rcsnoctablc citizens. Have You denounced the
whole of it. as every honest man ought to 90!
Or boyc Won attempted to fix stigma upon the
moo, Solder alone. for what tranSprod on that oc'
c,s;on1 DO YOU not know. that Nicholson Is an
abandoned and desperate character! hat he IS
susnoc,cd Of being an ahcltor Of tho murdcrcrs.
vonr Nation has oilcrod a reward for! Living aS
Io docs. in id'encss and as YOU have rcHson 10 be-
l;ovo hv the frequent commission of crimes. did
,ou not feel that YOU had not tod tho who'cfrW
,hon Won made out statement that reflected
alone. mon the Soldiefs7 AS you have reported,
who, vou call tho facts, it would seem that tho
soldiers had thrust themselves amongsta party oil
innocent. and orderly Chcrokces, who had met
,ooo,hcr for the enjoyment of harmless passtlmc-
,bo, thew had f,rrol Nichoso and others into
fcb, ,bnt resulted iii the death Of ono of hcm and
the manning ofo,hcrs. THIS is the cnse yon make
o,,. when YOU were aware Of all the clrcuH1sIan'
ces and if YOU can reflect upon it. without blush.
,,o,,bor of n christian church and - mo" OF
edncnon, all furure specn'ations on the capab'I'-
ties Of the Indians for civilization, ought TO be at
an end.
Nicholson is still at large, when he IS known
,o he in the vicinity. He has killed a man, " 1t
were iustiliabc the law will scqnt him. IN"
f,ct thai he docs no, surrender hmsclt and IS rot
nrnrchended when known tohe nbout.!s evidence
tbn he or his friends, fear the operation @ me
law, Have you doubt sir, your statement OF
the cose is correc', about his acQu ta!
Tho fact tina. he did not surrender h'Ihse''
ought to have shaken your convictions, II you
had anv of the truth ofyour account OF 'na' aL!a''
| This however, is small item. Judging from
the feeling displayed by you, in comparison with
what took place on the night of the l2th INST
How have YOU stated or IN what light have you
ar,son,ed this last act in the drama! You rep