Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

mucn beaten ana DrulSeu IN luciF HuEOlC sJItIt'
Now sir. have no doubt. but that they were
soldiers who wcro the actors on the night oil til:
18th. and do no. propose 10 offer an apology, io
any nal treatment that those women receiEod.--
A woman. whatever her character may be. ought
to be and should feel that she was secure from any
personal violence. On this occasion am sorry
to s1v. the soldiers acted an unmaniy part. by
beating and woundng those women. But sir,
have you acted manly part. in presenting the
burning and destruction Of property Did YOU
ons Iiorors, contrary to law, were sod! That
they were occupied by abandoned women, IN
crowds! That they were the resorts OF the most
dissouo soldiers and the still moro d'PaTcd
Cherokees! That drunk"n and rO.ouS bra"'s
wcrc common there, and that almost every 'tc'
was rractscd that renders human nature beas''y'
1t could not but be expected th9t Gn0rroS con-
lic's. and disastrous consequences would be III"
result of such Il comming'ing Of foul spirits Icr'
haps might get your assent. that there was a
necessity for the correction of such abuses. on
whom the duty dcvolvcd to remove these nuIsan-
ces. will not sny. 1t was beyond the control OF
the Military. | now ask YOU sir. if you DO not
believe. if these houses had been in any village or
in tho U. States, thov would have
shared the same fate have heard Of lnstan-
cps of the kind. occurring where law was respect
ed and crimo discountcnanced
Thcso houses Offering to the dissOute and un-
soldiers, scenes Of excitement to some.
attractions and to others novelty; they. have no
doubt were frequently there, whero they met
drunken and cut-,Groat Indians. with whom they
had often difficulties. After this murder was
| have no Doubt. that the better feel
ngs of better class of soldiers, wnro exc ted, and
bv an imnuIsc that sought tho good Of the thought
less amongst thcm, resolved upon the destruction
Of places whore crime from its germ. r1pcned
into the most de.ostib,e acts. If the fact were
known. | think mpny would be f5uni &c have been
aHc-~ qcd in that burning. that were not frequent
ors Of such placcs--of course there were some OF
Ike worst characters along. or the women wontd
not have been moderated. Tho act was an He
raj one and cannot bo justified, but SO far rs rc-
cards the con1agration. can ana so would every
honest man. excuse it. a license Of this KIND.
might lend TO evil results, but the law. If admins
ered. will protect tho innocent. Your Nation
2yght 70 fee! grateful for h% destruction Of hese
libitcd an Indignation for these octs' that would
nave better become better cause; YOU also take
occasion to no;icc tic proG glcr hat @nrroundS
his lom. and hol' 'hnt Gc!r!l1cH; "I'l see ire
lcc2ssitv Of removing the nucleus ot % mcco
.irc Tic Garrison contributes to THIS ala.o OF
,linqs. so fares furnishing the money IS requisite
'or It's existence.
The ttirif.,css community, thnt surrounds tElS
POST. cot their daily broad by their Illegal traI.I'
with tho Soldiers. but | am disposed to agree with
,ou. as to tho evil tendency Of military Post
n such a country as this. Ine worst OF white
ncn and degraded Indians gather around, for the
y'vanngs aud proligaI expenditures OF tho SOL
i.ers. The corrHp:ng Influence gong on about
larc. canccr-lc. has spread over nearly the "hoIe
If your Nation: murders and outraGcs are as fire.
lueut in other sections oE you' country, rs al tins
rInce. Still. the profit arising from residence
1,ar the Post, brings together numbers, amongst
whom, ,co gcrmjnatcs. as from hot BED. IN
,thcr Indian ratjons within my kEo"t91t,'' "hcfc
Military Posts arc estabhs'cd none oi !hc&e clGs-
tors arc pcrmit.cJ 10 form about Post. he IN
liam authorities and the agents. nctlVity, prevent
hcse nusanccs. by enforcing the laws, 1n't Tor
bid the traffic, which Supports them.
The military would gladly quit YOUR Territory
md leave YOU to act the par: Of hlI"enny.cats,
but tho government directs otherwise ana I'll our
duty TO obey.
There seems 10 be determination on tho part
of Won all, TO throw censure upon tho officers at
tins IOS.. ana pbltICuloIiN tHO No'-i4' ''''''o ~
GERS. Now sir, whilst charges are ruHE through
the nation. intended TO produce an ciloct else
where, of high-handed measures. the oLcers at
this Post. complain Of the Comnonding officers
for being too rduGent towards thcso proIigalc
Chorokccs to give to the Soldiers the protection
Tim, is their due. Commanding officers have done
100 much ~ try to "PPoaoo tnc thefokcc ncHhe-
rorordipo them, with all their vices wrIghng
them down, as ma linga feeble effort winch Ought
TO be encouraged, to rise from their degradation,
How have YOU met this disposition 10 ala you!
In tho true spirit Of the Negro. vine regards Inc
irduloence c. q master as a license Tor ihe COM
mission Of all kinds Of eXcessos.
| viii add. and from IL attempt either TO con-
ciliate you or any body else, tina! think you nave
been imposed upon in reports you have bad OF
the conduc; Of the Military. and n tho light IN
which it has been represented to you have
heretofore reuarded the Rosses Of the Cherokee
Nation and some others, whom it IS no! necessa-
nv to mention. as gentlemen, who would trown
Iron unworthy conduct, instead Of standing oat
in jt4 advocacy. rrd would be sorry to thinb df-
E,reotIy nov. With regard to the Recommendation in
vour paper of the same date. will say for the
inno,i, of that correspondent that the officers al
,b,s Post. feel themselves undor much higher OBJ
l;r,tjons. to all such writers. for their consure
han they would for thor praise.