Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-07-26
TnE cHgRoEEEs-THEIR COUNCIL,

os well ms whites sht,g.aI b. allowed tho privilege
of assembling ia their own country and fully DIS
cu.sing men and measures, undisturbcd by 'Po'
lice oomIarics' or other Surveillance, a con-
s;dern ole assembly, ge Of the sod Settlers and The
"Trcaty Party" met opposite Fort smith IN the
Cherokee Nation. on Friday and Saturday last;
and then and there, peaceably, and without as
,urbancc discussed their various claims against
the Government of the United States. and resolved
IN continue to urge those claims, without cooslns
uu,iI some orranremsn, is ma lc for their adjust.
meut.
Our readers pretty generally understand the
grounds in controversy. We arc glad TO no'c"
also. that the snbcct bcSius 10 attract attention
the more popular prints.
A number of well written articles have appear
cd in tho Morning News, the Now York Express
and the IleraIi-nnd We see that the Government
Organ, tho Washington Union. has thrown open
its columns to the few and dspassonote discussion
of the subject. The American Review md the
Tribune have published defences for Mr.. Ross
aud many other prints arc taking part in the con-
troversv.
The American press is the great lover of pub.
lie OPINION. And it is to be hoped that the pub.
will lhus 10 so enlightened that abuses in the
uanocemcn, of Indian Affairs shall not escape
with greater impuniy than other branches of the
public service.
EuIopies on Geaerai Juekson.-Our exchanges
come 10 us filed with the choicest specimens of
eoquence, from the best orators OF the land de-
Iiyored before assenblages every where collected
to pay tributes in communication OF this greatest
man of the aye. Some Of these oratons cwlcr
not merely eloqucnco and lcarnng but they
breathe tho tue oratory OF tho heart It's not our
purpose 10 institute m invidious comparison Of
the merits of any the productions of the sItc~.
orators of This aye Of c,olucncc. In almost all
that wc have seem sublime pas ngcs may tic found.
But to our mind we have never read any thing in
the English language which equals the ouoIy oi
Secretary Bancroft In condensation Of historic
al and biographical anaIy Iysis--in appropriate ar
rangememt-in pcrspcuity and cInarness Of dc-
ion-in lhe true pathoS of the heart. this produc.
ton IS unsurpassed by any thing in American
Literature. Tho life Of the hero is faithfully
skeched even these severe political contests
through which he passed; the br!tles of policy
r..--r. r" o.. ~.,I IT. r~;.~:,l.~
with which he vanGuished, arc all brought in rs
necessary to Illustrate the man with II deIicacy
which could no, offend the most rabl partisan.
Mr., Bancrofi,ruIy pissed over ground where the
cmbors still burned without scalhing himself or
uny one else. We wish we had room in our
columns for this mastery production. I,ls given
in tho Washington Union and several other Of the
large papers of the dn =.
General Jacksou He,rTc.-We CLEAN from an
rrtrte in the N. York Herald that the Roman
Bishop of New Orleans refused 10 allow prayers
to be. mndo on the death Of Gen. Jacksonn' The
Herald proceeds 10 remark:
I'VE see anohcr Bishop of the same church. at
Baltimore, taking hold of n murderer. and follow
ing him up 10 the very moment Of his execution.
preaching and praying. aud making the sign of tn"
cross. and giving him pass to the kingdom of
heaven. Just ontrast the two cases. Jackson. Il
warrior. it is true. but great patriot. who had
done his country and bis age the greatest service.
is refused the usual religious cerrmoni"s, and in
Baltimore common murderer is made tho sub
icct of all the power, and force, and piety, and
ceremonies of The Catholic Church,
We have received a communication on this sub.
jcc., reilccling severely on the ''socmn mockcrv'
of the nopes Iegatc at New Orleans. We with
hold lis publication. until we shall have ascertain
ed positively. that such outrage has been offer
ed at New ORLEANS. to the memory of tho llEROIC
I'EFENnER Of that city. We wish we hnd more
such ''heretics" in the land, as ANDREW JACHsoN!
And we now call on the independent press of
New Orleans to enghten The AMERICAY Puzzle,
as TO the exact state of the case. We're PRAYERS
refused to General Jackson, on the groundof his
being hereto! Yes or No!-Naiice Eagle.
We noticed in the New Orleans papers, that
the use of the Cathedral had been denied tho com.
mi,tc, who wee appointed to make preparations
for the funeral solemnies. on this solemn occa-
sion; but did not, could no, attribute it TO n mo-.
tive SO mean and base, rs the one assigned above.
The story is boldly and plainly told; and should it
prove true, the citizens of New Orleans should
take the bigood hypocrnc and ito him to black.
lack and give him IL thousand stripes, for thus Of.
Cr;pr nSul, u, ihr n,ruoyv of tho ia e n dor Of ,Ic