Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-11-22
MORE MURDERS.

Joseph oNiihfhcf anu o'o"'
T,e,,v por,v. wore mos, inhumanly murdered,
near Evansville. on Thursday morning 'h"' oy
,,r,y of fifteen Ross men; the first was shot h'e
times, and tho ia,,or s,abbrd twice through 'he
heart. A friend near the pace writes US as 'o''
,ow.. "The Chcrokees belonging TO the Treaty
PARTY and Old Settlers are running daily across
the line into the State. in order TO save their
lives; leaving behind them oil their property OF
every description. There is notelling where 'hs
w;, snd should tho U. S. Government be a, dill.
utory and Iimid as usual
The greatest excitement prevails and we
should not be surprised to hear that the citizens ol
Washington county, on the line, had crossed into
the nation TO pu. stop to these foul and, Disgrace
ful murders. That they should be stopped IS evil
den, TO oil, as our citizens are justly alarmed lest
the Indians should cross the line and commit de-
preda,ons. There is now more excitement and
greater danger than ever before, and the Chero'
KEGS are now more troublesome than they have
ever been. We hope that the authorities OF the
Stat0 Will anu ssoP "S
which tend so much to injure our State.
Baybarous murder.--On Friday night, the l4tl'
inst, Tom Watie Cherokee, was murdered in
tho most barbarous mahner, about IL miles north
oftbis, in the Cherokee nation. The circumstances
are, rs We are informed, as follows: police par
|ty.of -Cherokces came to the house Of Arch Cur
trey, where Waite resided, about the time he was
going to bed, and one of them told him no was
their prisoner andslhat he should 60 with them
W. replied that he wished to dress himself, and
then he would 20. As he raised himself in bec
he was shot dead, his head split open with tona
hawk, and his body horribly cut and mans'et
with.knives. Such ou,rages should be punished
with the utmost severity Of the law.
Van Buren,, as a athoroughfau.-Greai numbers
of emisranls with their wagons, horses and cnlt'e
weekly pass through this city on their way tt
Texas. A, this place IS the grand crossing Tor al
the Southwestern country; here the emigrants car
find all the conveniences they seek and cqultably
purchase all their necessares. This daily eml
grafton leads us into, perhaps, somewhat fancfu
reflections, but which we have not full space lt
give free flow. We have been engaged once o.
twice lately, in peering at Col. Aberl's map o
Texas, and from i, VIC discover conclusivey, thu
Van Buren is the most central poirt between ST
Louis, Austin and Corpus Christi, Texas; as wei
as the natural depot for all the products OF the val
lies Of Arkansas, Canadian, Hin ois, Neosho and
Grand rivers, with alithe smaller vaIies that liz
upon the streams WHICH traverse our immense
back country. A great road leading from s.:
Louis to Austin, Texas, must naturally pas,
through this place, innsmuch US that town is due
Southwest from St. Louis, the line passing direct
ly through Van Buren,. The most eligible route
to Santa Fe, leads from this place.. a route which
iolows up the Canadian to its source, which ford.
water for caravans. We learn from Josiah Gregg
ESQ.,, whose authority upon this matter is indispu
tably good, that the road from Van Buren, TO San
to Fe possesses more advantages than any other: il
more direct, smoother and affords the best facil
ties for water. Horses, mules and all other out
fits of a caravan can be procured here upon bettel
terms than at Independence, Mo-, and the trip can
be made several days quicker. From St. Louis
10 Corpus Christi, connecting Santa Fe and Aus,
tin, will, nt dis,an. day, be run great Rail road
and through Van Buren also, if tho natural advan.
tages Of its locale be- known and attended to-
There is no calculation which can stale the amount
of wealth and prosperity such road would bring
in train 10 our whole State. To those who have
enlarged ,ews and desire 10 see Arkansas pros.
per, we say iOok al Tie advantages Of Van Buren,.
CASSlUS NJ, AND HENRY CLAY;
Important Rerel0tion!--The following cx,rac,
from an article recently published by Cassius NJ.
Clay, contains the damning proof that the Hon.
Henry Clay was privy 10, aud sanctioned the mis-.
sion (and its molives) Of the former among the
Northern Abolionisls at critical period Of the
late presidential contest. This fact was CHARGED
by the democratic press at tho limo, and bitterly
denied by the wings; what will these scrupulousiy
reracious gentry have 10 say now, and ia ,he face
Of such proof as the following