Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-07-03
LETTER FROM NEW NEAICO.
Affairs in TaOS-RObbtritS on the plains Sr
SANTA Fl, Apnl %, 1911.
EIHorS Of ihe RereHe:

Editors Of He RereWe:
Lieut.. Coz. Wilcox, (wiIh all his battalion
behcvc). comm1nIs in the valley of Tnos. D1s
after tomorrow, some ten or dozen more Of
the murdcrers of Gov. Bent. Stephen Lee. Jr,.
w. LcaI. and cIhers, are to be executed. Some
symprlhninG gentlemen in the S.ages may think
the fate Of those fellows deserving Of c9mu.s.
ernllon. but more mcrilcd doom was never
VISITED on any scoIndrcfs IN the world. I: is
The oaIy punan"ment appropriate. We have ~
pcu.,rntories here.
The Pueblo Indians and M-xcans, however.
cannot exactly Understand all tins hanging.
When The campaign of Col. Prre was enIr..
they though. that a.. was over; but iao Co,an-.
expressly told them, that. although all was passed
so'iar as military operations we're coacrr:ly5 lyl
all who had been engaged in the murders wOuld
hnvN to answer 10 the cirH Iaw.
We have mad reports. for some davs. OF a par,y
Of M~NIcams having gone from the frontiers 10
rob on me pans. We have. also, reports that
a uu,atIo man, named Beckw.lh. and few
nbanioA"i wHr!e men, have gone 10 the Chay-
cnnc IuIIaHs, for the purpose of leading them
against small parties of white men on the plains
If lnis br true Iac b0nii.t sill, prove form,dable
BeckwIih = smart fellow. and knows the plains
well, having lived several years in this country.
For som" mon:nS. he kept Hytei in Santa Fc
and sold OIt some weeks ago.
n
outlaw, has enlisted the Cnmqnch. luI.rn.. and
nov threatens the eastern frontier, as vel. as a.,
Americans on the trail 10 the States. Ills fret
object IS said to be the plum Ter of the commissary
stores, near Las B-g1s. But B.ckwith and his
party wall prove more formidable enemies than
anything mixed with MeXcnns.
Il Is. ~ fact. high time that something should
be done with the Indians of the praire wilder.
ness. The great difficulty, however, is 10 catch
them. But they will certainly prove very t-ou.
OIesNmo, Tnnt wagon master and his men. VI
gave up their train OF wagons, mules and proyi.
.Ions IN such cowardy manner 20 the Pawnees.
last winter, ought to have each a hundred Iasbes
Had they behaved properly, they nigh, easily
hive kept Off the Indians. A few davs oftnr. tho
same Indians were me! bv Lieut.. Simpson. Of the
d. Lou artillery, and though he had bu, five
men with him, he went directly through them.
lie even made them bring back some of his mules
which they mad driven off. Similar courage and
resolution would have saved tho wagon train
spoken OF. whIlo lis easy capture has tended
much to rmbo'drn the Indians.
more perfect set Of drpreIators. when th,y
feel themselves able. than those same Pawnees,
does not exist. They are urrant towards, as all
the Indians arc, unless they have the ADVANTAGE;
but they are essentially I-hmae'itcs in one sense.
tor their Land Is against every man. and every
mans hand ought to be against them. Though
universally, almost, fairly dca,t with BY The
whites they return this falrtrcutmcnt with ,reach
cry and outrage, and richly mcrtt the ia.e Of Io,a
! determination.
Hereafter, white men must DO prudent anC
courageous in crossing the plains. | apprehenl
That the safety of last summer may have led /.
too strong feeling Of security during the winter
No camp, on this side Of Council Grove. can b.
saic without strict night-guard; and no part,
can expect to straggle on in n careless way, OF
their march, and be unmolesied.
/ AJaH in the Churck.-A sad accident, We ar
told, says tho Clinton Lay FIoridau Of the i5t
/ INST, occurred on Sunday last in Jackson, at III
Presbyterian Church. While an eloquent diyin
was exhotting them TO change from evil unto goo
! TO mend their ways--not 20 build their houses
! upon the sand, but upon the rock-ihe floor @
the building suddenly gave way. Self.prcseryo
I'on was tho order of the rush-young men 70,
got their "ladye loves''-marred men ,he
wlves-l no. improbable tho children shrieke
tho college boys haI.oood-the revered gentI,
man lost the thread OF his discourse, aud. in sbor
1t was perfect stampede. No great iniur,
was, however, experienced contusion
bruises, torn dresses, and if our reporter docs nc
err some torn bonnets and caps.
Tone Of the OppOsitioa.-The whig paper
Springfield, speaking of his late proclama,io,
complains that General Scott attempts to prej,
, dice the people against Santa Anna, and ars