Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-12-01

Judge of Arkansas, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the decease of Hon. Ben. Johnson.-LMle
Rock Democrat.
This appointment has created much chagrin and
modification 10 the wings in this section of the
State Mr.. Turner, of this place, appeared to be
| their unanimous choice. They thought he was
eminently qualified for the judgeship, and all per-
sons admit, that on the Of claims upon party
Mr.. Il. stood No. L. on the list. He has been
the champion of whiggery in the west ever since
Arkansas has been a State-has fought more bat
ties, received more bruises from the democrats,
than any other member of the party. He has
been invariably in the minority, but always fought
up hill with steadiness and gallaniry worthy of
a better cause. and more grateful party.
Always, whenever the wings of Arkansas
wanted TO "keep up the party organization" and
some one was to lead the I" forlorn hope'' in this
region of the State where hard knocks, fatigning
journies, no pay, and thanks, were to be his
compensation, Jesse Turner, Esq, of Van Bu-
rem, ,ha. talented and unhinching whig,'' was
called upon 10 perform the duty; but when an
office of honor and emolument is be conferred
by the whig administration, one in Little
Rock, who stirred stump for his party, is
selected. If we had no ether weapons, we could
beat any party into fits that adopted such course
of proceeding.
This "talenied and unfinchng whig'' is not
forgotten by the party. The first time they will
want " forlorn hope to serve them. they will
confer that Office upon him.
In justice 10 Mr.. Turner, we must here men,
ton that he never made application for the office
in question. The movement Of his friends on the
occasion was not prompted by him, and neither
was ii known to him when ii began.
Judge Ringo, upon whom The appointment has
been conferred, is gentleman every way qualified
to fill the Office to whom, personally, no objection
exists, here or elsewhere, that we know of.
0GFWe received last week, a No. Of ''W ison's
Despatch,'' published in New York, containing
highly wrought story, entitled, The Man who
couldn't Fight" the scenes of which were laid iu
Van Bureu, Arkansas. We unhestatngly pro-
nounce it to be wicked faIsehood from begin
ming to end. No such occurrences took place
here, and no such named persons lived here.
We call upon the Hon. Geo. w. Pascha to whom
the author refers, for confirmation or refutation
of the truth of the Story.
Hill Tragedy" which is Just as false. For the
truth ofMat crowder, he refers to the Hon. DAVID
WALKER and the Hon. GEO. w. PAscHAL. These
are honorable and truthful gentlemen. We should
like 10 hear from them on the subject.
o. We see among the proceedings of The Ca
lifornia Convention, tha, j. S. IoUsToS was
elected Sergeant at-Arms. We believe il is our
c,l -, q
have been in California over ten days before the
Convention met but carrying along with him
that love of office characteristic Of an Arkan.
sian, and that invincibIe gift for electioneerng
which it was hard for any man 10 Withstand, he
has rcrung in the dignitaries of Eldorado al
ready; and from the bulge which he has taken in
the political race, we would not be surprised if he
passes through this State next year, on his way TO
Congress.
FIOrida.-lt appears, as our exchanges would
intimate, that the government has decided that the
remainder Of the Indians in Florida, shall er,igrate
and join their tribe west of this State; and dele
CATION of Seminoes have been sent on by govern
ment, under the charge of Maj. DuvaI, their
Agent, to aid in offecting an arrangement for
emigration.
The troops now in Florida may effect that object,
but the Indian delegation will not These Indians,
instead of insisting upon their brethren cmigratng
Internationally, will endeavor to prevail upon
them to make the sine qua non of removal, a sti-
pulaton of government to furnish the whole Se-
mnole tribe a country on The Brazos in Texas |
Word has been sent by Wild Cat, and other leading
men, through this delegation that they are dissa
iIsfied at being Incorporated in the Greek nation.
and advise those in Florida not to come out unless
government will promise to give them country
on the Brazos.
Wild Cat has been out and seen the country on
the Brazos He prefers it 10 any country in the
West, and has created q universal feeling in the
tribe to 60 thither. He is out there now, on
hunting excursion.
o. Maj. PHELPS, M. c., in speech in Mis-.
souri,. declared that the resolutions of the Le.is
lature were double-tongued therefore, we think |
they ought TO suit the honorable gentleman There
is not another such {" forked tongued" fellow in |
Missouri as that same Phelps.
o." A citizen Of Missouri y writes US that the
people of his State, are making superior wine,