The Arkansas banner., 1850-11-12
For the Baaaer.I
western District canrt. Nc. 2.

Western District Cengt, Nc. ..
 As promised ia my 6rs, aaahef. viii pursus lhe subject of .he Western District Court Bill littis further. l eSatsnded ia thas namb<F. GhaI t,e e0ntiguity of such Cesrs to the Iadian coua- try would be productive Of much evu aad produce
 bad state of feeiiag between the IHdiAos aad their Beighbcrs tn the border eOanles. and in aIi pGOba- hiliiy end in opeu rsPtaFo and resistsaes ef the civil auihsriiy by the inaiaHa; they may be gosded 10 desperation by the constant interference with thsir internal concerns. and should tas court De established you will nd thas ssppsssd miraculous of the 'a~ would bs seized uPon by the officers Of the court for the purpose of making fees; IadiaDs asd white men drawn up snd indicted for breael es of the peace, supposed petty pfsriug and inns- merabie other small offences Of like character, that such will be the stats of things no maa esu deny; surely then h cannot bs AAy part of the policy Of this Government to eeatsbass te sneh result. IL is enough that the Courts take eOgni- of the higher penal offences committed in the Indian country, such murder, mansaagter, burglary aud occasionally sn isolated case of libel admiralty suits arising under the intercourse law regulating trade with our ladian neighb>rs; puk tO encourage tDc S1stcM ot ihNcueFcuCo Hua prosecution of every species of trfing offence tas would be the easel will most assuredly lsae to he very worst feelings upon the part of the Italians and malct the United States in a heavy bill of Penses annually. to not less than thirty thousand dollars. therefore eontend most honestly aud sincerely that nc such court is now or ever has been called for or demanded by tue necessities of 1ha tha ant If rt nnf benefit twenty individuals in the District out of the range of Crawford county, anu bat few out of the limits of Van Burea. While st this point will ask the friends Of the measure If this cour, Is cal led for in order to expense 10 th- Uaied States Gas some contend) why is il that it no. located at Fort Smith, where the United States have all the buildings requisite for holding the court and offices for the preservation of the books sAd papers without the expense of procuring them. as will be the case at Van Buren. 1T the court must be e'- tabished thi. is very important consideration for the United States.
 Aud again l find upon examination. that this bill gives 10 the District Cour, iu evil actions the same jurisdiction the Circuit Courts, which is not the case with the District Coart at Little Rock would therefore like very much that some of it's sdvocstes would ex plain tie why that court should be invested with hgisr jurisdiction in ci- vii suits than the District Court at Little Rock. They will doubtless answer that VIC have United States Circuit Court at Littis Rock. That is very ,rue and il is ca oaily true that this Crcut Court Is amply sufficient for all the reasonable purposes and objects of the United States the people Of the State of Arkansas, aud this is the court having elusive jurisdiction of all the higher offences miiled ia the Indian country.
 an well satisfied that The Legislature in assing resolutions aud restrictions recommending the esiab lishnsn of the Western District. were hot are oi he may formidable objections to II, and the nRu ,nersble difficulties winch would likely grow out oi its nt; ahd above all that it cohcoc led snt set fool for he purpose of embarrassing oi our Senators (ihe lsmented Col. SEvTER.) and making political capital for he enemies of the smaller iTy-ihese resolutions were passed several yeas stnce and there IS al tlIis tune an entire sti of Senators and Representative IR Congress since which time things have aAtursily changed and l appfehend Il wil not be eobtended. that sst ci oi rrsoiuIiops passed by LgisiAiure some six years ago are fbe bIniing oa all succeeding Senators O. Representative. l have carefully read the stter Of
 he hoH. R. W. JOHNSON, on the subject Oi this Western Court, Sni really to ihnk his ideas are we worthy the eoasideis ion ot the citizens Ot the DisIiet, ln t.gth, h,s arguments are uHausweIable and ib very short ii'ne the citizens m the coun ties composing the D strict would resiiz, its fui ogce for as certain The court s established, every eaass ol seiIoa over Sj00. oAing by the merchant, trader, farmer, CT connetcial nAa Tn the counties of Washingt of, B.nlon, M sdson, Carroll. Scot, &r tn per.Os out of ihIs State Wii be sued ln tie District Cour, at V.n Dnren. and they will be sad died ~ith heavy blil of costs 10 pay the Mai.hal for hls travel &c.. and you will soon hear the cry that the coHti IS rather than blessing 10 thetn. msy Parsue thls snbl'e, inrh"r m another nqu.ter. PRO BONO PUBLiCO.