Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-10-27
What the Arkansas Papers sav

true bill for murder in the first degree has been found by the grand jury of Yell county, escaped from jail at Danvile on the 17th inst"
 The Searcy Eagle contains another article from Anti' on the subject of socialism, The writer evidently argues fairly, and, batting his sticking to position," is courteous. As we have since more fully defined our views on the subject, we apprehend that "Anti' will find very little difference, in reality, between his views and ours. We will mention, while on the subject, that we said we gave the circular alluded to gratis insertion, meaning thereby to call attention to it, because it was one of i'm porSance to the people. We are glad to see the matter agtated now and the expression of opinion it has elicted.
 The Fort Smith Times says:
 "The travel to, and from Texas, has already commenced Quite large number of wagons have passed through this place during the past few days-some to and some from Texas"
 Formerly it was all to Texas; now it is revers- ed This item is also from the Times:
 "Some 1,2OO head of sheep, bound for Texas, passed through this city on Saturday, crossing the river at this place.'
 The Times has the following article in refer ence to the Camanches. The editor, living ou the border and acquainted with all the facts and the character of these Indians is competent to judge and advise herein, and, no doubt, the policy he recommends is the proper one to be pursued:
 "It will be seen, by reference to the extract l from our extra of the Sth inst that a battle has been fought between detachment of he 2d cavalry, and the Comanches, in which one of, 6cer, Leut. Van Camp, and four men were kill ed, and that Maj Van Dorn, who was in com mand was severely wounded, and ten men Were also wounded and one man missing. Forty of the Camanches were killed but it is not known how many were wounded. This news makes IL certain that we have now, an Indian war on our frontier, and this state of things, we have been apprehensive, would be brought about for some months. These Indians have been hov- ering around in the nei 5hborhood of Fort Ar buckle ever since last winter, stealing ponies- making forages into Texas--kill and steal, and then make their escape into the praires. Ar kansas would suffer from them, and our citizens upon our frontier would be killed and scalped by these savages, were it not protected by the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Cherokee country, ad- joining border.
 We, long time ago, called the attention of the American public, to the fact of these h. dians being congregated in large numbers, in the neighborhood of Fort Arbuckle, and we were charged, by the press of the country, with trying to get up an excitement for the purpose of having troops sent to this frontier These very Indians have been committing depreda- t5,, I,; property At one time they made a d escent upon the border of Texas, doing large amount of mischief, and were followed by Capt. Ford, anG chastistd; and since that time, have stolen large number of horses from the Chickasaws; and the agent Gen. Cooper, called out the Chickasaw volunteers and followed them and recovered part of the stolen property. Recent ly, they have been committing depredations upon the border of Texas; an account of it was published in the Times, two weeks ago; ard now, we have to record d battle between de- tachment of U. S. troops and these marauding Indians, in which five of our men were killed and ten wounded. Now 'comaes the tug of ,oar.'
 What Is to be done? We answer this ques- ton by saying, let the government send suffi- clent force, under the command of d man who has some experience on this frontier, who i, well acquainted with Indian character, and their mode of warfare, and let him go forth at once and punish them and, show them bv prompt and energetic action, that the U. S government will hot permit them to commit dcpre ]ations upon her citizens, and suffer them to go unpun- lshed. It Is no time 10 call councils and have :" blg talks with these lndians aud by presents. try to brlbe them into peace. Thousands of dollars have already been expended, tovshly, Tn thls way, which has made them more bold and impudeut, and they now believe that the United States are afraid of them, and are anx- lous to buy peace again, as they have done, oftentlmes, heretofore. Give them few more presents--blankets clothing, beet, and few guns to murder our people with, and they will remain peaceable until they want more pres- ents and then they will be found at the old trade ofmurder and robbery--ready and willing to be paid to keep the peace. We do not coun- cll boodshed, if it can be avoided and abhor the idea of war: but, tAere is point when there seems to be TO other alternative left, but to puush these wild marAuding Indians, and teach them to respect the United States and her citi- zens."
 The Jefferson Independent has this item in regard to the representative elect from that county:
 w | learn from MT. D. B. McLauchiin who has just returned from New York city. that Col. Enforce had had painful operation performed for the arrest of the malady under which he labored by surgeon of that city, and he thinks 1t impossible that he caa with safety start home for some weeks Though Col Embree's enxie- ty to return south, will probably induce him to risk an earlier trip.'
 The following from the State Rights Demo- crat Is as true as it is forcible. We shall refer to this subject again and if the Democrat wants some facts and figures he will find them in the forthcoming report of the auditor. Some of the parties in Memphis are entering any kind of land and stopping emigrants in that city, selling the land at high prices by representing to them that it is all taken up, and very often selling them lands unfit for cultivation.
 The article in the State Rights Democrat is headed as follows:
 Land Sales in the Helena District.
 ' In late humber of the Memphis Ava anche, in its money article, we find the follow ing:
 The location of Arkansas lands with scrip has nearly ceased; the result Is that there is no sale at any fixed price for the land scrip; all the best lands in the Helena district have been located. and the holders are asking advanced prices Many planters from the sterile districts of Geor- gla and other negh boring States are here mak-