New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-27
FROM ARKANSAS.
FEAR OF JIM IANF-BEN MCOLLOtGH-lHt
INDr.NS FOR THE SOUTH.
From. The NGstrple Daily Gcsehe. ~
~ = g., n, H., ! : 1851

From. N, NGitvpis Daily Gcsehe. 80,
FcRI SGIrH, Ark, June 10, lsol'
am now nt this point which l. situated iumedi-
aely on the lice OF this State aud the Indian Icrtoiy,
and having to some extent an opportunity oi ooseTV-
ing what is going on, concluded 70 write you le"
Inca believing You would Ike 20 bear something
from tits frontier j. every rart OF this country we
have the most inten excitement IN regard 10 the WET.
Everybody is preparing for 1t. In erery to"n, VIZ
age or hamlet however small, yon near notiihB OaS
the u * of war tie cia King Of arms and the npsIc
of the drum and he. The people here are N eolt'ant
fear Of an attack from Jim Lane Of han'as nooriety,
v itb an armed force Of $500 or IJUJJ thieNlhg ana
numbering Abohtiobiste, and we arc preparing - give
him waTn reception. We have fccn several yeLue-
ynen from Eansas City, come of whom heard Lane
making speeches and they Say he Ia raising men ana
making preparations for attack upon this country;
that 1t i- iuteDton to ret he Forts sn'h " aeIa'
Cobb Arbuckle, and oihfr important places.
There are more than 0JG troops nj this place. ono
regiment OF fne-looking troops from Louisiana, aho
another looked Ior dolly from IeXas. In Anew Gays
between sO0J and 5000 Confederate troops wli 10
stationed along rh. frontier far ~ Texas, beside oar
State troos With these troops and those on or Dor
DER and others held in reserve country can be hed
against any force that may be brought against na.
Gen. Ben. Mccullough, " The brave nShtef, ana
fyore Of this frontier arrived here few days ago
lie is appointed Brigadier-GeneHal and takes com
mapd If lie forces Of this Western frontier. Lac IA
also oomussiyn ned TO raise sever regiments oi Voi
tesrs in thee lnoisn Territory. AN iuiiy SohNntea
that be will have 10 trouble ~ all 10 accomplish tLb'
The five tribes Of our red brethren west OF mere have
among them good many elayes; no country rcher
AID more beautiful Of the MsstspPi; none bet
ter adapted 10 tie use Of slave labor than ers They
consider themselves southern men, and syuipGtL4e
with the South. Their Chiefs ard leading men say
tlev will fght for their Southern brethren. They
ere brave race of people, and viii make fine "ar-
riors.
The Chickasaws. Choctaws, Cherokeos, Creeks,
S4minoles and probably some more Of tic indian
Tribes az ell are invited attend Will hold grand
council on tue 2ih inst for tie purpose Of forming
treaty with each other, and also TO enter into treaty
with the Hon. Albert Pike, COmmi.soner on the part
of the Confederate States, who pared through here
the other week 20 ysit the different trites. lie Is
authorized to pledge to them the same privileges,
rights and annuities when linked 60 the southern
Conieteracy a. they enjoyed under the old tollea-
! eracy. They say that they viii never permit ihls
country TO 10 invaded by an Abolition army.
They together with troops, viii be sliAaenI ~
send jun Lane with hs abolition cohorts y 70 Tie
happy baud Of Canaan"
Another resioent is stationed north-wes. Of here,
the Missouri and Indian line, and near kansss gneso
TROOPS here, together With ohers viii be stationed
there and II FoIs Cobb, Wssiia and other impc.taut
pOins. From what can learn from the movements
Of the Federal troops they evidently defig al attack
on the iroutiertbat tLis VAL be ne great Lsi1le'
GROUND OF the Wet. q
All the young through this country Rave yolun-
,eered. The old men have Organized Home Guards,
end are constantly drilling wI-h tber old raes AND
sho.-guns Tue ladies baye i0rDej ceWing CidSa and
IRE en-, AGED in making Uniforms for tho soidcrs, ana
dop omeih hing Tor everybody else who an need,
Ttere IL bot oue feeling prev ail.nG bers and that u
10 tph6sbt long az there IA SoutLefn Ssste In
vsded by the Abolition array OF the Eorth.