The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

During part Of Gov. Flanagin's admins
traitor. the seat of government, and the gov
eminent records were removed to Washing
ton. Hampstead county. At the same time "A
provisional government was formed at the
old capital, under the protection Of the ieder-
al army, with GOV. Murphy at its head. At
the end of tHis governments Gov Murphy,
having been elected, WAS regularly inangura-
ted.
rs. NJ. johnson was Lieut.. Governor. He
resigned and was appointed secretary offs state.
Mr.. Hadiey. president of the senate pro tenn,
became Governor. Mr.. Clayton was eleteed
United STATES senator.
The following historical sketch Of the
state, will also be read with interest
The Arkansas Indians were visited by
Marquette, who established himself on
such good terms with them that they
were always friendly to the French.
Cordial was their welcome to La Sale,
Tonti and to the survivors of La Sales
last expedition. They considered the
French as more than honorcd guests, and
held them in such high esteem that they
refused to join the Natchez against the
French, and atterward arose in their
wrath, and nearly eXterminated the Ioo-
zah Indians, who came among the Ark
ansas, and massaered several French pio-
neers whom the Arkansas considered
under their especial protection. The
last immediate stand they made against
fate and the finger of the white man, was
in 1740, when they brought about 400
warriors. Tho smallpox, breaking out
among them, thinned the tribe SO that
but little was left thereof but the rem
naut, steadily leading out is now to be
found in the Indian Territory, west Of
the former possessions, where, known as
the Quapaws, they number, with their
descendants, hardly enough to hold a
caucus. Arkansas, belonged originally to
Louisiana, being part of that territory.
Il was originally opened to civilization
by the French, in 1878. In 1903 it was
ceded by France to the United States.
Arkansas remained wild and almost un-
explored, as Louisiana territory, until
1912, when Louisiana was admitted into
the Union. Arkansas was created ter
rtory March 2, 1919. and afterward be-
came a part Of Missouri territory. Mis-
souri, was admitted as state on the I'd
of March, 1921, when Arkansas was left
wilderness by itself as separate ter
ritory, organized as such with its present
area and boundaries, and remaining a
tearitorv until June Is, 1886, when it was
admitted into the Union, and became one
of the United States of North America.
1t is state Of 2l0 miles from North to
South, and varying from 10 to $50 miles
from east TO west, the narrowest part be-
ing on the south line. 1t has an area of
So, 1873 square miles. The state is boun-
dcd on the north by Missouri, east by
the St. Francis river, separating it from
Missouri, and the Mississippi river sepa-
rating it from Tennessee and MISSISSIPPI
pi south by Louisiana ; southwest by
Texas, and west by Indian territory. The
broadcast part of the state is on parallel
of latitude SO degrees north, from which
it will be seen at glance that it possess
es the same climatic advantages held by
the celebrated Indian territory, which is
considered by the Indians, as it was by
the French pioneers, to be almost the
Garden of Eden. Ark ansas has IA coun-
ties 1t was Settled, as before stated, by
the French. Its oldest town or settle
ment is Arkansas Post, on the Arkansas
river, about fifty miles above the juno
ton of that stream with the Mississippi.
The first settlement here made by the
French was in 1885.