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and this proved to be false. This was not false.
but true. Let tho commanding officer give 10 the
soldiers. the privilege Of arming themselves, when
obliged 10 bo in tho vicinity Of these people, and
you wilt not soon have occasion to record the
fact of soldier fleeing to the Garrison for protec.
ton, when assaied. Officers and soldiers have
their weaknesses and tho same difficulty in over
coming them. that those, holding the same sta
tons in society. belonging to other professions,
encounter. And when they commit errors, they
are entitled TO as fair hearing as any other in
diyiduaIS.


In relation tho aIray. on :he night of tho lth
inst. conflicting testimony. is given, quarreIs had
Hfsr Hfs IS 6615A9q RsETssn hG gnrtiss and 1t is nat
on both side. call, ow ever, NichoIson's attack
with n bowic-kniie. wanton ono. for amongst
such people, words don't involve such consequen-
ccs, and pcrmcdtatcl slaughter alone, could have
given the impulse to take life.


The Military is held to a strict accountability
for conduct on this Frontier, by tho Authorities
at Washington. Soldiers for the acts Of the night
Of tho Iila, are now in irons upon the testimony
of the woman above described. We invite, nay
chaIlcnEc an investigation. By the proper auHori-
ties, of the attributed misconduct.


| write more for passtime, than from desire
to vndicate our conduct to you or your nation.


Since wiring the above. haze heard that in
dividual Chcrokces, have in circulation a hand
b calling 4 meeting AT TahICquah for the pur-
pose Of petitionHg for the removal Of this POSI-
Nv sincere wishes is with them, that they may
succeed. May they aIso be freed from the bur-
lcnsomc protection Of the I S. and DO left to their
boas.od refinement.


OFFICER OF THE ARMY.