Uzwile mayelana "nejaji elilenga" u-Isaac Parker, kodwa wayazi ukuthi uphethe inkantolo e-Arkansas? Ngo-1875, uParker wazithandela ukuba abe yijaji eFort Smith, e-Arkansas. Waqala ngoMeyi 4, 1975. Emasontweni akhe ayisithupha okuqala, wazama abaphikisi abangu-91. Ube enkantolo izinsuku eziyisithupha ngesonto isikhathi esingamahora angu-10 ngosuku. Ehlobo lakhe lokuqala njengejaji, abantu abangu-18 basolwa ngokubulala futhi wabulala abangu-15 kubo. Abayisithupha kulabo bantu babulawa emgodini wakhe ngosuku olufanayo (ngo-September 3, 1875) futhi lokho kwafaka umlando wakhe.
Isenzo sokulenga amadoda angu-6 siholela kuye njengenzwa yabezindaba ngaleso sikhathi, ehola inkantolo yakhe "isidumbu" sezidakamizwa ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala emsebenzini.
Idumela lalifanelwe kahle. Wayengumahluleli onzima. Eminyakeni engu-21 ebhentshini, iJaji Parker yazama amacala angu-13 490, kanti abangu-344 kubo babeyizigebengu ezinkulu. Uthole abantu abangu-9,454 benecala, futhi ngigwetshwe ngamacala angi-160 ngilenga. Kuphela abangu-79 kuphela ababebekiwe. Abanye bafa ejele, bethonywa noma baxolelwa. U-Parker wayengeyena owayevame ukulalela izikhalazo ezilahlwe yicala lokudlwengula noma lokubulala, kodwa wayeyijaji elungileyo futhi eningi eFort Smith wavumelana nezigwebo zakhe.
U-Isaac Charles Parker wazalelwa egumbini lelogi eBelmont County, e-Ohio ngo-Okthoba 15, 1838. Wavunyelwa e-Ohio bar ngo-1859 eneminyaka engu-21 ubudala. Wahlangana ngokushesha wabe eshada noMary O'Toole. Lo mbhangqwana wayenamadodana amabili, uCharles noJakobe.
UParker wakha idumela lokuba ngummeli othembekile nomholi womphakathi.
Leli gama linye isizathu sokuba uMengameli Grant Grant Grant ammise ukuba abe yijaji eNtshonalanga Yase-Arkansas nayo yonke indawo yaseNdiya (inkantolo yayiseFort Smith). Ngesikhathi eneminyaka engama-36, iJaji Parker yiyona encane yeJaji eWest West.
Inkantolo yakhe yathola idumela elikhulunywe ngenhla, kodwa empeleni yabonwa yizikhulu zakhe futhi enecala futhi ejaji. Uzobanika ukubuyiswa kanye nokunciphisa ngezikhathi ezithile imisho yobugebengu obuphansi. Kodwa-ke, wayevame ukuhambisana nabahlukunyeziwe, ikakhulukazi ngobugebengu obunobudlova. Ubizwa ngokuthi omunye wabameli bokuqala bamalungelo abahlukunyezwayo.
Uma begxeka, bevela ngaphandle komngcele. Kwakukhona ukungabi namthetho nokuhleleka endaweni yaseNdiya iParker eyengamele, futhi abantu abaningi bebesaba futhi befuna ukuhlelwa emuva kuleyo ndawo. "Abaqashi" bacabanga ukuthi imithetho ayizange isebenze kubo e-Territory. Ukungabi namthetho nokwesaba kwabusa. Izakhamizi eziningi zazizwa ukuthi ubugebengu obubucayi bezobugebengu buhambisana nemigomo ebekiwe.
Ngokuqinisekile uParker wajabulela ukuqedwa kwesigwebo sokufa. Wayenamathela ngokuqinile emthethweni kanye nesilinganiso esicacile sokujezisa ubugebengu. Uthe, "ngokungaqiniseki kwesijeziso esilandelayo ubugebengu kungukuthi ubuthakathaka bokumisa kwethu ubulungiswa."
Ubukhosi bukaParker buqala ukwehla njengoba izinkantolo eziningi zinikezwa igunya phezu kwezingxenye ze-Indian Territory. Ngo-September 1896 Congress yavala inkantolo. Ngemva kwamasonto ayisithupha inkantolo ivaliwe, ngoNovemba 17, 1896 wafa. Washiya ngemuva kwefa elivame ukungaqondwa kahle.
U-Parker unedumela lomuntu onesihluku futhi ongenandaba nomlando wethu, kodwa ifa lakhe langempela liyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu.
Vakashela iNkantolo KaParker
I-Historic Site National Historic Fort Smith ivumela ukuvakasha kwegceke lejaji le-Jaji lika-Isaac Parker elibuyiselwe, ejele lase-"Hell on the Border", ukuvuselelwa okuyingxenye yamaseli asejele angu-1888 kanye nemigodi eyakhiwe kabusha. Ungafunda kabanzi mayelana nokunye kobugebengu bomngcele nokuthi yini ngempela uParker okufanele abhekane nayo.
Ukungena kuyi-$ 4. Isikhungo sokuvakasha (esinenkantolo) sivulekile nsuku zonke, ngo-9: 00 ekuseni kuya ku-5: 00 ntambama Bavala ngoDisemba 25 noJanuwari 1.
Kutholakala ku-Fort Smith (i-Google map), cishe amahora amabili ukusuka ku-Little Rock.