▁there ▁were ▁many ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁territory . ▁The ▁territory ▁contained ▁several ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el ▁in ▁that ▁war , ▁and ▁hundreds ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁maj ors , ▁capt ains ▁or ▁lie uten ants . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁author ▁Jos iah ▁Sh inn ▁as ▁" the ▁Western ▁type , ▁free ▁and ▁easy ▁in ▁their ▁man ners , ▁very ▁out sp oken ▁in ▁their ▁conversation ▁and ▁therefore ▁very ▁hard ▁to ▁control . ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁bad ▁men , ▁but ▁men ▁of ▁independence ▁of ▁character ▁and ▁very ▁t ena cious ▁of ▁their ▁opinions ." ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁military ▁reputation , ▁Hog an ▁was ▁also ▁ag gress ive ▁in ▁business . ▁ ▁Hog an ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁r amp ant ▁land ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁accompanied ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁capital ▁from ▁Ark ansas ▁Post ▁to ▁Little ▁Rock . ▁ ▁This ▁land ▁spec ulation ▁led ▁to ▁Hog an ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁numerous ▁law su its . ▁ ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁law su its ▁may ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁Act ing ▁Governor ▁C ritt enden ▁writing ▁to ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁Cal h oun ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁regarding ▁the ▁procedures ▁for ▁ordering ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Hog an . ▁ ▁Secretary ▁Cal h oun ▁respond ed ▁to ▁Act ing ▁Governor ▁C ritt enden ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁dated ▁February