The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-09-13

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lands. -.
II 10 generally conceded thai, In violation q
ihs provision, q vast deal ofihe mot' vA'uAu''
land ~ tho nation, lying principally =" 'h'
pfsfip and the fichcs, land disifi,'H, was fescfF
ID and appropriated ~ indl,idualr, " hus' "
hep, ~ mind, that vbiicyef " reserved arpfe
pfiaied ~ individuals, l. must be- Kept ~ 'nlnh
that whatever " reserved ~ 40 individual 'nu'
~ 10 90 much sbsifscl.d from the general Cbnh
asaw fund.- aud iflbe United n aics have ma
administered the treaty, by allowing lands 70
Indians who were not entitled 10 such bw'h.
right. the cbckasaw nation has claim ~ Rood
Coincidence on the unilcd S,atcs, under 'be
treaty, for coinp cnsa,ion. For an illustfaooh'
let ~ take ono case and run II through 'be
courts, aud Tex uno disco cmnes'i TOT believe
that moro than ono hundred cases cou'u DC
hunted 40 by q keen scented Indian dcacf'
Suppose the Chickasew nation fc q bill agalnsl
the United States, fir the land ~ ior The value
Of the section Of land on which Tho town ol
Puntotnc Is located, and prove to The salisiic
ton Of the court tha, The Indian who was here
located, was not entitled 10 any reservation, or,
II entitled, that he was bound under tho treaty
10 take another aud different section OF Tar less
value. And suppose the court should decree
that tina, section OF land belonged 10 the Chick
asaw nation, or that the United States should
account tor" its value, which will suppose 10
| be equal at the present time TO 100000. Now,
| If the attorney in every case, could make the
"ignorant and contding" Chckasaw fork over
one half this would be a rich harvest, and ap
prehend the laborers would not DO wanting.
In what way all this nigh, have tH'cted in.
nocent holders Of land; what disturbance and
uncertainty would arise IN the community; and
how far the proof, which might be easily pre-.
pared, would effect existing titles, It is not nee
essary for me to determine. But as fraud vi.
tiatts all contracts and renders them void,
alb intio, the patent of the Government could
not protect the present owner Of the land.
Heretofore the effort has been TO obtain lands
for indians; pass this law, and the process would
change, and the cry would be the Infamous con.
duct OF the former officers of the government,
and the crevous and wholes 10 plumber Of the
ignorant and confidng" Indian nation.-This
consider the greatest enormity,'
might 90 farther, but here shall stop; for
am fully satisfied that measure TO which such
objections will Justly lie, will find bu, few advo.
Gates in Mississippi, and no man would be will.
ing to rest his hopes popular favor on bill of
such character. But while | am forced thus
to characterize this intended law; do not know
that those who favored il, saw the extensive
aud dangerous jurisdiction given by it to The
courts. claim TO be honest in my opposition
to the measure-i am free to conccde that lis
advocates are equally honest. Therefore II
must suppose them mistaken, and, doubtless,
they view my course in The same light. II is
for you to Judge between US, and to your deci. |
sion shall submit with chee.fulLels.
But portion Of my speech on this bill, has
been so often quoted and so improperly inter
preted. that should correct the erroneous in. |
depreciation. there remark, .BJ, | have had !
toy 9th ulIes in coming up TO this opposition |
have friends urging the passage Of this BILL
friends that | have served, and whose wishes J
hate to lhwart. But sense of duty, &C.. has |
impeed me to make this explanation of the |
enormlties of this bill; and having done SO, ]
submit The result to the free action of
the House." |, is said in some strong and caus |
tic articles which | have noticed, that the
friends alluded to were DR.. VIM NJ Gwn and
Hon. Robert J. Walker The e of the word
in The plural number, has led TO this mistake.
Old not allude TO Mr.. Walker. He never at any
time, or IN any way, spoke to me in relation to
this bill; aud in resisting its passage, did not
consider one moment that was interfering with
his wishes, or that my action on it would inter. |
the UNIFORM kind feelings that had supposed to |
exist between us. know that, in many cases,
Representative allows himself to yield his as
sent to measures Of private nature, which he
is very willing to see defeated And in this
very case, my relations with DR.. Gwin had
been such that it was great trial of nv firm.
ness to resist the passage of bill, which knew
he was very DESTROYS TO pass. We had been
long trends, keeping up a constant and Intimate
correspondence; we had been colleagues IN
Congress IN trying times, and we had never diff
tered on any material measure. hated 10
thwart his wish TO pass the bill preferred the
measure should be killed by some other: BIN,
when found that must come to the rescue. or
take the responsibility of allowing law to be
enacted which could not approve Hating TO
wound, struck the blow--denounced the law
according to the best and honest dictates of nv
mind And when had done so | wished to
assure him that it was most unpleasant task:
but IN my position as the representative of 9th
ers' duty, and justice, and right must control
my movements, and override all the promptinrs
OF friendship Such is the spirit of nv speech.
as all who read il will readily perceive
But were to stop here, might be misup.
derstood. am compelled togo on and present
my views OF MI. Walkers retention of the Sen.
a'oriai commission OF the Governor, which was
forwarded 10 hm to be delivered over to me in
inc event OF his going in Mr.. Folks Cabinet.
Inc part l took IN defeating the Chckasaw Bill
has been supposed to be the true solution of his
conduct-and therefore thought il Imperative
on me to make the explanation have done, /
cannot bring my mind 10 believe that in refusing
TO deliver the commission, Mr.. Walker was in.
fuenced by any motive or consideration person.
al TO myself-Nothing existed between us, but {
What supposed to be unreserved confidence {
sometimes we differed about men and about {
hnf IL maa On LaaAs. re. $3.50.