Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-18
n. O. q q Ds
DoCT GWINS REPLY TO MR..
THOMPSON.
ruovpsON on ENORIz4TEE =.

M
ua JaclB TH0HPsIN, in recent ads
1s... 20 tae people If Mississippi, has at
r-.,I ., sustain the assertion that he bad
-.sg5Y.ly made, that tie bill reported TO
u. lr Congress, authorizing the ChIcha'
,,r Nl ION 10 test the validity Of certain
... * against The Government in the Uni
..i S4tes Courts. was a bll Of erormiiIes
Ir1v Le proper 10 Stale that the Tublica-
rn made by me, ia May last, giving iuil
ty5rv Of Tins bill, and the claims Of the
Cctisaw NIjion against the United
sres. vas submitted to Mr.. l Ihom Pson, bY
reihrough the hands OF a mututi friend, IN
sre- TIA. / might know from him wheth
-r ke c1utfOveurd any stttemenI
bad made in that pub ication. The
sa.wsr returned TO me, from Nr
Thompson, wls. that he dIi no then
relgh. Jhat sII controversy between US had
ceased. rs we agreed Oa The main Ect OF
le ,ase and was perfectly willing 20
sa5uttle lestion TO sn unbiased public
-9pln upon the statement | had made,
--I iIs published speech OF Mr.. Thompson
gins the bill Sui sequen,ly an eiJ't
SIS made Id show tIat Mr. Walker was in
tr,s d ~ the passage Of this hi through
Congress-. and portion Of Mr. ihomp,on's
.,esch against il was quoted as authority
81 Ills assertion. end Il VAS boldly averred
bl Wr. Walker and mN sell were tie
.hienIs" alluded to in that sreech. la
card p % ished by me al The time ldcnoun-
erJ lie whole charge rs an Infamous falls e.
hood. again called upon Mr.ThomPson
o. know whether tie had intended IN any
respect whatever 10 connect the name OF
Mr Walker AMI myself toceth"r 10 that
speech. as had been asserted by The authors
oil that charge, and further. whether he
lli sanctioned the use that had been made
ct Ms name ia The attacks upon Mr.. Walker
anl myself lie denied. most cmpha'ical'
lyauy a Ia ion to Mr.. Walker m his speech.
and that so far from sanctioniHg the
attacks made upon that gentleman aud my
SIT tha, BE never had the slig ghtest inter
eguse wih the parties who made theinand
pr0niseI to make public these declarations
though The pubic prints, on his arrival
athome. Ia this promised publication Ar.
Thompson has worry properly relieved Ar-
Walker fom the inputations aitemp
Wd H be Cas upon hun on the authority
% bis speech chur1cteriziug the statement
'bll De Lad alluded TO Mr. Walker In that
srcth--t mistake "A very mild term ior
- lJid falschood Mr.. Thompson, in
dlIrg Justice 10 Mr. Walker. evidently in
tnis 10 concili,Ie those who have been at
G,sIng him by Ginning in with their at,
ncas upon me. In his speech on Ihg
CHckasaY biI-a speech never delivered
as u was pull Iished-he characte.izes il n:
hl "A eROrmilies In the discussions lha
.l -. Il -
enc has Oeen able TO p0iLt out those eHor
nies. ADD Mr.. Thompson has been callt1
On % sPfcIiy them, or have the brand q
it'eho9d fastened ufon him. In his ad
irss he has b. ought forward rLese speci
a.'''oas, whch shall proceed TO exam NJ
4A= nfst i ia tho following words:
~ls'.i regard the very principle that tie
OncSasaw Marion shall be n Quired 20 la
silIe suil against the United States. il
.s csfcun court az the District Of Colum
~'' even TOT a just claim IS IN 'enormiiy ?
IeHecuon upon Congress and the exc
i've departments OF the government
luse y implies thot they either have nu
disposition 10 deal Iasily with tie Indian
We ability TO comprehend and properly
'''siand their rights
Ell proceed 10 test the truth of thi
Aeatoa, maAiog Mr. Thompson him
~e witness. la his speech on tn,
tSisaw bill he says: The mono,
Asag 10 the Indians pronounced in
e,ent has been most awiuIy plunder
This iueompeient fluid is under IN
rFo' u 'he War Department. one Of tn
TIluve Departments which MIR
nS omlson SAYS, IN his specification. il
tr,I. ,IIlo5n'iy, 10 imply 'tha; they hav
lah,S. gn.spG,llion 70 deal justly with th
II lhis incom petent fund ha
sr,%,"lli'y Pilpdered .he War Depart
h. ~ &C.. oasibie; il having sanc.ione
# Ina P'slnin thai has been made of u
III us,rs. Y Wisan "enormiIy' ID char 2
oast..a LAscatise Dc, astnsni. the ont
ao,,1D as eognizancs Of The SUI Ct h,.
l,d,ns !, .n,'posItIon % deal justly ~nh ia
WrTr aiF. Thompson j. guilty. Of the eu
''of he Is The author Of the eharg'