Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-30

v tho claims settled by Congress, rainef tnon
!. have Them waste their means In fceing
n lawyers and prosecuting expensive law.
I suits. At his suggestion the bill was laid
over ill the next day, 10 enable information
to be obtained on the subject.
: II was, however, brought up no more
I'LL the Oath, when, on Mr.. Walkers mo-
lion, the previous orders Of the day were
postponed, this bill called up, and, after
one or two verbal amendments, reported
: from The committee oil the whole 10 the
Senate, and ordered 70 be engrosscd for
its third reading. Al the evening session
| OF The same day, when, as the Globe Of the
|, 9th February states, there were "but four
or fire Senators present, It was called up
ognin and passed,
A short time afterwards, Mr.. JarnagiD,
Of Tenn, came into the chamber, and
learning thai the bill had passed, got Mr..
Evans to move a reconsideration, so as 10
enable him 10 oppose il. lie made nearly
the same objections to the bill as Mr.. Sc
yier had adyanced--showod that tesiimo-
ny could be procured TO prove any claim
before the courts--und declared that il
would save money to the government as
well as TO the Indians, TO pass the claims
at once, rather than adopt the manner of
settlement proposed.
Mr.. Walker defended the bill, and the
claims expected to be prosccutcd-stated
that the Chickasaws had sent an agent TO
Washington, IAN Indian)-[did he mean
DR.. Gwin and that a Judicial inyesti.
CATION was the course they preferred.
Mr.. Jarnngin replied at ength-agreed
that the claims we're valid, and declared
that Congress should settle them without
subjecting Indians to the expense of law
suits.
Mr.. Walker did not attempt a reply;
but stated that he had discharged his duty
to the Indians who were present, and who
desired the passage of the bill.
Tho reconsideration passed; when Mr..
Dayton, from the judiciary committee, re-
marked that when the bill was before that
committee, they had not the lights the
Tennessee Senator had shed upon il, and
t he therefore hoped il would lie over until
next day; which was agreed 10.
! 1t slept until The 2sth, when i, was call
. cd up and advocated by Mr.. Walker, Mr..
Foster, and Mr.. Berrien, mainly on the
ground that the agent Of the Indians pre-
sent Or. Gwin, VIC presume,) wished lis
passage. Mr.. Jarnigan still opposed il
I. warmly, and exposed the inconsistency Of
passing such measure under prelencc
of friendship 10 the Indians, and subieciing
i, them to the expense Of litigation, instead
of passing their just claims at once. In
i spite of his opposition, however, the blu
> passed, by vote Of Is to (which shows
= that thore were but ltlle more than hall
: the Senators in attendance.
!. No man can read the debates upon this
bill without being struck with the evident
surprise with which ii took the Senators
and the uniform call, whenever it came
: beloroa full Senate, for additional informa
, ton. This will be explained when ii i:
learned that it was marked PRIVATE by
2 Mr.. Walker, (great fellow for pripacy,) anc
v that it came from the judiciary committee
: the last committee from which bill rela
J Ting 10 Indians could be expected.
Another thing viii be no less remarked
the triumphant exposure of the inconsis
tency of those who advocated the bill
through pretended friendship to the In
dams. Both Mr.. Sewer and Mr.. Jarnigar
: demonstrated that if II was the benefit o
the Indians that was sought, the less ex
] pensive and more direct mode Of present
: ing the claims at once to Congress would
have been adopted and both declared
! their willingness to pass at once in this
way all the claims that were valid. The
;, only reply 10 this was, that the Indians, OF
atleast their agents present, desired 10 hav,
n them in the courts.
! 1t is not perhaps known generally tina
= Doctor Gwn (tho agent as abovc,) wa
!. lately licensed as an attorney at fap. Mr.
:, Walker, it is known, was anxious 10 sc
) practice in the courts at Washington =
4 Can il be possible that the prospect Of EN-
y ploymcnt, and fat fees, governed them il
!, !, this snguurly inconsistent conduct, more
- than the friendship for the poor lndiar
= they so benevolently expressedl Orper
j haps, as we see in the petition that tn,
" Chickasaws are described as "an igaordn
y people, but one 10 whom the government
. was indebted for kind and friendly treat
ment"--perhaps a refinement of benevo
q. Ience conceived that it would wonderful,
y, improve their faculties 10 initiate ihemint
y. The mazes Of courts and litigation, and 70
10 this purpose that chancery suit, general
$, any thing else but benefit, would to thet
O. be the best return the government ceul
make them for their kindness and friend
I'd ship
h. Before we follow The history Of this "a
g. nous bill out of the Senate, we will rcfe
n. TO another matter connected with ,hes
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