Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-17

land VINO had no right, anu otneTs were
permitted to locate upon the choicest lands
contrary to the letter, spirit and intent o
the treaty. The treaty provides "Thest
reservations shall be confined TO the sec
lions or fractional sections on which the
party claiming lives, or TO such as are con
tiguons 10 or adjoining to the sections re.
sided upon, subject TO the following re-
strictions or conditions:
LIST When there are interferences aris-
ing, the Oldest settler or occupant shall
have the preference.
I'd. When the land is judged unfit fol
cultivation by the agent and three OF the
chiefs, the party entitled 10 was authorized
10 locate on other lands.
II is generally conceded that, in viola !.
ton of this provision, vast deal Of the
most valuable land of the nation, lying
principally in the prairie and the richest
land districts, was reserved and appro-
prlated 10 individuals. II must be kept
in mind, that whatever is reserved to an
individual Indian is so much distracted
from the general Chickasaw fund; and if
the United States have mal.adminisiercd
the treaty, by allowing lands to Indians
who were not entitled 10 such birth.right,
the Chlckasaw nation mas clam IN GOOD
eoiisciesce ol ''u o,'''ou safes uuuei 'no
lion, let us take one case and run ii through
, = G ,. e,'u GO aao' @'seo oai'es 'o'
! oel'eye Una, more 'nai one iuhufeu Gu
TT oo'lu " "ua''ou W ~ u he1"'seo'''o'
'.'u'u.i-uo",or, ouPPose '"o gn,chase a., ''u-
.oi NC u"i asa'ns' ''ie on''eo ''ates'
'1i '''c 'ul' OF 'If ,'io value VI ruo soo''V"
VI 'anu Oh ~h'c'i 'ne 'o"h VI roN'o'oc 70
'oca,eu' anu prove 70 inc satisfaction u
,ne oour' lliat 'ne inu'an VINO was he'o
'ooA'eu' was 10, e,".,cu 70 any 'ese''a,
"o,' OF, u euuuep' ,"'' no was oou,c
cnuer 'nc "eo'y 70 'aNe a,o'net anu wv
'eie"l sec,'ou ., "a, ,css 'a'uo. my sup
pose ''Ie '>our, f,iou'u ueofce ''ut 'na' seo'
''o'. VI '"',u o0'V"s1u " 'rs e''e nu'' %, :" :,
p"''oh' " 'nat ''o o"i'co 3'u,es shouiu
occouhi Tor us Va'uc' "h'ch WIZ sup
oo ,oo 70 DC elua' AZ ,ho Pies'h' ,''nu -
@iVo'ooU, VOW II 're A"ofney !" every
euse coui9 iiaAc ,'e 's"o'"u' anu von nv.
,ng Sliohas"w 'ofh o'o' ono nun 'n's
wou,u oe a r'c'i harvest anu ! opprenehu
'ie 'aoorcrs "ouiu MOI 10 waning
In what way all this might have elected
innocent holders o! land, what dIsturbanc
and uncertainty would arse IN Inc com
muniiy, and how tar The proof, which might
be easily prepared, would effect existing
titles, II Is not necessary for me to deter
mine. But as fraud yIlates all contracts,
and renders them void ab tnif'o, the patent
OF the Government could not protect the
present owner oil the land Heretofore
me eiior' mas oeen 70 op'a'h Janus LOT ~,
u,ans' PaSS .n's 'a"' upu 'he pio'ess "o"'"
cna1ge' INV 'hc e'y ~ou,r oe '"e ,n,a'i'ous
cohuuc' Oh 'he io'''ei o''ice'S Vi INC go
Vern,nen'' ana 'ae grleSouS ana wnoee "a
P'unuer o. lhe ,gnoIan' anu conilu'pg
ihoian hu''oh' Inns cohs'uel 'ne great
est ehorh'y,
"'s"e X 'u''ncr' w, neie sum SUPP
iol "'' 'd''y , '';n' ned:u'o IN N
sh,c" sucn ooloO''o"s W. Jus,y ~ WI
lnu ou' Jew ausoca;vs ~ m,ss'sI,ppi, anu
~ MA" "oou W ""''"s " fo'' "'' NDpo'
lor Popu'a, ,asos gu = ~ y susn qua
rao'e'. nu' ~'''e -" 'V,oeu mus "
e"ul acter's1 ''',S 'nsenueu Jaw, 10 .a
Nnow .na' 'i01o wno 'a.oioI :. s"w lio
eA'eus.'s a"u ua.'se'9us Ju''sa'o'O" gwen
~ y 70 "'e e ;,' e'a''n " ue "y"es'
,nny oPposl.'1n " "e 'ne measure avn
nec 70 oonso'o ,r ma. ,.s a1'oea'e' ule
equany no"cs,. iHeie'Y'e mus sup
pose 'l'e'n 'i's'anen, anu' uouo',ess' msy
view my COURSE ~ 'uc same i'snl - y
'or you 70 Jauee ue'ween 10, a'ie 70 your
uscis'oh s"a'' Suo"'' WIN cnef'ulncs'.
But portion Of my speech on this bill,
has been 50 often quoted and 50 improper,