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

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| Mr.. Walker advocated The resolution, and
yoled with The body Of the whlgs, against
the vote Of every western and southwest.
crn democrat for lis passage.
The history Of this Chickasaw bill in
| tho House, has been SO often repeated BY
our presses here, thatit is hardly worth
while 10 give il again in detail. Il Is
enough 70 state that, marked. as il was,
PRIVATE, il came from the Senate, and by
wulchful friends ID the House too, was re-
icrred 70 The judiciary committee. This
committee did not report it ill the 80 day
Of March, when, on the eve Of ADJOURN
ment, vigilance was worried out, and all
was haste and confusion. la the hurry Of
| the moment, it was PASSED without atten-
ton or comment. The Argus Of the
Treasury, however, Cave johnson, had
expected it, and watched his time to strike
Coming in the morning into the House,
no heard, with surprise, that the I'LL had
passed-had reconsideration moved, and
called on Mr. Thompson, Of our State, to
give the House information in relation to
The subject. Mr.. Thompson was true 10
his duty, and exposed The inconsistency of
the advocacy Of the measure, the SENIOR
mites" Of the bill, the ruin and distress
il would occasion, in speech Of such tri-
umphant force, that he bore down all be-
fore him, and secured the final defeat Of
the precious scheme OF speculation, in the
very moment of its anticipated Triumph
We will give an extract from his speech,
in order 10 show the peculiar attitude in
which he stood to those who were the ad-
vocates Of the measure:
"But | have had my difficulties in COM
ing up to this opposition. have friends
urging the passage Of this bll-friends
that have served, and whose wishes !
hate 10 thwart. But sense of duty to
6 this House-duty 10 the Chickasaw In.
dams land above all, duty 20 the best
constituency on earth, whose confidence
Il have, and which can never abuse, has
compelled me to make this explanation Of
8 the ENoRMTTEs of this bill"
The "trieadS urging The passage Of
Ibis biH" TO whom Mr.. Thompson alludes,
were DR.. Gwin and Mr.. Walker; and deep
was the hostility aroused in Mr.. Walker,
and deeply did Mr.. Walker revenge him
self when the opportunity was offered!
When we look back now at the history
OF this measure, we cannot but be struck
al the deep solicitude with which Mr..
Walker had watched and urged It's pro.
gress. Congressional history scarcely fur
nishes parallel instance of such TACT, in.
dustry and adroitness in securing a vcto.
ry. 1t was evidently regarded as a nesl
egg which was yet TO hatch some glorious
offspring, mutually beneficial to the two
attorneys who were incnbaling so anxious
ly over it,. So much extraordinary solicit
tude was not without motive.
4 Mr., Thompson, in the extract we give
from his speech, declares that he had
friends urging the passage of bill full Of
seaormiiies" No man was half as active
in urging this bill as Mr.. Walker Was
Mr.. Thompson right in denouncing the
billl If SO, (and he is sustained by the
best informed and soundest Senators and
Congressman, as well as by impregnable
argument and facts, then Mr.. Walker was
out OF his duty, and traitor to his con-
stituents in supporting it. For no other
construction can be placed on Mr.. Thomp
sons remarks, than that those " friends
were seeking their private wishes and in
terests against the interests of the public
and against justice and right.
We have already stated that those friend:
were none other than Mr.. Walker and DR.
Gwin, whom we have already shown to be
the active getters-up and advocates of the
measure.
AS for DR.. Gwin, we know not that there
was any thing out of ordinary propriety
in his course. He openly acknowledge,
that he was the employed agent to secure
these claims in this manner. He was do
ing nothing more than urging his private
interests, as we all have a right TO do
when we do SO in a proper mode. Whe
Their he was here legitimately pursuing
these private interests, or what was tht
: peculiar character Of his interest in th
business, IL is not our purpose now to in
quire. 1t is sufficient for us 10 know by
the facts and his own statement, that hi
individual private interest MS empoye,
agent or attorney was his object.
But Mr.. Walker, his coadulor, WINS no
{ private citizen like DR.. Gwin. He wa
I acting ia high official capacity, clothet
with a trust. as representative of his State
as sacred as could be delegated. To him
in this capacity, his own private wishes o
interests, or those of his friends, should b
things unknown, in the high devotion +
the country and the right, which The tru
. patriot in office makes his polar star.
But i is not our purpose either to inquir,
! further into his motives for urging wit
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