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

~ conduct
Dufng my career a. publc msn. during
he lasl en- year, of whish have stood IN Tie
high snd responsible station ~ yof represents.
tive IN congfess, euf Niate has passed ih ounll
some strange aud exciting scenes, Tw,es ks,e
Ne sucretdod IN affet,ing pewcf ron the hands
ofihe wings. when the elections immediate "
preceding showed a majority against the demo
crate. and once have We iiiumpbod over q d.
,is'oD IN OUT own party RANKS. ~ your sen.
iinel. ] have stood 90 The ou,efmosi val, and
the deouneis,ion and ftpfosch intended for you
have fallen upon NY eats, aud u has been my
proud privilege 10 throw myself into The breach
In your defence. What ! have done. have
done; and In my heart Of hearts thank you Tor
your appreciation Of nv conduct
Al tho lsst session Of Congress, our late Sena
tot. MI. Walker, reported Dill from the Judi
ciafy committee 10 the Senate, ITO enable the
Chiekasaw Nation TO Try the validity Of their
claims IN the Courts OF the United States. -
This bill passed the Senate and on the morning
Of The last day Of the session, in my ab.cnce, II
passed the House of Representatives. After
wards II was rcconedered, and made a speech
upon the prov sions and principles OF the Iill
and II was forthwith rejected. Two days sub.
sequent 10 this defeat Of the Bill, Mr.. Walker
received o commission from Gov. Brown, au.
thorizing ne 10 fill is'yacaied seat in the Sen.
ate of the United States. This commission was
never delivered to me, and my course on the
ChiCkasaw Bal has been assigned by some per
sons as the reason for its non delivery. VAR
Gus comments have been made, and am called
on in the character of a witness supposed TO
Know all about The transaction, to speak ou'; to
give the legislative history OF the Bill; to ex |
~,
all, 10 explain my own speech, wherein ] say,
VI have friends urging the passage of The Bill,
whose wishes hate to thwart." II is more
over SAID, that the question is not yet dead that
he Bill is in itself Just and proper and will
,ain be pressed on the consideration of Con.
,ress; and that an Issue is sought to be made
With me as to the business and correctness OF
ny positions. For all these things am amply
repaired and I,submit to your unbiased judy
lent al my acts, and opinions and information
l relation 10 these matters, and here give Won
re assurance that my future course shall cor 8
spond with the past, without varableness or a .
adow of turning.
The HISTORY OF THE CHIcKAsAw BILL can
, written IN few words. A memorial of the
hickasaw Nation of Indians is presented to the
enate, setting forth that the Chickasaws had
9ded large and valuable country to the Uni
ID States, on the condition that the proceeds
the sales Of said lands, after defraying all the
ACCIDENTAL expenses Of sale, were TO be invested
certain safe and valuable stocks, not having
lore than TWENTY YEARS TO RUN. "That IN
chance OF SAID treaties, LARGE PORTION Of
aid proceeds had been invested IN stocks hav-
g more than twenty years to run; and another
prolion of said proceeds have been
vested in stocks that are not safe and valua.
e, but which are greatly deprecated below
n value, and on a part of which no interest :
as been paid for some time past" Then fol. {
WIS an argument that the Chickasaw were an !
norant rrcccrr..o, but had great confidence in The
ope Of the United States; and that large b
mount of the purchase money bad been inves. n
d in the stocks of several OF the States which r,
m component part of the American Union, r.
hat these States constitute portion of the h,
y parties with whom said treaties were made n
the Chickasaw nation; and that they cannot M
leve that the government of the United ::
ties would PERMIT an ignorant and coLfding 81
ople to suffer from the neglect of any of its
m members, to place in the hands of their own !,
vernment those moneys and interests to :
llch the Chickasaw nation were justly emit
d." (Ths seems 10 be rather an lnsinuation
at some of the States might be against the =
yment of their stock, because of their inter.
t: and the appeal is made to Congress not to
RMiT the States TO repudiate. Well, coming =
ON an "ignor ant and confiding" Indian, no ex-
options, hope, gentlemen.) They then say,
The memorialists fully expect that the monies
sceived by the government of the United
tates, from the sales ofthe Chickasaw lands,
'ill be fully secured to the Chickasaws."
The second branch of the memorial states
hat the Chickasaw fund had been pundered of
arious amounts of money, contrary to right and
reaty stipulations; and concludes with the
'rayer that the Chickasaw nation may be al.
owed the privilege Of coming before the Judi
,ia tribunals of the country, to test the validity
If these expenditures, and that provision may be
made for the repayment of such sums as may be
lue by the United States.
This memorial of an Indian nation, asking for
edress of supposed grievances, is presented to
he Senate, and forthwith on motion, referred
o the committee on the Judiciary. By what
ue OF Legislation this reference was made, am
wholly unable to see. There is standing com
nlttee OF the Senate on Indian affairs, and to
his committee all petitions, memorials resolu.
lions and bills, in any way touching or relating
20 the interests, claims or welfare of Indians or
Indian tribes, are properly referred. This com.
aittee, thuse charged with this branch of bust.
ness, are held responsible to the Senate for all
information pertaining to Indian at.
fairs. This memorial, in my opinion. belonged
o this COMMITTEE; but, overruled here, it should
,ave gone to the committee on claims; this re.
ected, special committee should have been
'aised. am thus particular, knowing that
very fact pertaining to this law is demanded.
But am ready TO admit that Mr.. Walker is
letter acquainted with parliamentary proceed
ngs than | am. 1t was referred, and Mr.. Wal.
Ter from the committee on the Judiciary, repor-
ed the bill above alluded to. This bill author.