Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-18

Let us test lie trutll ofthis assertion, SO far
a. Ccngress j. concerned. by Mr.. Thcmr-
sons Congressional experience. Ia 1888
before i; Was sscertaiGed where tie lIne
between the Chiekasavs and Cbcciaws
ran, there were upwaids Of eight thousand
acres of and belonging 20 The Chickasaws,
sold az Chocchuma and Columbus and The
money paid into the National Treasury
In 1885 this line was run. and :he money
arising from The sale of the above stated
lands. ackno ledged to lie due % the Chick
asaw IDdiaHs
Mr. Thompson has been SIX years in
Congress. duling which time, if he has
been f4ithfui representative to that portion
of his constituents " ho reside on these
lands, and v ho have pnid their money for
tleIr, and has also been the 'ffiend of the
ChickaSaws." which he boasts ;hat he *,
he has been exertrg himself to get bill
passed to leeal,ze these sales 50 that patents
NAV issue to the purchasers. and the mon
ey received for these iands be paid over to
the Chickasaws, to whom il justly belongs
In isstice 10 Mr.. Thompson, | will state
that he has cxertcd himself TO get such
bill passed, and at one time succeeded IN
getting il through both houses OF Congress,
/
Signature. At the last session MIR Thomp
son had the sams hill reported rer5atim et
Hteratin as il had previously passed ooth
houses Of Congress, and on the very day
:haI ne made his iamous speech against the
Chickasav bill, IN which he boasied OF the
| iberaiity OF Cong ess 10 lnjmn tribes, ana
asks, ''has Congrcss ever evInced dIspos-
ition To DENY to the poor Indian Jusuce,
he repea tedIy urged the House to pass his
bill, asserting that Ii was The same, word
for word aud letter for letter, that had pas
sed both Houses at the las. session yet
his appeal was made in valn--lhe House
refused 10 listen TO him and the bill remains
among the un6uish, business OF the ses>
sin. Here is proof positive of "a disPosi
| tion to deny 10 he poor Indian Jnstice on
the part of Congress, and that they have
/ no, the disposition 20 deal J1.tiy with the
| Indian - giving. the lie Direct both to MIR.
Y Thompson speech and this specification.
Y Here is a claim IN which no s,vcnl-,tor IS
! interested, raiust which no otJ tctIon l.
sre.-ol from Amy IadTter fH The passage OF
winch ctz ns Of Mississippi and The Chick
asaw Nation are equally Interested; the
money acknowl dyed to Be due tue Chick
asaws for ten years, add unJ silly Withheld
| from them because Congress refused 10 pass
a bill authoriz ing IL TO be placed 10 their
credit though lis passage is urged by Mr.
| Thompson, the "fTtead of the ChIckasa +"
| who j. always found on 'the ouiermost
| walP' in defence" oftae rights of MS COM
! >tituents Ii claim for ten thousand doll
I lars. acknow lodged 10 be due the Chicka>
saws. cannot be pissed through Congress
for tea years, backed b. the powelt'ri
influence OF MIR. Thompson, during SIX
years of that time, how many years will 4
take TO pass through That body claim tuT
Two hundred thousand dollars, which Ia
another portion of his address he says /;
supposed to lie misappiied in the pure
of stock" and which he further says. the
moment It is brought To the consideration
Il Congress the aim would be adml tedE
Either this assertion Is false, or Mr.. Ihomp
son is most inefficient friend 10 tn
Chickasaws."
pass on to The second Of these enornI
ties. tie says: Il regard the principe %
prect dent irading To- the most enoEmou
consequences. The claims OF the ChIcka
saw nation, which have admitted IN 81
my arguments mas be just, sink Into IrsIg
nlhcance wlen brought into comparison
VII h those Of the Cherokee nation, aud 9th
er Tribes" Sothe dangerous consequences
likely TO result from this precedent, are
that If Congress permits the courts 10 ae
cite hn the Unned States owes the ChicSa
saws small sum, the Cherokees and o'he
IIibes may ask the privilege OF bringing oe
fore the same courts claim against 'h
United States for large sum. Ii IS N
amount, and not the jusiness of the clam
that creates the Danger in Mr. Thompson
estimation. But Il j. false that such pre-
cedent vas established b. this bill. fror
the formation of our government, Goa
have been established 10 try the claims
dispute between the United States ana lh
Indian tribes. and the very CheroNe
claims of which sr. Thompson has
much dread have been. for years, undsfg'
, ing an examination before court create
for that express purpose. The 0noe'S'
} Commission has been In existence "
years, IN This Safe. seiIiing the claims ~
, der The ChCctaw treaty. For the "a" :,
a,ing Ibis Chocsaw Commission, vi
, Thompson vo;ed. aud for his great s'rs'e'
) IN get,ng il shIough Congress, ne nns oeS
urged in some OF cur papers iot ou''0
; States Senstur. FSe also believe, so'I
E for the Cherokee Cv,nmissIon ne on
. difference In the remedy soughe " 4