Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-30
FROM THE vIcKsBURG SENTINEL.
MORE OF THE LOST COMMISSION

In Gov. Browns statement on this sub.
Ject, there is the following passage:
g This commission, together with letter
to Mr.. Walker, and one to Mr.. Thompson.
| enclosed III sealed package, addressed
:" Hon. Il. j. Walker, Washington City,''
and placed in the hands of Dir. Tate, of Co.
lumbus, Mi, who was going to Washing
ton, with instructions to deliver it to Mr..
w alker on arrival. DR.. Tate has already
informed the country that he delivered the
package to Mr.. w. on the 5th of March,"
We here learn that in this ssseuicd pack.
age" directed TO Mr.. Walker there was a
letter 10 Mr.. Thompson. Mr.. Wakert
what became of that letter? Can it be
possible that you destroyed 1t, to carry out
your intrigue, and successfully keep Mr.,
Thompson from the Senate? The very
errand-boys of the capitol would blush 10
own the fellowship of SO perfdious mes
senger!
Bat we stated ia our last that the Chick
asaw Bill was at the bottom Of this affair.
We will give the circumstances that have
SO convinced US. These are mostly con-
tanned in the Congressional proceedings
of last winter.
The Chckasaw funds have been invest
ed by the General Government in State
stocks. according to provision in the trea.
ty with their nation. Some of these are
claimed TO be not such as the treaty stipu.
lated they should be. The interest Upon
others is not paid; and i! is also claimed
that large portion of the fund has been
otherwise misapplied or squandered. DIR.
VIM. M. GwIN attended at WASHINGTON
last winter, as agent for the Chickasaw
chiefs, TO urge that the United States should
become liable for the payment of the inte-
rest on the stocks not paid by the States,
and also for the portion claimed to have
been misapplied or squandered.
This we learn by statement published
by him in the Southern Reformer of June
2, in which is the following sentence, de-
filming the capacity ia which he acted:
81 was appointed agent for the Chicka-
saws by the chiefs and commissioners of
the nation, to urge upon the government
of the United States the justice of ASSUME
ing the payment of these bonds, if the
States failed to them, and also the interest
that the States had, or might, fail to pro-
vide for.''
In prosecution of this agency he had
presented to the Senate petition in which.
after setting forth the justice of the seve-
raj claims of the nation on the govern
ment it was prayed-not that they might
be allowed by Congress or investigated bv
committee but that they should be left
to the adjudication O the legal tribunals
Of the country.
The petition was referred to the iudici-
airy committee Of the Senate, from which
Mr.. WALKER on the Goth January made
a favorable report for the prayer, and re.
commended and introduced this famous
Bill " to enable the Chickasaw nation to
try the validity of their claims in the
Courts of the United Siates.u This bin
passed Immediately through The accuston.
ed forms; that is, it was read, passed to
second reading, and ordered to be print
ed. Atthis stage it was permitted to sleep
for month. On the 2Ist February il was
called up in committee Of the whole, and
slightly amended on Mr.. Walkers motion.
Mr.. Sewer expressed some opposition.
and pointed out very forcibly that If the |