Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-25
SECOND EDITION
-uouPsON ON ENORMITIEs.

..;a,d IN his after bIrth speech on the
cb,.kI,.w " bill, aud his.addrsss OF 81 Sept
I,,t Since the publication OF my card, \
a. Thompson has issued another paper
I,u,tin. which "like a wounded snake |
r,g,Its slow length along through three |
.ni a hall iicoIlmns Of The MlssisslPplan OF
N. Ia, October. instant.
In ,,ferenee to my charge Of "falsehood |
.,d d,honor." Mr Thompson says:
nWhen iru read thi, paragraph.
.,onentary fash Of anger crossed my mind
-, nv pouauimity was soon restored by the
.L..rtul spiri, of a fri,nd, who told me the
.o,,dote of tho weary traveller, who once
-,,tcbsd his camp nsar The burning spring.
N, tooku light ard went after water. aud
.vdd.nly AZ he drew near the spring. rhe
=, tnok fire and blozsd oil around him he
I,ogp,d his bucket; ran TO his tcqgOn, cry
,,g a. hG gsartd up his team: tCtfr. zoe must
..il his place, f0r nell can't be far of: and
he Travelled"
From this il will be seen that when Mr..
Thompson frat saw his own portrait as ret
fol,n by ne, che dropped his bucket. ran
10 bic wagon. crying as he geared up his
ts.n wife, we must quit thIs Piace, Tor
hi can't be far of. and ne travelled
Thiss ternIly true. MIR. Thompson did
,yav.l | met him at Jackson on Friday
last, expecting ne would have nerve enough
10 reply 10 my card in ha speech Of that
pI4ee, and was ready TO meet him before
tha people or elsewhere. 70 make good my
charges; but he made no sllusion to me or
nv card. Every body admits that Mr..
THOMPSON GrautIsi Before his last nd
dres. appeared. TO which am now reply
ing. he had again "Irausled.' at least fity
miles from its pIsee Of Publication. leaving
the banllinK to my tender msrcies and CALI
inc on the people az he went TO prot Ct
hIm from the pursuit OF man thIrsllng ioI
his blood He imaginss in his qualllne
and quivsring heart, that | seek hIs blood
Not 90 Ills blood can only b, resshec
bythe egrS or cJrhIde. shall not resor
t5 4. hrr ~ agr,ort. but will lay him 10 tht
t-uh. yr,a tae r,tsnt weapon OF truth.
Ia M, lss address. Mr.. Thompson say,
"Iu NV sdlIe:s. ! cl j7el to the princlp!
Sghsol.. u.csuss il implies ;hat congres
snd the executive departments are indI'
posed IL dsaI Justly with the Indian. III
sdrnils the argumenf aud asserts as tas
we'll known to ms-thdt congress and tn
executive drpartmen's arc lndisposed 1
dsal Justly with the lndisn. do bslIsv
that congress has bscn too dila;ory IN mH
ny csser. in passing laws. which Iu'lie
demanded
Ia his former sddrers on this point. b
remarks ne folloIG
"lT regard tie very principle ih'
the Chiekesaw nation shRil 90 required
ius,ituts = suit aguins; the United State
IN the circuit court Uf the District oil GO
umbiA even flT O iust claim, ss an "eno
0 n
the executive departments Of the covers
ment: because it Imp'iea that they eith'
have not lhs disposition 10 deu Justly Wi
the Indian. or the ability 10 comprehsf
and properly uud orLand their rig hu."
TLiI Inst quo alton says. II 10 an "snorm
ty''for the Chickusaws 10 hsve to sue q
United Strtes In the circuit court. "becau
II implies that they (cong' ess) either la
not the disposition to deG justly with
indian. or the ability to comprehend a
properly understand their righs" la
last address ne admits 'rhat congress a
the executive departments are indisPo'
20 Gral Jus ~ ic;t6 shs Indian. and fu'th
addsaa foIlows-"L do belIovs that e
rress has been too dIlitary ia many ca
in passing laws which justice demands
Here 10 fall contradiction Of his hrst
rssE. and N Hcknow.ed gm-ut of the nee
uy aud jHIfies Of the passage o: the Chi
aIaw bill. in order that the C.'ickasa
might have what Justice demands
Ths demands oi just &C" then. constltu
Mr.. Thompsons first "eSormiiy"
second Of his enormiirs was, that
chickusaw bill "es,sblishcd danger
precedent di,proved this by show
ihst congress had long aimee estab'is
this preceden. by creating courts for the
pose Of adjudicating Indian claims ao'
stanced The Choclaw and Cherokee c
missions. To this Mr.. Thompson ensS
that those courts tried individual ella
but by the ChickasAw bill the nation I
What is the difference between jusli'
an iudiridnaI, and Justice to ma
But saws he, /" all fhe erideHcs OF their
Chiekssaw) claims is found in tho rec
at Washing,on. and there fhey are 0ou'
be kept" This is fatal admission for
Thompson. In his former address. h'
jeeled to the submission OF ;he ChicF'
slaims TO a court OF justice. because 4
own language. ".here Is no esiimaun
extent of the villainy that could be peri
ted on ex Parts testimony" Now. II
fvi ienee of these claims 10 ON rfco
Washingt9n. and in The keeping OF me
A. 4. .-rfs