Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-18

unsettled the titles 10 the lands IN The CHICK +
asaw Cession. This is equally false with
his various other alleged enormiiies Ii is
n9: oniy not true. but II has not the shallow
OF that to rest upon. Tint portion OF the
memorial upon which the bill wa. reported
% in The following words:
1.-The mernorlalIsts further represent, that
; large sums of money have been drawn
from the Chickasaw fund without auhorI
~ from The Cbckasaw nation and these
sums have been paid to persons aud appso
prlated Tor purposes not authorised by any
ireaty with said nation, but in violation al
their letter and spirit The memari,Ests
+ viii not, on this occasion, go into detail al
the sums thus d. avn and appropriated 10
violation of treaty snpal4tions. aud without
minority ot the nation, but res speetiully ask
that authority may be given to the Chiciza-
saw nation TO subject these Items of appro-
! piiatlon from the Cnickasaw fund 10 the
scrutiny of The judicial tribunals OF the
country
/ Not word about land or land claims,
but referring exclusively to sums of money
that have been drawn from he Chickasaw
fand." For this fund aud this only is The
government liable TO the Chickasaws Tie
location ofthe reservations to Individual In
dIans was ntrusted 10 the Chiefs ofthe Ma
tlon. If they have abused that trust and
The Chlckasaw Nation has been wronged
by their acts and by these locations and by
no act ofthe Naten this wrong has been
sanctioned, then they need no aliiiional
/ Legislature 10 right themselves. The courts
are now open 10 them They can by writs
OF ielectment assert their claims 10 the section
on which the town of pon.otoc now stands,
or any other If located IN violation of treaty
stlpu!atlons without the aid or assistance of
The Cbickasaw bill. This Mr. Thompson
knows. and every man knows; bat 1t did
not suit his purpose 10 tell the truth. and he
thought with the old sayIng-'In for a pen
ny, IN for pound II have said The horse
was sixteen lee! high, and will stand up
to 1t !; and therefore IL making out his list
OF enornIles, VIII ch mig more property
be called enormous lies, he thought it Inn,
p0ftant IN every way TO touch the public
pulse, hoping. by round assertion, TO keep
| up pref adice aud prevent impartial iavesii.
gaIon.
But Mr. Thompson seems o be wanting 3
materials to make d canvass for Congress
uPou5 aua heIs disposed 10 manufacture
them. lie saws this bill "will ageia be
pressed on the consideration of Congress.
/ Whence does he derive his infoFmafion?-
from the same source, presume, that be
drew his fdcts 10 sustain his enofmtles, his
Imagination. After the bill was rejected. |
drew up "a resolution calling on the depart
ments 10 report upon this sutJecl 10 The next
Congress, for its action, wh ch was offered
by Col. Roberts. and its passage warml"
urged by Mr. Thompson. The resolution
passed, and .hus the very tribunal that he
SO warmly commended has been appealed
10, and with his own assistance aud aid, yeI
he declares the DILL is TO be revived knowln g
it To be false.
Having got through with Mr.. Thomp
son's list of enormities, will make sIG-
gle remark which must strike every mind,
and show the failacy OF bis whole address
on this subject L. the bill had passed Gov
ering such enormities, can 1t be suppose
Tor moment that single one could have
pracllced under il without the prom.' inter
terence OF the law-naking power. Ii the
Constitution would likely be violated, I'M
proper eNparte testimony admitted, or the
title TO lands In the ChIckasaw cesson b.
disturbed. would no; Congress have repeal.
ed the lan al once and a a5ated the evil
And further, can any sane man suppose
that |, a citizen of Mississippi, sno had
been elevated by the people TO high sta.
tions, would so far forget what was due 10
my position as 10 have urged the passage Of
"A bill calculated to disturb the peace aud
quiet Of one. fourth of the population of the
State. by unselling the lille 10 their homes.
or had the bill passed, that would have
covered M self with the deep disgrace and
inf.my. of proceeding 10 practice wha; It IS
charged | meduated, without the slightest
q prospect OF success, only destroying myself,
and lnil,ing no one else, and at this
enEg h;ened day, toa, when the le9is'
la.iye power is 50 easily reached by the
popular voice. which would have called for
the repeal of the law-if il had inltInged up
IN the tights of asingle citizen. aud which
would have been repealed before the first
step had been taken IN court, tending to IN
I fringe upon he rights of citizens of the
State. ;ne Government or the Indians The
whole movement, from the incIpient step
10 the present momeHt, Is bold manR dvre,
presunrng upen the cfedulity of the peo>
pie, Intended for temporary eHeci, 10 have
operated upon The Democratic Convs i.tion.
aud close with tie election OF Senator, 10
elevate others. aud lover me In popular Is
limasIou.
There hos been a s. sirsna,ic effort 70