Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-25

and should not have been confirmed, at Mr.
THoMpsoN's door lies all the blame, for to
his fragrant neglec. is 10 be attributed their
passa ge When notified that they were /
before the department for confirmation. IN
stead OF per.ormiug his duty by opposing
them at The threshold. he Tent off with |
col SATFARAS. one OF the owners of these
claims, on frolic 10 New York and they
remandea there together until said claims.
Under the active sGperlEiendence OF COZ.
SAFFARAs's agent. had passed thro' all the
departments ofthe government and were
out ofthe reach of successful opposition
Then Mr. THOMPSON and his friend return
ed from New York, the former ffourishing
a splendid cane, present from the latter.
tipped of with a dog head. Ia fiji emblem J
with a siirer collar round the dogs neck
and the donors name upon it. as much as
10 say. Jake 7aompson, am Daniei
! Safaran's dog" Since the settlers on
/ these claims have commenced making
noise about their confirmation, understand
the sslver collar has disappeared from the
dogs neck, it being ra:heT aticklish matter
| to be known in that region as DANIEL SAY
rARAN's dog and tool.
Alter Mr. THoMPsoN's return from New
! York, be commenced a furious opposition
to these forty nine ciaims-iocked the door
after The horse was stolen-invoked my ali
and hat of the delegation from this state
making a great TO do, well knowing II was
100 late, and still! deceiving hi. constitu
ents who were living on the lands covered
by these forty nine ciaims-who had
bought them and paid their money for them
upon Mr.. THoMrsoNs guarantee that they
should never be disturbed. He now urgei
them to hold on and not compromlss with
the owners ofthese claims-that he would
upset them vet, but the lands are paten'
ted to the claimants-the settlers ousted-
Mr.. THoMPsoNs promises and prediction;
falsified, and the settlers are at the mercy
of the owners of the claims. and all, If shay
are fraudulent. because Mr. THoMPsos
ne eglec.cd to oppose them when opposition
would have been effectual and successful
: As to the merits of these claims, knos
nothing what wrote about them IN m,
letter previously alluded TO, was from infor
nation derived from Mr.. THOMPSON, and
found after,vard, that at least In one In
stance, this information was not correct.
1t was Mr. THoPsoN's duplicitv, not hi
opposition 10 the bill, tina, caused me 10 re
fuse to meet him as a gentleman. Ii
I, had intimated 20 ne at any tim., OBJ action
To the bill, would have consented to an
1 notifications he might have suggested a
: additional gutrds against any abuses unde
: il, or even to the striking out OF the wnol
E bill and substituting an examinallon ot III
l claims by congress. word from HIM
any time before the bill came up for COZ
u sideratiun. would have moulded 1t to h
c views But no. this d d not suite his pu
1t noses: he aimed at ny destructlon. an
struck W bat he ,nought was deadly bsos
J and SO en- ger was he to crusn me. that e.
y cording to his own confession, he elthe d
n no, take time TO read the bill, or has basel
r. fsIsifed its provisions to erect my rum.
le He saysl proposed in Aberdeen to sett
n, our difficulties and become friends. Not 5
II was anxious that our diffit uitles sh Oh
ne be so arranged as not to create farther
20 sension in the democratic party thai
cd least until his election was over. this mat
IN should rest: that then If il could not be I
FL ranged, we should meet AMI settle X III
at men. That we ever could have becon
RS friends after his base duplicity toward II
e. was imposs bat was willing al C
er troversy should cease, and let the pub
eu decide upon the merits OF the case By
en speech and nv address published In NJ
last. The result ofthis interview betwe
We our friends, was promise from J
we THOMPSON, that he would publish c;
- when he arrived at home, which would
I've doubt be satisfactory to me; and that c;
lic- is the address striking so insldiousiy at
which ha. called forth this publication.
'id Mr.. TnoaPsos is pleased to refer 10
ms political history, and to the action oil
a. late democratic convention upon the pres
on tation of nv name to that body for no
ops nation to congress. A word Will 81
DIN that the malignant shaft has missed lis
ach Nv name was presented to the convent
tue with number of the most disiiuguls
ose democrats in the section Of the Safe whe
lad reside as my competitors. They had
advantage of having been long spoken
for the station-were recommended
WIN county meetings, Iha, sent delegates to
per convention instructed to vote for Them
my had not been spoken OF as candidate
rom than a month before the convention
gen aud was not known es such by many oil
members when they arrived at Jackso
gen. To these disad vantsges were added ot
bill, OF greater magnitude. For months
witt years previous, effort. had been ;'ad
mo- poison The public mind against me. hy
most circulation of false and celumuious chal
TO it. and which were suggested in the con
eely ton, when the nomination for cand
4 n for rnrrros. =, this district came uD 10