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the merits of our cause, and we had every reason to have expected that the president would have enforced the intercourser act against the trespassers, agreably to our treaties & thereby settles the unhappy difficulties created by Georgia in a conciliatory manner; those treaties having been made by the officers of the general government, under the provisions of the Constitution of the United States; and the intercourse act passed in the spirit of there treaties; and the obligation of the United States to enforce this act for our protection , having been pledged by the treaty of 1819; and the passage of the Indian Bill, with the approval of the president, under the proviso, “that nothing shall be construed as authorizing or directing the violation of existing treaties with the Indian tribes.” - are facts which induced us to believe that the president would have speedily carried his promise into effect, in regard to the removal the intruders. Finding ourselves disappointed, we have been compelled to appeal to Congress for protection, and also to seek redress in the courts of the United States. On the other hand, the President directed our public annuity to be withheld from the proper authorities of the nation, by ordering it to be distributed among the individuals of the nation; thus by the oppressions of Georgia under the countenance & aid of the President, the Cherokees are placed in a State of duress. You will, therefore,as early as practicable, | the merits of our cause, and we had every reason to have expected that the president would have enforced the intercourser act against the trespassers, agreably to our treaties & thereby settles the unhappy difficulties created by Georgia in a conciliatory manner; those treaties having been made by the officers of the general government, under the provisions of the Constitution of the United States; and the intercourse act passed in the spirit of there treaties; and the obligation of the United States to enforce this act for our protection, having been pledged by the treaty of 1819; and the passage of the Indian Bill, with the approval of the president, under the proviso, “that nothing shall be construed as authorizing or directing the violation of existing treaties with the Indian tribes.” - are facts which induced us to believe that the president would have speedily carried his promise into effect, in regard to the removal the intruders. Finding ourselves disappointed, we have been compelled to appeal to Congress for protection, and also to seek redress in the courts of the United States. On the other hand, the President directed our public annuity to be withheld from the proper authorities of the nation, by ordering it to be distributed among the individuals of the nation; thus by the oppressions of Georgia under the countenance & aid of the President, the Cherokees are placed in a State of duress. You will, therefore, as early as practicable, draw up a suitable memorial, embracing the true situation & grievances of the nation, and submit it for the consideration and decision of congress. I place into your hands sundry documents containing correspondences with the officers of the General Government on our affairs, also the instructions given to former Delegations on the various subjects of our grievances. They will [[unclear]] to bring before you such topics as will be necessary to be acted upon; the object of your appointment being to promote the true interests & happiness of the Cherokee people, by sustaining the rights & [[unclear]] guaranteed to them under treaties [[unclear]] between | ||
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the merits of our cause, and we had every reason to have expected that the president would have enforced the intercourser act against the trespassers, agreably to our treaties & thereby settles the unhappy difficulties created by Georgia in a conciliatory manner; those treaties having been made by the officers of the general government, under the provisions of the Constitution of the United States; and the intercourse act passed in the spirit of there treaties; and the obligation of the United States to enforce this act for our protection, having been pledged by the treaty of 1819; and the passage of the Indian Bill, with the approval of the president, under the proviso, “that nothing shall be construed as authorizing or directing the violation of existing treaties with the Indian tribes.” - are facts which induced us to believe that the president would have speedily carried his promise into effect, in regard to the removal the intruders. Finding ourselves disappointed, we have been compelled to appeal to Congress for protection, and also to seek redress in the courts of the United States. On the other hand, the President directed our public annuity to be withheld from the proper authorities of the nation, by ordering it to be distributed among the individuals of the nation; thus by the oppressions of Georgia under the countenance & aid of the President, the Cherokees are placed in a State of duress. You will, therefore, as early as practicable, draw up a suitable memorial, embracing the true situation & grievances of the nation, and submit it for the consideration and decision of congress. I place into your hands sundry documents containing correspondences with the officers of the General Government on our affairs, also the instructions given to former Delegations on the various subjects of our grievances. They will unclear to bring before you such topics as will be necessary to be acted upon; the object of your appointment being to promote the true interests & happiness of the Cherokee people, by sustaining the rights & unclear guaranteed to them under treaties unclear between the