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1839 July 8. continued. remain until some arrangement should be made to give them personal security. - The General had determined, in conse-quence of his efforts to restore peace to the Cherokee people not having received from the eastern chiefs the attention they merited, to have no further con-cern with the present difficulties in the Cherokee nation, unless imperiously required by duty; and he much regrets that information he had received will not justify him in remaining longer silent. He says reports arrived the evening previous that the United Nations citizen, on the western border of Arkansas had become alarmed & were leaving their homes in consequence of the critical state of affair in the Chero-kee nation; and of an armed body of Cherokees having gone into the state of Arkansas & killed Major Ridge, a Cherokee citizen: the General observes that this has produced a state of things which the eastern chiefs cannot fail to perceive must be of short duration, otherwise the most serious consequen-ces may be apprehended on that function: the General regards it as a duty to call their serious attention to the subject and to request that they will without delay adopt such mea-sures as they may judges best cal-culated to quiet the minds of the Cherokee people; which, if effected, will no doubt make the citizens of Arkansas who have fled from their homes, feel secure in returning to them.- He adds that it was also re-ported there the previous evening that it had been determined at the Council then sitting, to kill a large number of people for political & other offences. He hopes the report is destitude of truth. He doubts not the eastern chiefs are apprised of the obligations of the U-nited States' government to protect

• July 7. continued.-

that they shall not be eligible to any office of profit, trust, or honor, in the eastern & western Cherokee community, or under any union or other modification of said community which may be effected:- nevertheless the Gen-eral Council shall have power to revoke this ineligibility to office, after the good behavier during five years of any of those affected by the present decree, who shall, within eight days after its passage, have appeared before the General Council & re-tracted or disavowed an y threat they or their friends may have made against any Cherokee or any other person in revenge, or for any other cause, or as a retaliation for the death of the unfortunate persons deceased; - and who shall also have given satisfactory assurances of good and peace-able demeanour thereafter. - To carry out the intention of this decree, effectually; - to suppress disturbances, re-move public nuisances & preserve good order & tran-quillity, eight auxiliary public companies shall be organized throughout the Country by voluntary association; each company to be commanded by a captain, lieutenant & such subordinate officers as may be required, who shall be elecrted by the peo-ple, and any of whom may, whenever it shall be deemed expedient, be removed by the people: The whole of these com-panies shall be placed under the general command of Jesse Bucheyhead, first, and Looney Price, second, in command; but the General Council shall have power by law to control, modify, suspend, or discontin-ue these police companies, as the welfare or safety of the Country may require. Rep: Doc: No.2 :26th Cong: 1st Sess: p: 390.