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of the United States; and in as much as said government considered the sign-ers of the treaty in question as com-petent and duly authorised to con-clude that treaty, the General declares it could not there-fore be anticipated by the United States that any other portion of the Chero-kee nation could or would attempt to hold said individually criminally responsible for that act; although, he adds, if any treats have been made by them against any one or more in-dividuals of the Cherokee nation, they ought certainly to give a suitable pledge or security to de-mean themselves in a peaceable manner, and to abstain from vio-lence to any one.- The General asks a reply by the bearer's return. Sept 5. John Ross, John Looney, George Lowry, and all the various officers of the National Convention at Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, writes to Gen: Ar-buckle at Fort Gibson.- They state that the General's note of the 4th instant has just been submit-ted before them. They observe that the General was some time before fur-nished with Aa copy if the decree of the Cherokee nation, and the sub-sequent order extending to those affected a large time to comply with its provisions. They remark that the convention engaged in maturing a government suited to the Cherokees under the act of the union, being on the eve of closing their duties, passed a second order, ( a copy of which they say, it seems the General has received). requesting the ap-pearance of those affected by the 4th instant, to give such pledges for their personal behaviour as might