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1839 July 12. continued. united, there could be no adjustment of their difficulties. Mr Ross answered him declining the adjournment of the Coun-cil or convention, but requesting the Super-intendant to visit it, which he did; & found about two thousand Cherokee men upon the ground. He remained all night. He saw nothing like disorder: every thing he saw indicated a friendly feeling: not a drunken Indian was in the Camp. He met them in Council; explained to them the object of his visit and that the old (the western) chiefs, with what was called the Ridge party, were at Fort Gibson: that they had now determined to accede to the proposition made to them at the council, to appoint an equal number from each party & meet in convention and adopt such a constitution and laws as might be proper for the whole Cherokee nation; to which the Ross council answered that they were then assembled in convention em-bracing both parties, and were anxious that the old (the western) chiefs should unite with them. The Superintendant states that there were perhaps a dozen old settlers at this council, neither of whom as either a chief or a leading man. The Superintendant has the com-mmunication of their Council to the old settlers at Fort Gibson, who de-clined the meeting, stating their unwil-lingess to meet the Council, having no authority to do so; but they fixed upon a Council to be held on the 22d instant by the old settlers, and such others as might choose to attend, at which the whole sub-ject would be laid before the people. The Superintendant will,if possible, attend this Council. He is unable to say how this un-fortunate difficulty between the Cherokees may eventuate.: he states that both parties manifest the greatest feeling; that at one time not only he, but genl Arbuckle, and in-deed every one else, thought there must be an immediate repture: he hopes that diffi-culty between the Cherokees will be settled: he has informed them, as well as the other tribes, that until harmony is restored, no money will be paid to them; that the state of the country is too unsettled to permit it; that they therefore saw the deep interest they had in "not clear" good order. Rep: Doc: No2. 26rh Cong: 1st Sess :paper 363