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city, and having important suggestions to make to the commanding general, unless a special understanding with the Honorable Secretary of war, in reference to the removal of the nation to the west, have submitted the matter to this council for their advice.

 Resolved, therefore, by the national committee and council, and people of the Cherokee nation, in general council assembled, that it is the decided sense, and desire of this general council, that the whole business of the emigration of our people shall be undertaken by the nation, and the Delegation are hereby advised to negociate the necessary arrangements with the commanding General for that purpose. 
  Aquohee Camp                                 Signed by the committee
  July 21st 1838.                                  and Council

Now, on their final removal war effected by order of this national council, and as they adjourned that council to convene again on their arrival in this country, they suppose they have a right to convene, and form a party in constructing a plan for a national union of both governments. But even if denied this right, they suppose the people of both governments, in the exercise of this primary power, have a right to form such a plan. And as eighteen or twenty thousand, out twenty two or three thousand, are supposed to be represented in this convention, the people generally word lined out believe the convention has a right to act, and 3 words lined out present a form of government for the nation, even if two or three chiefs, on either side should withhold this assent. But as to the authority of this convention to act in behalf of both nations viz, the Western, and what was, till lately, the Eastern, is not for me to decide.

 August 3rd We understand that general Ashun?, as soon as he heard of the death of Messrs Ridges and Boudinot, sent an express to Washington, who returned in twenty four days, with orders to general Ashun? to defend the treaty party, -- support the old settlers in their claims to the government and take care of such Cherokees as might manifest a hostile disposition.. Those who signed the treaty suppose the U. States are pledged to defend them: and although the late emigrants have sent them their assurances that if they will confess their fault in signing that fraudulent treaty, and