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missionaries go on those conditions, they would be viewed with envy, and their happiness and usefulness be destroyed. Now, as a political or national thing, I should be far from opposing, or saying any thing against the treaty, because in that light it does not concern me any more than it does one of your slaves and I think I have never desired to sway the minds of of the people in their national affairs. I have never desired to prevent their going to the West, nor to send them there; though they are doubtless sensible many of them at least , that we, as missionaries, should rejoice exceedingly in being stationed near the larger tribes of the west, where we might hope to extend our influence far? beyond the limits of the Cherokee nation. But our object in desiring to go with the Cherokees would be entirely defeated unless we could retain their confidence. Here a question may arise, if you do not wish to keep the Cherokees here, why do you keep up your school? Why not break up and go to the west? In answering this question I must beg a candid attention to the following things viz First, As we do not wish to prevent the Cherokees from emigrating, so on the other hand we do not wish to?urge their removal, lest they should say, as some do already, that our object in coming here was to get them away. To dismiss our school and go to the west before the people are ready to go, would be as much as telling them they must go to the west also, or not enjoy the benefit of our labour, which would be taking a political stand altogether inconsistent with the mission character. Second. Our only business among the Cherokees is to communicate religious and scientific knowledge, therefore to leave, the people, is, of course, to leave our associate business, for something which does not concern us. Let the people determine to go and prepare to start, and I should rejoice to start with them any month or week or day, and go with them to any place where they might be obliged to go. But third, there is another reason why I feel it important to keep the schools in active operation till all are prepared to go, or at least till all missionaries are prepared to leave the country which cannot be till the churches are prepared to go. When Mr. Kingsbury first came to this country he requested of the council permission to establish mission schools, where children might be boarded and taught , and where the gospel might be preached. For the benefit of these schools be requested permission to clear and cultivate land, erect buildings, etc. and also to hire labourers, and have labourers and teachers with their families sent from the North. All these favours were granted, but were connected with mission schools, unclear -lined out and evidently would not have been granted but for those schools. The United Brethren, as ministers simply would not obtain permission to reside in the