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yet these are the men who have been the cause of all their existing difficulties and thus far have prevented a final adjustment of them. I am well aware these are important facts which will give a new aspect to their Cherokee question; but they can be fully substantiated by document that cannot lie; and I will now proceed to lay them before you. The Cherokee tribe of Indians until May 6 1817, after the unclear of all Indian tribes, continues to transect their business by their proper and rightful Chiefs and warriors in full council assembled. At this time, though the influence of several white men who had taken Indian wives and some men of mixed blood who had received some education at the early mission schools in the nation at neighboring settlements, under the pretence of saving the country of being sold to the whites, obtained the adoption of the following articles for the future Government of the nation: whereas fifty four towns and villages having convened in order to deliberate and consider on the situation of our nation in The disposition of our common property of land, withoutthe unanimous consent of members of Council and in order to unclear the evil consequences resulting in such cases, we have unanimously adopted the following form for the futrue government of our nation: "Art: 1st: It is unanimously agreed that there shall be thirteen members elected on a standing committee for the term of two years, at the end of which term they shall be re-elected, or others; and in consequence of the Death or resignation of said committee, our head chiefs shall elect another to fill the vacancy." "Art: 2nd: The affiars of the Cherokee Nation shall be committed to the care of the handling committee; but the acts of their body shall no be binding on the nation in our common property, without the unanimous consent of the members and chiefs of the Council, which they shall present for their acceptance or dissent. "Art. 3rd: The authority and claim of our common property shall cease with the person or persons who shall think proper to remove themselves without the limits of the Cherokee Nation. "Art: 4th: The improvements and labour of our people by the mother's side shall be inviolate during the time of their occupancy. "Art: 5th: This committee shall settle with the urgency for our animal stipend, and report their proceedings to the members and cheifs in council; but the friendly communication between our head chiefs and the Agency shall remain free and open. "Art: 6th: The above articles for our government may be ammended at our electional term, and the Committee is hereby required to be governed by the above articles, and the chiefs and warriors in council unanimously pledge themselves to observe strictly the contents of the above articles. "Whereunto we have set our hands and seals at unclear this 6th day of May 1817- approved in Council the day and date above written."- In order to understand the occasion of this extraordinary meeting of the fifty four towns and villages, it is mostly merely necessary to state that the nation was greatly agitated and divided and that Gen Andrew Jackson and governor unclear of Tenesse were appointed to hold a Treaty with them on the subject of selling their country and removing west.