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parties, was, at once, that our regular business should be proceeded with and in our regular way. It will be impertinent in me to interfere with this course. Your letter to me last evening appears to have been sent by you, with a full knowledge that there was unfinished business before us, with the progress of which, you must be equally aware, I could not interfere; and if I could, I doubt whether it would be becoming in me to do so, under existing circumstances, especially as your communication of Saturday last was aimed at the entire contempt of the constituted authorities of this nation and absolutely disowns any intention to meet the nation through those authorities. My interference to obtain the substitution of arrangements required by you, in place of those already adopted by the people, might, owing to the course you yourself thought proper to adopt, be construed into an admission that I feft myself bound to prefer the will of Mr. Schermerhorn, whenever or however expressed, to that of the Cherokee Nation. I say the will of Mr. Schermerhorn, for I have not, as yet, seen any sufficient evidence of your authority fully and finally to represent the General Government of the United States, although I requested you to produce such credentials, if such you had. The only course remaining, therefore, has appeared to me this one I have taken. When the authorities which you disclaim have finished the Template:Unclear now before them with the people, notwithunderstanding the light in which you have declared that you viewed not only myself, but those authorities, we are perfectly ready to offend ever facility in our power for your communicating with the people, unimpeded by us. We only hope you will interfere as little with our course, as we are disposed to interfere with yours.