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fall- this year on the 10th. On the 5th, the Wednesday preceding all the members of the Committee and Council being at the house of Mr. Rofs; at the head of [Coosa?], he met them with the following address: "My friends, It [affords?] me great pleasure to see you here, previous to the time for the meeting of the next General Council. You have been invited hither, not for the object of legislation, but merely for the purpose of a consultation: the Executive does not posses the power of convincing the General Council at any other place than at the seat of government, established by our constitution; but understanding that a difference in opinion prevails among you, on the subject of holding the next general council at that place, it was deemed proper to invite you together previous to the time fixed by the constitution for convening the General Council, that you may have a friendly interchange of sentiments with each other on the subject, and to act with a unison and harmony of feeling on so important an occasion. The constitution under which we have been elected, and which we have sworn to