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the sky served them as halls for their deliberations, and loss laid across for benches made seats for the people as well as for their representatives. It was thought that this place was not for [sufficient] [contrical] and it was ages resolved that the present Council Ground at Red Clay should be established as the regular place of meeting. Red Clay is within Cherokee limits of Tennessee, [Y] [cynqugult] beyond the legal [nanse] of the Georgia Guard. Though the man of laws of Alabama, which includes the spot first chosen, were by no means friendly, they formed no part of the motive for this second change; nor could they, for Alabama herself regards these laws of hers unconstitutional. John Ridge was elected one of the delegation Washington, and returned with the rest in the spring of 1832, to present his report of an extra session of the Council. John Ridge was nowstrenuous for the seat of government to be removed to New Echota; although he had no voice, no power, in the affair; but his father, who was one of the Executive Council, agreed with the son, [noturiltstanding].