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ask forgiveness, they shall not be injured, yet but few will do this. Soon after the death of the above unfortunate men, the principal chief of the old settlers, vir John Brown, met the treaty party at fort Gibson, where, it is supposed, arrangements were made with him to defend the treaty party, with the appearance of all the assistance from the United States he might need. On the second? July Mr. Brown worsened a council of the old settlers at the mouth of Illinois, which was attended also by the treaty party. This council rejected all that had been done by the convention, above mentioned, as illegal, and determined to pay no attention to the acts of that body.

    Mr. Brown, and such of the old settlers as adhere to him, and the treaty party, can doubtless, if they please, by the assistance of the United States, effectually put down their opponents, and render the Cherokee nation, hereafter, unable to resist any measures they may see fit to propose. 
                                                                                                                                              Very Respectfully yours
                                                                                                                                                                        D. S. Butrick