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reputation of an individual of high standing & responsibility, to which we most respectfully solicit your attention. Mr John Ross the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is assailed in this pamphlet, and a base calumny is attempted to be palmed on his reputation, at the bar of your honorable assemblies. The writer charges Mr Ross with having acted unfairly towards Mr John Watts, in regard to a tract of land, once held by them in joint occupancy. Their only title to this land was that of occupancy, under the Cherokee Nation, which by the cession of the country, of course became void; and the land in question subject to the conditions of the whole ceded territory. The title of both Ross & Watts ceased on the cession being concluded, unless reserved by specific provision. Under the provisions of the Treaty of 1817, a number of Cherokees enrolled for emigration to Arkansas, and agreeably to Art. 6. of said Treaty, "to those emigrants whose improvements add real value to their lands, the United States agree to pay a full valuation for the same." Under this provision, Mr John Watts enrolled for emigration and his possessions became subject to the same conditions as those of other emigrants. That is, they were entitled to payment for their improvements, but all right & title to the land was relinquished. In the Treaty of 1819, among other provisions, is the following; "Art. 2. The United States -- agree to allow the reservation of six hundred and forty acres to every head of an Indian family residing within the ceded territory; those enrolled for Arkansas excepted. Thus, Mr Watts, by his enrollment, under the Treaty of 1817, was precluded from the right to a reservation. Under the provisions of the Treaty of 1819 "Art. 9." is the following. "In addition to the above reservations, the following are made in fee simple; the persons for whom they