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to you, and received my concurrence and approbation" -- that it must be regarded, therefore, as an expression of the opinion of this Department; and that the treaty of December 1835 is considered by the President as the law of the land which the Constitution requires him to execute." These are still the views of the Executive, whose constitutional duty in the case cannot possibly admit of any material change in them, and who therefore considered himself bound to proceed in carrying out the stipulations of the treaty of 1835. But you may rest assured that this will be done in the most liberal & strikeout human spirit and with all due and proper regard to the interests and permanent welfare of the Cherokee nation: and the President trusts that the delegation, of which you are members, will see the utter hopelessness of all further resistance to the execution of the treaty & that you will co-operate in carrying its provisions into peaceable execution. Very respectfully Yrmo:obtserv S. Cooper lower left: list of addressees: Messrs John Ross, Edward Gunter, R. Taylor, James Brown, Sam Gunter, Situwakee, Elijah Hicks & White path Washington City