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291 and Moses Daniel, Secretary of Naitonal Council, presenting to be an answer to any communication to you of the 14th inst. after receiving this communication, I sent a sealed message to these gentlemen by the unclear: Conest Underwood requesting a personal interview with them. He called on the principle chief for that purpose who I understood declined the interview. It was my intention to have had a free and full conversation with them, on the subject of a Treaty, and satisfied them as to my authority, to act as a commissioner and to arrange with their Chiefs the most acceptable manner of bringing our business before the people. Since this opportunity has not been unclear me, I take the liberty to address you again in reference to this communication. The independent State Government organized by the Cherokees within the terriorial limits of the States of Georgia, No. Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama; under the constitution adopted by them, in 1827; and by which the Executive and National Council and National Committee are constituted and the poeples now unclear there Council and Committee hold office has never been recognized by these states, as is evident by their extension of the laws over the Indians. Neither has it ever been recognized by the United States; but on the contrary, the Cherokees have been expressly informed at the time of this organization by the late President of the United States the unclear John L. Adams that this act of theirs was contrary to the constitution and laws of the United States; and therefore it could not be done. Moreover, it is believed a majority of those who composed the convention that formed the Cherokee constitution were citizens of the United States, as is evident from the accompanying document marked A. Some of the officers of this Cherokee Government, at present are persons who as citizens of the United States have been chosen and acted as magistrates, military officers, legislators within the States and have exercised the election unclear within the last year. The commissioners are therefore instructed as follows: "As the application will be made to the Cherokee people assembled for that purpose, the Commissioners will not recognize any other authority. There can be no objection however, to a free interchange of opinion and to a conditional arrangement on all the disputed points between them and a committee fairly and publically chosen, should the Cherokee think proper to commit the details in the first instance, to such a Committee. But the final action upon the subject must be had by the people themselves in open Council; although the mode of authenticating