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to the other with the settlements of the whole nation: and this custom was still preferred in the revolutionary war, which had no doubt continued from these ancient usages, altho' it had undergone considerable alteration in the government of the nation, in a more recent times, by establishing chota [Echota] as the organ of the whole nation.

There Auh, ne , coo, tauh, nies, or Proud, - professed themselves, as is stated by tradition, to be teachers of Heavenly Knowledge from the Creation; and the manner of their introduction to the assembled people is represented to have been usually at night times and when he approached near them, the light of their fires were extinguished, as it was well known to them when he came near, by frequently repeating the words Cul, lungh, lut,tee Tauh, che, lo, eh (I am come from above); and after been (being) seated on [a seat] which had previously been prepared for him or them, then their fires were rekindled again; but there is no account given in what kind of a discourse was given to the people at such meetings; and that this order of men had exercised their offices to an extent that it became disagreable and oppressive to the people; for that their demands were to be complied with, be their nature what they may; who were dreaded been (being) considered to be bearer[s of] the heavenly message; that at last their power was unclear [annihilated] by the nation; altho' traditions differ in their statements: as some others state that they were extirpated; perhaps both statement is true in part, as it is related that [a] very respectable headman had went to hunt a few days; and a younger brother, and his wife, who is said to be very handsome, had accompanied him, and met with two of the auh, ne, coo, tauh, nies, who had demanded the surrender of this young woman; upon which her husband hesitated, and would not give a direct reply to the demand of his wife; and that the demand was repeated; but the young man continued silent: at which this Elder Brother enquired if he loved his wife? - who then had replied in the affirmative: upon which the elder brother & himself had drawn their bows & arrows & killed them both: and by this circumstance the power of the auh, ne, coo, tauh, nies, had been ever after annihilated through the nation; and 'tis not im emprobable to suppose but that this class of men had officiated as in their sacrifice, at such times as was set apart for that purpose, as it has have been represented to have been the ancient custom observed among our ancestors; and perhaps, too they may have been teachers in detached parts in the mosaical law which is