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1839 June 28. continued. and undisturbed authority of said nation, as it existed & was in force before the arrival of the late emigrants, all of whom had been received as friends & as citizens of the present Cherokee Nation & allowed fully to participate and enjoy all the priveleges and benefits thereby secured to the people. They had believed that this kind & just treatment on their past, would have been received in the spirit in which it was offered, and that if their present form of government was not altogether satisfactory to their brethren late from the east, they would, at an early period, have an opportunity of fully sharing in that government, when the desired change might be made.-The writer declare they wish nothing "not clear" & friendship from their brethren late from the east; but that, as it appears they are not satisfied, and that mischief has already taken place, in the hope & wish to spare the further shedding of Cherokee blood, they will agree to meet their eastern brethren on the following terms:- that no Cherokee shall be hereafter killed for former political acts or opinions:- that a convention shall be held at Fort Gibson, in which both parties shall be equally referenced; which convention shall have power to remodel the government for the Cherokee nation.- The writer disclaim any write to dictate, or arbitrarily to determine, the number of which the proposed convention shall consist; but they believe that sixteen men from each party, of good understanding and approved character, would be sufficient to form a constitution calculated to harmonize & re-unite the whole Cherokee people and to elect a President. They sincerely believe that the acceptance of these propositions will re-establish peace & confidence & greatly promote the people's happiness & prosperity. They will be much gratified if their eastern brethren accept these just & reasonable propositions; but if they do not; and determine on appealing to arms, however much the writer may deplore the shedding of more Cherokee blood, and the disasters of such a conflict, they & their friends must meet it, and they will, as men unwilling to surrender their own rights, is to invade the rights of others.- They say if it is their good fortune to hear that these propositions, however uncalled for, are accepted by their eastern friends, they would propose that the convention meet at Fort Gibson, on the 25th day of July. In conclusion, the writer regard it as a respect due to themselves and to the Cherokee nation, distinctly to state to the principal men of the late emigrants, that they are not insensible of the indignity