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1839 July 6. continued. the sentiment expressed in their (the western chiefs') communication, and, like them, wish nothing but justice between man & man; and they fondly hope that all may be united as one family.- They themselves, meanwhile, affectionate-ly call upon their eastern Cherokees to stop the further effusion of Chero-kee blood and to abstainfromany further actions calculated to disturb the peace & security of the Cherokee people, until all matters shall be ad-justed by a regularly constituted body of Cherokees, which they hope will be consummated without the lead delay after the proposed Council.
July 7. Lieut: Robinson at Fort Gibson who bore the letter of July 6 from the western to the eastern chiefs, at the same time exhibited a note to himself from Gen: Arbuckle, requesting that Lieut: Robinson will inform Mr John Ross that "not clear" and other Cherokees who had claimed protection at the Fort, had left there the evening previous, with the object of returning home, where they propose collecting a few of their friends, for the pur-pose of securing themselves from violence without the slightest inten-tion of doing injury to any one. *
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- July 7.- The National Convention issue a decree to the following effect:-
The removal of the eastern Cherokees to the west brought together the two bran-ches of the Cherokee family & rendered it expedient to unite the communities & "not clear" and establish a system of gov-ernment applicable to their present condition & satisfacto-ry to all parties: A general council of the representatives & people of both communities met by the joint call of their respective authorities at Ta-Ka-to-ka on Monday, June 3, 1839:- the representative branches of the said coun-cil failed to effect the objects for which the general council was convened,- conse-quently the people, who formed a constituent branch of said general council, called a national convention of the people of the eastern & western Cherokees, at Illinois Camp ground, July 1, 1839, to take those important matters into consideration; which Council was there in session: But in the interval between the call & meeting of this Na-tional convention the unhap-py fact occurred of the Killing of Major Ridge, John Ridge and Elias Boudinott: Violent threats against the lives of innocent & peaceable citizens were made in consequence by friends of the deceased & thus the tranquility of the com=munity & a state of excitement and alarm ensurd, dange-rous to the public safety and destruction to domestic & social order:-But the unfortunate persons deceased, together with other in connection with them, had by their acts, unhappily ex-posed & laid themselves lick to, the pains & penalties and forfeitures of outlawry:- therefore, in order to stop the further effusion of blood, to calm the prevailing excite-ment & restore peace and harmony & confidence to the community, the people of the eastern & western Cherokees, in general council assemble & by the author-ity & in the exercise of their plenary powers, de-cree a full & free pardon &"not clear" to all those persons who are liable to the pains & penalties & forfeitures of out-Lawry; and that they shall be restored to the protection of the community and the enjoyment of the benefits of the laws, excepting that see 3rd column opp .e
July 8. Gen: Arbuckle from Fort Gibson writes to John Ross, Principal Chief of the Eastern Cherokees, and others, at Illin-ois camp Ground. The General had forwarded to them the day previous ly Lieut: Robinson a communica-tion from the chiefs of the Cherokee Nation, or of the old settlers in the country:- at the sam time he had requested Lt Robinson to inform them that Star & others, Cherokees "not clear" had claim-ed protection at the fort, had left it on the evening of the 6th instant, with the object, as they informed him, of securing themselves from vio-lence, without the slightest intention of injuring any one; if this to remain