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1839. Aug 7. General M. Stokes, United States Agency for the Cherokees. The writers forward to Gen: Stokes a true copy of a communication from certain individuals of the state of Arkansas styling themselves "the Committee of the Cane Hill Independent Reg-ulators" demanding the person of John R. Nicholson, a Cherokee citi-zen, for charges alledged against him, as therein set forth:- the writers declare that Mr Nicholson is prepared to prove, by as respect-table witness as that country, or any other, can produce, that, on the evening he is charged with having committed the atrocious crime in not clear" he was in the Cherokee nation, and at a distance of upwards of fifty miles from the place where the murder is said to has; been com-mitted; and by other facts to show clearly that he has been basely & wrongfully charged. The writer do not know any thing of this inde-pendant association in the State of Arkansas, but they are certain that the course taken and the authority assumed on this occa-sion in reference to Mr Nichol-son, is not sanctioned by the laws and treaties of the United States in relation to their people; nor can it be approved by the principle or justice: they must therefore request that the United States Cherokee Agent whom they address will take precautionary steps to prevent any unlawful acts of violence being exercised against the aforesaid John R. Nicholson, or any other citizen of that nation, by citizens of the United States, which may lead to disturb the tranquility of the country; and at the same time the writers assure the Agent that the Cherokee authorities will always be found ready to comply with any legal demands which may be made in "not clear" of the "not clear" of their acknowledged treaties with the United States.