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to his skirts & cry aloud for justice & protection, until it shall be extended, or our feeble hand be shaken loose from its grips, by the power of the General Government. _ Upon the whole, I view the opinion of the Court as regard our political character & the relations we sustain towards the United States, as being conclusively adverse to the pretended rights which has been absented by Georgia over us, under the Countenance of the President. I do not regret the toil & trouble which I have undergone preparatory to the motion being made for the injunction, because I sincerely believe that a foundation is laid upon which our injured rights may be reared & made permanent. It is there fore all important that we should yet stand united & firm, in the maintenance of those sacred rights which we have ever enjoyed, and our interests & happiness would thereby be promoted. The busy tattles and intriguers who are ever ready to prey upon our vitals by false insinuations, will, no doubt, endeavor to persuade you to believe that there is no hope left for your on this side of the Mississippi: Nay, the coarse voice is even now beginning to be heard rustling from the "forked tongue" over the plains, hills & mountains throughout the land, _ therefore beware & suffer not yourselves to be deluded by them. You have for the time past met oppression & injustice with fortitude & forbearance and I trust you will persevere in this prudent course; as it will not fail in due time to lead you to a safe deliverance from all the troubles you are experiencing under the cruel & unjust measures proposed by the state of Georgia & the President towards us. To guard the safety of your property & perform against fraud & violence, agents in behalf of the nation have been appointed and all lawyers employed, that our unfeeling prosecutor may be met & unclear at the bar of justice. This course, to go then with that of sending a