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upon him the expediency of unclear the Cherokee unclear unclear the Senate, that something definite might be speedily elicited. The President replied that he had nothing to submit to the Senate upon the subject: That whenever he made a Treaty with the Cherokees, he would call upon the Senate to ratify it - he should not trouble them till then. Upon being informed of these matters, the Delegation drew up the following Memorial.

Note. It is unclear that this check in the negotiation was a political maneuver - a little piece of Van unclear. Judge White is a candidate for the Presidency. Had the Indian question some to the Senate in a message, the Senate, as a matter of course, would have referred it to the Indian Committee. Judge White would have made a liberal and popular upon and would thus have gained the credit of settling on the of the most difficult questions under the present administrations. The President and his protegees could not submit to such a sacrifice.