The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume I

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Consultation, m view of Cos 's plans for attacking the colonies. Copy. 2 p. In no. 543, p. 1. No. 230 1835 Sept. 19, BIG i\I SH AND COL. BOWLS, [CIIEROI EE VIL- LAGEY]. TALK TO THE CHEROKEES Address to the principals that may have any power or interest in this ,ve wish now to give you a few line of our busine s one of our most es ential speeches in councel is this to call on our own chiefs and yong men not to be to forward in business for it is nec- e sary to understand well before we speak, there is much complaint about the wright of our lands our yong men appear to think that the Americans will wi h to fight us before they will consent that they will leave our lands in peace but we wish to shet up all such nois a· that because we suppose that som of them are like som of us loves to talk about that they have no business in so much with we old men must speak first there is a murmering amongst us and som of our reel brethren are dissatisfied for the life of som of them that have been taken but we old chiefs order it so that their shall be nothing more said about it because a druncan man is always in falt also, we hope there is enough of•good members of society among the Ameri- cans that would not have taken any of qur lives without a cau e therefore we old chiefs one and [all wi)ll understand you and our selves before a bad thing shall be done there have went reports untc- arkansas that som of the americans got to trading and drinking and often got into dificulty and have banged those Cherokees but We that are here present have contradicted it because we have a very diferent tale so this puts an end to this peech Sept. the 19 1835 the civil chief the interpreter Jack (--1) the Rey[ fl I William do certify that the above ,vritten are truly interpited and understood by the above ub cribers and are authorized to a ign the above names ' [Endorsed) Speech of the Bowl and others 19th Sept. 1835. 10. 231 William Goye[ns) 1835 Sept. 19, R. DELGADO. ORDER 0 • (Tran lation) ) District Court ) ) In the last case decided this day, by thi Court, the follo\V· ••English translation. In no. 16G4. • Assisted by Fox Fields who understands English complete Cherokee by birth from the old nation Big mush Colonel Bowls

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