us to submit to any reform or amendments, or alterations that congress may · make in the constitution, &c. This isis- impossible-we had better leave the country al once, for we shall be, under Cos' doctrine, without any rights or guarantees of any kind. I therefore think that war is inevitable; we must prepare. What do you think of raising a volunteer corps to protect the Consultation; and have it ready with out delay I think it probable Cos will attack the people on Guadalupe in a shoM time; they expect aid and ought lo have it. I shal send to Nacogdoches immediately. S. F. Austin. W. D. C. Hall.
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Talk To The Cherokees Address to the principals that may have any power or interest in this we wish now to give you a few lines of our business one of our most essential speeches in councel is this to call on our own chiefs and young men not to be to forward in business for it is necessary to understand well before we speak. there is much complaint about the wright of our lands our yong men appear to think the Americans will wish to fight us before they will consent that they will leave our lands in peace but we wish to shet up all such nois as 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 red brethren arc 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 fall also we hope there is enough of good members of society among the Americans that would not have taken any of our lives without a cause therefore we old chiefs one and [all wi] 11 understand you and our selves before a had thing shall he done there have went reports unto arkansas that som of the americans got to trading and drinking and often got into dificulty and have hanged those Cherokees but We that are here present have contradicted it because we have a very diferent talc
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