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Melancholy Erenis.-In our first number,
which appeared only last week, it was our me-
lancholy duty to notice briefly the departure for-
ever, from the midst Of the Cherokee.. people, of
Three highly esteemed ond useful public men,
This duty again devoves upon us. The hand Of
Death has borne hence, four others Archibald
Fields member of the council from Illinois dis
trlct; VIM. Proctor, member from Going Snake /,
the aged Hanging Charles, member from l ella
ware district, and Johnson Sanders, the efficient
leader OF one company of the Cherokes Police.


lamentable and unprecedented mortality has
0efailen the public servants of the Cherokee Ma
'ion. w thin less than six months the seat of


the Chlct Justice of the Supreme Court, that of
the President of,he National Committee, and those
OF four members of The Council have been vacated
oy deaih.s ln contemplating the dispensntions of
trovldence which have thus afflicted our country
there Is in them that which should arrest the at


tenion OF the peope-especial., of the young
men, OF the Nation. Aside from tho impressive
lesson they teach Of the uncertainty of lfe-there
is another, second only 20 it in imporance--the
fact that those who have long served. faithfully,
d'sinterestedly, their country and their people,
amid the darkest hours of gloom and trial are fast
departing They are dropping off one by one,
and must IN the course of events, soon have gone.


Young men, are you, upon whom the duties they
are dischargng, must fall sooner or later, prepar-
rag to take their places and to I'll them with hearts
ambtsous OF doing all and enduring ALL. as they
have done, that is honorable aud patriotic. 10 So.
ca<e good government and the blessings Of peace.
prospsrity and prolonged existence 10 the Cherokee
people Y--Chsrokee Adrocate.
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