slofisy to prevent sllis ststs oi tlli1s5' ! And he now asks if yon are prepared 1 and ready to submit yourselves to tiiit l laws of Alississippi-inake a surrender of ancient laws aed customs, and peace ably. and quietly, live under those of the white man.

 eihe laws to which you must be sub l jeeted," he proceeds, 'sare not oppres-

 sive, for they arc those to which your whitebrotherseonform, and are happy.

 He then speaks of their equal and in- partial administration, as affecting the interests of both Indians and Whites.

 To these laws, where you are you 1 must submit; there is no preventive, no alleyiation. Your Great Father cannot, ! nor can Congress prevent 1t. The states tonly can. lie asks them if tl4ey can Hive under those laws, and surrender ftheir ancient habits and customs-ex- presses a wish that they may be perpetu- al and preserved as a nation, and a be i fiei that their happiness and perpetui- ] y dePcnd upon their removal. We give the next two sentences en- | tire.

 sBrothers-The law of Congress, usually called the intercourse zict, has been resorted to afford relief, butt in ma ny instances has failed Of success. Our white populationhas 50 extendedaround lin every direction, that difficulties and troubles are to be expected. Cannot this state of things be prevented? Your firm determination only can do 1t.

 isrotliers@iisteH. The only plan by which this can be done, and tranquility for your people obtained, is, that you pass across the Mississippi, to country in all respects equal, if not superior to the one you have. Your Great Father will give it to you forever, that 1t may belong to you and your children, while .youshall exist as a nation free from all

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 They are next told that there is no unkindness ill the oifersmade-ne inten- ton to intimidate, O. force them from

 ,helr land. And allusionis is made to our 1 lorefathers, who so greatly benefited themselves and posterity by emigrating l from -'beyoid the great waters.'' .'In- future time, so will it be to your child

 ren.n In the event of removal he says ssCare shall be taken, and stipulations

 made, that the United States, by arms,

 if necessary, will preserve and maintain

 peace amongst the tribes, and guard

 them from the assaults of enemies of

 every kind, whether white or red. They are advised that in case they reject the terms now offered, the like ad-

 vantages may not be offered again, and n the event of dissatisfaction with the

 State laws which will be imposed upon

 them, they need not call upon their Great Father to relieve them. That by remaining where they now are, in a few years, "by becoming amalgamated with the whites, your national charac- ter will be lost. and then, like other tribes who have gone before you, you must disappear and be forgotten They are finally toidif they are will

 ling to remove, to say so candidly, and liberal terms will be allowed them, "to

 the extent that he can calculate the lSenate of the United States will sane 1 tion.n

 The delegation agreed to the propo-

 sition of the President, as modified by

 the Commissioners.