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 TREAT Y WITH THE CHEROKEES. AUG. G, 1846. 877 IN EXECUTIVE Snss1oN, SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, August 8, 1846. Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring,) That the Amended by Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the articles of a treaty S°”“"’» l8‘lG· made and concluded at Washiiigton, in the District of Columbia, the sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, between the United States of America, by three Commissioners, Edmund Burke, William Armstrong, and Albion K. Parris, and John Ross, principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, David Vann, William S. Coody, Richard Taylor, T. H. WValker, Clement F. McNair, Stephen Foreman, John Drew, and Richard Field, Delegates duly appointed by the regularly constituted authorities of the Cherokee Nation; Geo. W. Adair, John A. Bell, Stand Watie, Joseph M. Lynch, John Huss, and Brice Martin, a delegation appointed by and representing that portion of the Cherokee tribe of Indians known and recognized as the “Treaty Party; “John Brown, Captain Dutch, Jolm L. McCoy, Richard Drew, and Ellis Phillips, Delegates appointed by and representing that portion of the Cherokee tribe oflndians known and recognized as "Western Cherokees," or “Old Settlers," with the following AMENDMENTS. Strike out of the fifth article the following words: “First deducting Amc¤dm•=¤t¤ therefrom the sum of fifty thousand dollars, to be paid to the delegation of that portion of the Cherokee people who are parties to the treaty, to defray the expenses of prosecuting their claims against the government of the United States, including the late Captain John Rogers." Strike out the twelfth article of the treaty. Attest: Asnuny Dickens, Secretary. We, John Ross, principal Chief of the Cherokee nation, David Vann, Wm. S. Goody, Richard Taylor, T. H. Walker, Clement F. McNair, Stephen Foreman, John Drew, and Richard Field, Delegates duly appointed by the regularly constituted authorities of the Chero·· kee nation ; George W. Adair, John A. Bell, Stand Watie, Joseph M. Lynch, John Huss, and Brice Martin, a delegation appointed by and representing that portion of the Cherokee tribe of Indians known and recognized as the "Treaty Party;" John Brown, Captain Dutch, John L. McCoy, Richard Drew, and Ellis Phillips, Delegates appointed by and representing that portion of the Cherokee tribe of Indians known and recognized as “Western Cherokees," or “Old Settlers," do hereby give our free and voluntary assent to the foregoing amendments made by the Senate of the United States, on the eighth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, to the treaty concluded by us with Edmund Burke, WVilliam Armstrong, and Albion K. Parris, Commissioners acting for and on behalf of the United States, on the sixth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, the same having been submitted and fully explained to us by the Secretary of War and Commissioner of Indian Affairs, on the part of the United States. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals, respectively, at Vlfashington, District of Columbia, the thirteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. Jno. Ross, Stephen Foreman, Stand Watie, Jno. Brown, David Vann, (By John Ross.) J. M. Lynch, Wm. Dutch, W. S. Coodey, John Drew, Jno. Huss, John L. McCoy, R. Taylor, Richard Fields, Brice Martin, Richard Drew, T. Walker, Geo. W. Adair, (By J. M. Lynch.) Ellis F. Phillips C. V. McNair, John A. Bell, [To each of the names of the Indians u seal is atiixed.] Witnesses present, Spencer Jarnagin, U. S. S. N. Quackenbush, H. Miller, W. Medill.