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Show -2- At t he comi ng session of the Legi sl ature we s hall endeavor to se-cure an Act, empowering them to sell their land, with a view of gat her-i ng them out to the appointed gathering pl a ce , a:nd trust we shal l be successful in so doing . During our visit, t wo of t heir number 1uite intelligent yow1g men , wer e called &~d sent on a mission to a remnant of the C hero k ee ~ a tive ~ in North Carolina , numbering about 1500; ~ .Cfi. t was trusted that through t heir acquaint ance with t he CherokeeA; formed in pr evious visits , that acc ess could be obt ained to their heart s and confi denc e~ and tha t 9 in due sea soni El ders could follow after and much good be done in their midst . While int ere sted in carrying t he Gospel to t he remanents of the land , we a.re in nowise slackening. our effort in ~ eek ing for the blood of Isrea1f among t heir Gentile nei e hbors "but_, new fields a re being opened,- and locations vi sited where the Gospel has not heretofore penetra t ed . Very much good has resulted from the gr a tuitous di stribut ion of amph ets , sent us from t he office, and we highly apprecia t e your ki ndness in t hat direction and trust t hat a t such times as your judgment may dic t ate in the future we may continue to be the recipients of simila r f avors. We enclose you a letter from one of our Attorneys in the C. F. 1ieh~ Chri s ten sen case}'/\arre sted in Carter Co . Tenn . for preaching polygamy and desire your counsel r elative thereto ; and will state tha t at the close of the July term of Court, we dis~overed that the Clerk of the Court, had made an error in fi llin~ u· the court record . In Tennes see , the l aw only requires what is called a "common l aw recogni zancen where bail i~ given i nstead of a bond as in some other |
