June 30 1839 Documenting The Cherokee Nation’s Genocidal Coup de Taut against The Chickamauga Nation Condoned by The United States
The Illegal Assassinations, Genocide, Coup de Taut, and Theft of the Chickamauga Treaty Rights from the 1835 – 7 Stat. 478, 1835 – 7 Stat. 474, 1833 7 Stat 414, 1828 – 7 Stat. 311, and the December 31, 1838, Land Patent, and the complicit refusal to uphold the Treaties by the United States Government.
From the Cherokee Registry
https://cherokeeregistry.com/the-emigration-from-georgia-trail-of-tears/
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Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 8:00 pm
[EDITORIAL]: Throughout this document the Chickamauga and Chickamauga Nation are referred to as the Arkansas Cherokee, the Western Cherokee or Old Settlers. These terms were used not only by the East Cherokee but the United States government as well. The United States was too lazy to correct their actions and behavior, all the while the East Cherokee used these names to claim the power, authority, honor, and dignity of The Chickamauga Nation and their traditional customs and beliefs associated with the Mound Building Culture and the Southeast Ceremonial Religious Complex. The Cherokee had NO Claims to the Mound Building Culture or the Southeast Ceremonial Religious Complex because they are Canadian, Great Lakes, Erie people who were expelled from the Iroquoian Confederacy after the end of the Beaver Wars and eventually immigrated into the Southeast sometime after the mid-1670s and whose Chief, Charles Hicks says they assassinated Lower Town Chiefs and Priest when they arrived in 1705 – 1715.
“Park Hill, June 30, 1839
Gentlemen: Yours, with the accompanying communication, by Captain McCall, has been duly received, and is under serious consideration.
We perfectly concede with your judgment that two governments cannot and ought not, to exist in the Cherokee Nation any longer than arrangements can be made for uniting the two communities; and, in conformity with these views, we have used our best endeavors to bring about this desirable event, in a manner which might be satisfactory to all parties and by which all rights might be provided for, and the peace and well being of the Cherokees permanently secured.
[EDITORIAL]: Now that John Ross has successfully decapitated the leadership of The Chickamauga Nation and his genocidal acts are open to the whole of the world, including the United States military, he intends to go forward with the Illinois Camp Ground Council to eliminate the laws of The Chickamauga Nation and replace them with the laws of the East Cherokee which became obsolescent when they crossed the Mississippi. He is striving to bring forth this desirable event at gunpoint so that the “peace and well-being” be permanently restored after the peace had been destroyed by the assassins he had hired and hired gunmen he hired to protect himself and oversee the Illinois Camp Ground council. Everyone in attendance at the council knew if they voted against Ross and his government, then they too would meet their demise at the hands of one of the 500 gunmen hired to protect Ross and assure tranquility.
We claimed no jurisdiction over our western brethren, nor can we, consistent with the responsibilities with which our constituents have invested us, recognize their jurisdiction over us. We claim to stand on equal ground; we ask for no concessions, nor for any admissions which would be humiliating in the slightest degree. We have no wish to trample on their laws, nor disregard their rights. And, as proof that we entertained no such disposition, we have not availed ourselves of the advantage of superior numbers in our intercourse with them.
[EDITORIAL]: The political oratorical skills are on full display all the time everyone who has the ability to access this letter knows what it means: “do not cross me or my people or you too will suffer the fate of those who have been victims of genocide.
When they refused to mingle councils with us, for free conversation on our affairs, and requested that our wishes might be reduced to writing, we offered to meet them on equal ground. But our just and reasonable overtures were unconditionally rejected by them, and our communication treated with contempt. We have no disposition, however, to stand upon punctilios, but what are we to understand by the proposition now made (and even these, rigorous as they are, it appears, are yielded with reluctance, through your influence and at your instance.) Is it required that the late emigrants relinquish all their rights, and appear before the western chiefs in the attitude of suppliants? If such be their wish, and we are compelled to say that we do nor believe our brethren, the western people, have the least desire to reduce us to so abject a condition. Indeed, they have expressed their sentiments; and, in the exercise of their inalienable and indefeasible rights, have appointed a national convention for Monday, July 1, 1839; and for ourselves, we are unable to perceive any irregularity in their proceedings; they formed an integral branch of the late general council. Their acts were perfectly legitimate, and we cannot assume the responsibility of protesting against them, or of declaring them invalid.
[EDITORIAL]: Even after the Coup is a complete success; he is making scapegoats of those who were murdered. It is their fault they were killed because they would not relinquish their Treaty guaranteed rightful government and laws to the East Cherokee. Ross feigns remorse all the time he is preparing the way for him to take over complete and absolute control of that which was not his to have, the lands and government guaranteed to The Chickamauga Nation in the Treaty of New Echota, and the lands and government guaranteed to The Chickamauga Nation in the Treaty of 1828.
It appears to us that the western chiefs, in their communication, blend questions which, in their nature, are altogether separate and distinct, and, in so doing, have fallen into glaring inconsistencies. While the eastern Cherokees are denied recognition in the character of a political community, and their representatives are by the western chiefs stripped of their official relations to the people, it would seem somewhat out of character to lay on the shoulders of these private individuals the burden of controlling the ebullition of the public feeling, and stopping the effusion of Cherokee blood. Regardless however, of this inconsistency, we feel forward to use our influence and exert our utmost efforts to stay the hand of violence, and restore tranquility with the, least possible delay.
[EDITORIAL]: Basically, Ross is saying with a wink and a nod, “Vote for Me and I will fix the laws of The Chickamauga Nation and bring peace to the Nation once everyone submits to my authority.” This is truly the East Cherokee way as proven since they left the Canadian Great Lakes region: invade, take everything of value, then kill everyone opposed to you, then sell or trade the lands for money. They did it in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and now Arkansas and Indian Territory. What makes it worse, every time they repeated this tragedy, it was always directed toward their genocidal policies toward the traditionalist Chickamauga.
We have thought it proper to say this much in advance, by Captain McCall, the subject being still under serious consideration. Entertaining the hope that all excitement may be allayed, and a satisfactory accommodation speedily effected.
[EDITORIAL]: Ross allayed all the excitement after he killed the leadership who signed the New Echota treaty by hiring 500 armed gunmen to “protect” himself and oversee the formalization of the Coup-de-taut where no one would vote against him.
We have the honor to be, gentlemen, your obedient servants,
John Ross,
George Lowry,
Edward Gunter,
Lewis Ross.
In behalf of the eastern Cherokees.
Brig. Gen. M. Arbuckle, United States Army and
His Excellency, Governor M. Stokes,
United States Agent.”
P. S. Of the report of a party of Cherokees, “ranging through the country at Honey creek with the object of killing three Cherokees,” we have heard nothing, except what is contained in your letter. But we beg you to be assured that no pains, on our part, shall be spared to put a stop to all such proceedings.”
In answer to the letter of the western Cherokees inviting them to a conference to be held at Fort Gibson on the twenty-fifth day of July the eastern Cherokees reiterated their invitation to the western Cherokees to attend the convention to be held at Camp Illinois on July 1, 1839. Chief Ross informed William Armstrong, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, on June 3 0th that armed men were congregated in his vicinity “for the sole purpose of acting on the defensive. The convention was convened at the Illinois Camp ground on August 1, 1839. Two thousand Cherokees were in attendance including five old settlers: George Guess, Tobacco Will, David Melton, Looney Price and William Shory Coody. Invitations were sent to the Old Settler chiefs on the second and fifth day of the month to attend and participate. But the fate of the Ridges and Boudinot and the large body of armed emigrants at the convention was not reassuring to free speech and action.
[EDITORIAL]: It is obvious by looking at the list of “Old Settlers” that these men were chosen not because they represented The Chickamauga Nation as Chiefs, but because they were the only men who John Ross knew he could control through intimidation.