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Hah-yonh-wa-tha will refer the matter to Tha-do-dah-ho and his 
Colleagues for their careful consideration and opinion of the matter in 
question, and if Tha-do-dah-ho and his Colleagues find that the matter 
has not been well considered or decided then they shall refer the matter 
back again to the two sides of the Council fire and they shall point out 
where in their estimation the decision was faulty, and the question not 
fully considered, and then the two sides of the Council will take up the 
question again and reconsider the matter, and after the two sides of 
the Council have fully reconsidered the question, then Hah-yonh-wa-tha 
will again refer it to Tha-do-dah-ho and his Colleagues, then they will 
again consider the matter and if they see that the decision of the two 
sides of the Council is correct. Then Tha-do-dah-ho and his Colleagues 
will confirm the decision. 
Then De-ka-nah-wi-deh further said, If the brethren of the Mo- 
hawks and the Senecas are divided in their opinion and cannot agree 
on any matter which they may have for their consideration, then 
Hah-yonh-wa-tha shall announce the two decisions to the opposite side 
of the Council fire. Then Oh-dah-tshe-deh and his brother Colleagues 
after they have considered the matter and if they also are divided in 
their decision but the divided factions each agree with the decision 
announced from the opposite side of the Council, then Oh-dah-tshe-deh 
shall also announce their two decisions to the other side of the Council fire, 
then Hah-yonh-wa-tha shall refer the matter to Tha-do-dah-ho and 
his colleagues who are the Fire Keepers. . Then they will fully consider 
the matter and whichever decision they consider correct they will con- 
firm. Then De-ka-nah-wi-deh said, If it should so happen that the 
Lords of the Mohawks and the Lords of the Senecas disagree on any 
matter and also on the opposite side of the Council fire, the Lords of 
the Oneidas and the Lords of the Cayugas disagree amongst themselves 
and did not agree with either of the two decisions of the opposite side 
of the Council fire, but they themselves give two decisions which are 
diverse from each other, then Hah-yonh-wa-tha shall refer the four 
decisions to Tha-do-dah-ho and his Colleagues who shall consider and 
give their decision in the matter and their decision shall be final. 
Then De-ka-nah-wi-deh said, We have now completed the system 
of our Great Confederate Council. 
Then De-ka-nah-wi-deh further said, We now each Nation shall 
adopt all the rules and regulations governing the Confederate Council 
which we have made and we shall apply them to all our respective 
settlements and thereby we shall carry out the principles set forth in 
the message of good tidings of Peace and Power, and in dealing with 
the affairs of our people of the various Provinces, thus we shall secure 
to them contentment and happiness. 
