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1839 Aug 4. continued. in Convention at Illinois Camp Ground. The General sends them a copy of his communication of that date to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Na-tion, in relation to their recent proposition to him, which, he con-fessed is not as well understand by him as he could wish, nor in strict accordance with the first proposition made to them by the chiefs on that subject; yet he must believe that the meeting of the representatives of the eastern and western Cherokees a that post, would result in securing to the former all they desire, and giving quiet to the Cherokee people.-