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1839. July 22, continued. They add that perhaps they do not fully understand the import of the "just a-gency of the old government". If the meaning be that the old [ the western] Chiefs should share in the work of forming a new government, they are perfectly agreed; they declare that such has been their constant desire; for evidence of which they refer to their repeated decla-rations and invitations. They by leave in conclusion, with regard to the General's postscript, to re-fer to the sentiments expressed up-on that subject in their commu-nication of the 20th. -

July 24. John Ross & the various officers of the National Convention at Illinois Camp Ground, write to Gen: Arbuckle at Fort Gibson. - The writers have received the General's communication of the22d instant, with a copy of one to Mr Brown, Lowry and Rogers; the General's advice to whom, in regard to the proceedings of this con-vention, the writes doubt not, will, it followed, speedily remove all mis-understandings. They conceive those proceedings to be based upon principles to equitable & reasonable, as to justi-fy a belief of their immediate appro-val, if not opposed by counsel of a different tendency.- The writers