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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.- The General observes that they are already apprized of what be regards as just to the late emigrants, which he will continue to urge in their favour, and in the event of their accepting the proposition made to them by the old settlers, and of the desire of Mr Ross to attend the Convention, he may be assu-red that he will not (at that post), require a guard of his own people to give him personal security. The General requests an answer.

Aug 6. John Ross & the various officers of the National Convention at Illin-ois Camp Ground, address Mr Brown, Looney & Rogers. The writers salute them as Friends & Brothers. From their letter of July 6th, the writers had been given to under-stand that they were desirous of meeting them, and of seeing unity and harmony prevail among the Cherokees; and that the meeting at the mouth of Illi-nois had been called with the specific purpose of consulting a portion of the people of the old settlers