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On Monday, the Sixth, we found Col: Mason at the time and place appointed. He remarked that he believed the understanding was, when we last adjourned our meeting, that we would, upon this meeting, present another proposition. Mr Ross remarked that his own understanding was , that Col. Mason had himself offered one for our consideration, which he desired would be stated over by Col. Mason, to see whether we had fully comprehended its import. Col. Mason said, that he had not presented any proposition, but that he had made a suggestion, which, if we would offer as a proposition, would be received by the government -- that is, to negotiate on the basis of ceding all the Cherokee lands lying within the limits of Georgia & Alabama to the United States, and retaining to the nation only that portion of the Cherokee lands lying within the limits of North Carolina & Tennessee. Mr Ross remarked that such a proposition could never be offered on out part, as the delegation could not ever think of surrendering up all the lands within the chartered limits of Georgia & Alabama; and if the government persisted in this requirement, we had no other proposition to offer; as it would seem to us, were we to be placed in such a predicament, we would be in a state of duress -- and in that case the government had better determine at once within itself, what must be done with the Cherokees, under all the circumstances of the case. Col. Mason remarked that such was not our situation -- that we must recollect, the Secretary of War had observed to us, in his presence, that he was disposed to do every thing in his power for the Cherokees, and that he would frankly let us know what he could, and what he could not, do for us. Col. Mason added, that the Government having recognized the official character