(have) no difficulty in getting a part of the Cherokee people and other tribes to co-operate with their northern friends & Brothers, and as this subject is of much weight I am not prepared to say what steps or course the Cherokees will take. I think the case or subject will have to be acted on by the principle men, before I can say what course they will take, but I have not the least doubt but they will do something, as they are very much dissatisfied, and if they the Cherokees conclude to move they would gladly receive you as brothers. As I have already told you the cause of my not being able to join you in your contemplated tour of exploring the western country I hope [p. [21]]