The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-11-11

"a ans at NdtCDtOCnet, ana on the
following day Governor Claiborne, in the prefrnce of
the officers of the army, and many respectable citizens
made to the Chief addrefs, of which the following
is a copy:
Grand Cbief Of TIE Cadds Nation.
Friend and Brofbtr,
That great and good man, the PRECEDENT of the
United States eaeems you and your people. Like
the riiing fun that gives ligh, and comfort TO the
world, expand the cares of the American chief, and
his dere is to promote the happiness of all mankind
he sParticuarly focitous to better the condition
OF his red children he wiihes them to know war no
more; to live in peace with all their neighbours to
purdue the deer in fafety; to cultivate their little
fields of corn without fear, and ;ha, no enemy houd
diisurb their leep At night.
Such, Brother, are the fen,iments of the grand
American chief-you have before heard hi, word.
from the mouth of his aZen, Or Sibley) and hope
you have not forgotten them.
Brother There are .ome men whole tongues are
like the tongues of fna:es-they talk much, and of
ten ipcak that which is not true. Diifrua the man
who would tell you, that the PreGdent of the United
States wasnot your friend; the man who would fay
10 has forked tongue and tells lies.
brother let your people continue to hold the
Americans by the hand, and with fincerity and in
trendihp, and the chain of peace will be bright and
hrong our children will fmoke together and the
path will never be colored with blood.
Brother The PRECEDENT of the United States is
the friend Of peace, but he fears not war The time
was many years pan when a mighty king, who live,
beyond the big water, made war upon the Ameri-
cans, and lent his warriors to conquer country
many battles were fought, and much blood was fpil-
led-the Americans then few in number, but
fought with bravery, and the warriors of that great
king were forced to return to their own land. We
were then young people, but have now grown ,p
to manhood, and could ffrike enemy with heayi-
er hand and nronger ARM
Brother The Preident of the United State, is
Juit to all nations; but if nation uuiui to his peo
P'e his own warriors can fight his battles. You have
Teen but fn,all number of hefe warriors, thew arc
ipread over an immenfe tract of country; fome live
where inow ieldom falls, and others where armies
can crofs rivers upon the ice
Brother We have fome dfp ute about the limits
OF Louana; the Americans fuppoIe that the limits
extend far towards the fettng fun, but our neigh
bors, the Spanards tell u.s. that little dry bayou
which you pafed yeaerday is the line.
Brother You know we got the country from the
French, and that the Americans now CLAIM, all the
land which the French formerly pofefIed
You are an older man, brother, than am, and
mutt know fomething of the rnatter-You have feeu
places where the French bull, forts and planted corn
Your fathers knew well the French, and when YOU
was little boy, you have, fure, often viiited
them.
Nio'heI = ne LAX lat TINS tme) IS not ftraght
between the United States and Spain but hope no
mitchell will enfue, for a council fire is now BURNING
and the beloved men of the two nations are endes-
vnr'nS to iettle the dnn Rut If it hond "a han
pen that the Americans uG bid their fwords to lean
from the ieabbard, we with not your tomahawl, TO
rife When white people into difputes, let the
red men keep quiet, and join neither iide
Brother !--Thefe are my words; fpeak in the
face of day. And tell what you have heard to the
traveller and the hunter IN ,ba
pals from mouth to mouth, and from nation to nation
to the very place where the fun fets
To which addref. (after the ulual folep,ni,v of
fmoaking the pipe) the Chief returned the following
anfwer:
" am highly gra.ifed at meeting to day with your
Excellency and 70 respectable number Of American
ohcers, and fhall forever remember the words WOW
have poken.
" have heard before, the words of the PRECEDENT
though not from his own mouth his word. are al
waysthe fame but what have this day heard will
cauie me to leep more in peace.
&c Ycur words refemble the words my forefa,hers
have told me they ufed to receive from the French
in ancient times My ancellor, from Chief to Chief
were always well plealed with the French thew
were well received aud well treated by them when
they met to hold talks together and we can now fay
the fame Of you, our friends.
" your nation has purchafed what the French for
nery Poefled, you have purchafed the country that
we occupy, and we regard you in the fame light as
we did them.
You rcqueh that our in future may be againn
the Deer only That is what we ourfelves defire and
happen what WILL our hands iiall never be faiued
with white mems blood
" Your words which have this day heard fl,all be
on my heart-They ffall never be forgot
ten but ihall be communicated from one to another
ill they fha reach the letting fun 1t fha be re-
that the Americans are friends TO the Red
people.
My Father wasa Chief did not fncceed him
till was man in years am now in his place and
will endeavor to do my duty and fee that not only my
own nation, but other nations whom have in
luence, niall properly conduit themielves
" think have now but enemy, (the OfsgesO
1ut believe that will be eternal enc for il is nv
,elef that has pleafed God TO give ME that enemy
II: it may be between you and Spain.
" The ether day when faw the Spaniards on one
ide Of me, and your people the other, was en-
,arrahed did not know on which foot to tread
Tut am now fatis6ed your words have removed my
ufpence fome other nation felt the fame but they
hall hear Of our words they fhall go from nation to
ration.
"I hallnow return home with my people, and pur-
uc our hunting with much more fatisfaction, from
what have heard from you although the color of
my fkin is red my heart is white, and whenever any
If your people towns ,,hey hal be treated
~ with all the frendhip and kindness in our pow
'r to below, for although am poor, am always
we'll treated whenever come amongh them.
have nothing further TO add, only to allure you
hat your fpeeoh to me is as we'll recorded in my
1eart as what have faid to YOU is BY your pen"