The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-14
TIL: JEFFERSON.
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WASHINGTON, January s.

WASHINGTON, January 6.
Our readers are no Granger: to the enlshten :
ed and indefatigable excrtions of Col. Hawkins
10 aneliorase the condition of the aboripines
OF the courtry, by Introducing among them the
b!eiiings of civilization. The fiicceis with whic h
theie efforts have been attended in the fhort pc
'lnd OF ten years is without parallel in the hif-
tory OF iavage nations. Convinced that what
ever relates to fubiett 70 intcrehing, and 70
deiervediy dear to the jut pride of oar coun-
trymen, viii! be peruied with picture We offer
them rich treat in the following ltriking fpe-
cimen of Indian eloquence.
IN the year 1877, ISTEHOCHE (calIed by
The white people the adjutant) vi6ted the agent
for Indian affairs. This old man was efeened
ny all who knew him, being an honef man,
communicative and jocular, aHd when a boy
was appointed by the chieE.-of the Greek nation
to n'ake the Are Of welcome for scneral Ogle-
thorpe on his hrt arrival 10 take pofefEon of
ana e!tabhih the colony of Georgia There
were then at the rehdeDce of the agent, the
principal chiefs of the twelve towns of the Low
or Greeks Their Object was TO prevail on the
agent to give up the plan of civilization and to
conform himfelf in the management OF Indian af-
FAIRS To the caprice and infolence ofthe Indians.
Their convention this fnbie6t lated for
three days and bcca me in(oent in the extreme
on the laf day. Iffehoche remained on his
bear.kin iiient hearer tl' the evening of the
tl'rd day, and then had the following dialogue
with the agent.
!Rebocbe. Father, have not you white pco-
pie book which tellswhen you were created,
and where, there are two of them, fmalI one
attached to large one, which | remember to
have fecn When boy?
Eernt. Yes, go on.
lHgltOCJr. Is fhot ,yben Il
MiiDse (the matter of BREATH made you white
people, that ne made two of you, a man and
woman, and he made a garden for them, and
put al the good things in it and gave it TO thefe
two white people, and is this in the book ?
Ietnt. Yes, go on.
IRl5ocbc. When he made the!e two people
and every thing for them he called up the wo-
man and gave her talk. Woman, fays he,
have made all theie things for you, and they
are all good, but the grapes they are not ripe,
you muit not eat them, and then EEangetw
liiGc left her. Is this in the book
Igent. Yes. go on.
Neboebe. When Eiaugetuh Mife left her
and went OF, the fnske came up and afked
what did he fay-that the grapes are not ripe
Woman, they are ripe, they good, eat
them and the woman eat them. Is this in
the book?
Hgent. Yes, go on.
IRebocbe. BY ard by, Ehugetuh MiGte came
back, and looking round him, exclaims, Ha
la who has FOOLED my tables who has fpol-
ed my tables The woman replied, the fnake
has fpoiled your tables; he told me the grapes
were ripe, advifed me to eat them, and did
eat them. did he fpoil my tables Go then,
woman, and NAH his head, and tell your chill
dreH to maih his head" Is this in the book?
Hgent. Yes, go on.
Jfeboeke. /, ever fnce heard this ftory, re-
member it, and that You white people when
you fee a fnalle you Kill it. The Talk was not
given to me or my people ; never killed
flake. In my hunting or travelling i'll Gee them,
they generally give way to me, and if they are
crofs give way to them, / fuppofe fomething
has vexed them, leave them, there is room
enough for me and them. ] am now an old man
as you fee, can iut creep about, and my great
eR pleaflre is to crawl here TO fee and converfe
with you, and take dilh of coffee with YOU.
Your plan Of civilization think comprehend,
and bsieve il is for the good Of my nation.
am very old as you fee, and was a hardy lad
when geo. Oglethorp came frft to Savannah
then | was appointed by my father 20 make a
FIRE for him, and welcome him to our land I;
and when grew up 70 manhood, accompau-
led him in his attacks on St. AugHfine againif
The Spaoiards, and from that day to this have
aiiociated much with white people, am great
~ attached 10 them, particularly thtic III autEo-
rity, from whom have received many aGts OF
kindnefs, and it is plesfure to inc to be able
to Fay to you, that never fioe a 1kin's worth
Of property in my Eie, or did any injury to a
white map. am old as you Zee, and have feen
more than any chief in my land. / have Haeu-
ed 70 gour plan, I am pledfed with it, and it
was Young, / would foon prove to you that
there would Je 70 other difference between II,
than the color of orr Gin. | arm old as you &c
! and firmly hrieve that Wilmington, Ike Ef
sngu.uh miflse, hss given Talk for the fsiva
too Of 10 red people, that you have bssugh