Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-08
SUBSTANCE OF A TALK.

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81 take N se|siggas., BY the Indian e'sist
Is Naies,is, Or tie Trout, May 4th,
18o7, S. coming rom ;lss first man
suho;a eod estassd, said to 6s aev IN
she SR ava,sess country, addressed g
all tie different tribes q Indians.
lie Mucous holdiog ID bis hand eisgh
strings o)r old s0ampu four white and Tour
blue, said
BREEDERS, These strings of wampum
sconse from the Great SPIRIT 10 netsder
aspise them, for be knows every thing.--I
Theysarr 10. 90 all round the earth liz
thry are lost. They were'sent 10 YOU by
the yIRsT NAN he cssased, with thsss
words
Lhlat en-. was asleep, when the Great
Sniris, addressing himself TO another sp'-S
1i,. said ]. Itave closed my'boek Of accounts
with man. und am going 10 destroy the
earth kbo, fssr wsiliawsken, from TAG.
sieeo al The dead, the 6rslrman created;
he is wise, ADD let US hear II he has ought
tosay. He then awokc me-, and told me
whstns WAS about 20 do.
Hooked round the world and saw my
RED CHILDREN had greatly dsgsnerased )
that they had become scaiicred,and misera.
Bile. When saw this, ! was grleved on
their account, and aske leave ,efthc Great
Spirit. 10 come ADD see II / could reclaim
them. I requested the Great Spirit TO
grant, in eaae they SHOULD listen to- my
voice, thasthc world mighty yet sIbsiss, tor
the period Of three full lives. Andmy re.
questwas granted,
Nov, therefore, Ny Children, listen 20
my voice, it is that of the Great Spirit II
YOU hsasken TO my counsel, and follow my
ins:roeiicrs Tor four gears, there will then
be two days Of darkness, during which
shall travel unseen through Inc laad, and
cause the aainals, such as lhry were for
merIy, when created them, 10 come forth
out,of the earth The Great Spirit bids
me address. you in bis own words, which
are-thsse.
!" ny C.iildyea, You are TO have very 1T
tie intercourse with the s7vhites They are
pos your father, as you cali them bui Your
brethren. LAM YOUR FATHRR. Wheny you
call me so, ycu do well, am the father
of the English, OF the Preach, ofths Spa
piards, and Of The Indians !; created the
first man, who was the common father Of
all these people aswsll as yourselves. and
it is through him, whom Ihaye awakened
from his foag sleep, thai | now address
YOU. Blu, the AMERICANS did DOT make.
They are not nv children, bar the children
of the evil sPiris They grcsu from the
scumof the great asater, lDhen 1t 7uas trou'
5led bysthe eyils5iy:t, and the froth was afi,
uen INFO the za0ods BY q strong east 1vina J;
they are numerous, But HATE THEM
THEY ARE UNJUST they haze taken
zvay your lards, z0sich 1vere net made Tar
them
M Children, The whites placed on the
Other side Of The great lace, that they might
). be separate people. To them Igave diff.
ferertmannets, CUSTOMS. animals, vegeta.
bles, &c. for their use. To them have
given cattle. sheep, swine, and poultry for
themselves ouiy. You are not to keep any
Of these animals. norto eat of their meat.
To:yoh Lhaye givsn.ke deer, the bear, and
all wild animals, and the fish that swim in
the rivers, aud the corn that grows in the
fields, fer yonr cwn use aHd you are not
20 give your meat or your cofnteths zohites
TO ear.
My Children, You may salute the whites
when you meet them, bit must not shake
hands. You must no. get dranki II is q
xreat sin. Your old men and chiefs may
drink little pure spirits, such as comes
from Montreal Busyon mass NOT drink one
drop of zukiskey. II is the drink of the
Evil Spirit. 4 zvns not made by me, b1tby
The dmtrIcans. II is poison. II makes
you sick. sbnrns your ipsides. Neither