Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-12

Or h& Trout, MAY Att, 1907, as coming
from the first man 7vhom God created,
said 10 De nozy IN the Shawanese country,
addressed 70 all the different tribes Of
Indians.
Re Marquis holding in his band right
tstrings ofoid 7eamhuni, four white and four
blue, said
Bi'otherS-I'hese strings Of 7yamhun,
come from the Great Shirt. Do not des-
pise them, for he knows every ching. They
are To go all round the earth till they are
lost. They were sent TO you by the FIRST
MAN he created, with these words:
chifdren---l was asleep, when the Great
Hh'rft. addressed himself to another spirit,
said: have closed my Book of accounts
with man, am going TO DESTROY the earth
but FIRST will awaken, from the sleep of
the dead, the first man | created he is
wise, and let us hear If he has ought tn saw
nc then a@oke me, and told me what he
was about to do.
looked round the world and saw nv
RED CHILDREN had greatly degenerated
thit thcy had become scattered and naissra-
DE. Whcn L saw this, ] was grievrd on
their account, s. asked leave of The GREAT
SPIRIT, 70 come and see i'll could reclaim
them. requested the GREAT SPIRIT to
grant, in case they should listen to my voice,
that the world might yet subsst, tor the
period OF three full lives. And my request
was granted.
Now, therefore, my CHILDREN. listen
to my voice, k is that Of the Great Spirit
II you hearken To- my counsel, aud follow
my instructions for f1ur Vears, there will
then be two DAYS of DARKNESS, DURING
which shall travel unseen through the
land. and cause ihP.nnirnolc Sucl,
We're formerly, when l created them. to
come forth out Of the earth. The GRKAT
SPIRIT, bids me address you in his own
words, which are these.
" ny ,Chitdren---Eou are to have very
little intercourse with the zrhikfs They
are rot vow fathers, as YOU call them hut
your brrthreH LAM rcUR F4qRER When
You call me so, YOU do wei, I am the ia
Their of the English, of the French, of the
Sfanfdrds, and of the Indians created
the frst man, who was the common father
OF all these people as well ms yourselves,
and IT is through him, whom have AVA
kened from his long sleep. that / now adj
dress you. But tn" AMERICANS did not
make. The. re not my children, but the
children ofthe evil spirit 1Hev grezv from
me scum ofthe great 7cater, 7virn II uas
troubled by the rz'H $hirit, and tie fi'oM
SvaS driver tnso the zYo0ds By strong east
foind, my are numerous, BUT 4 NATE
THEM. IREr ARE UH5UST they mace
taken aTvau your lands, svhHch zvcrc nor
made for them
ny Chiiarsu-- The whites placed on
the other side of the Great Lake, that they
might be separate people. To them
gave different manners, customs, animals,
vegetables, sc. for their use. To them
have given cattle, sheep, swine, and pcul-
try for themselves only You are not to
keep any of these animals, nor to eat of their
meat. Toyon have given the deer, the
bear, and al wlld animals, and the fish that
swim in the rivers, and The corn that grows
III the fields, for your own use and you re
not TO give your meat OF Your corn to the
Tvhife8 TO cat
NY Chitdren--- \ on may Salute the whites
when you meet them, bit must nor shake
hands. You must not get drunk it is a
great sin. Your old men and chiefs may
drink little Hure shirts, such as comes
from 1Ionfreat! En- jou must NOT drink
one DROP Of WHTsKEr. It is ghe drink If
the evil spirit. IL 7yas not made 6v me,
bur BY the americans 1t is poison. II
makes you sick. 1t burns your insides
Neither are you on any account to eat bread,
II is the food of the WHITES.
NJ Chifdren---Xou must plant corn for
children, and when YOU dol it, YOU arc to heIp
each other, bat plant no more than is ne
cessary for your ownuse. You must not sell
tito the sciifeS. il was not made for them.
i made ali the trees of the forest for your
use; but the mahie ] love best, because it
yields sugar 1 for YOUR lutte ones. You must
make it only for them, but sell none 10 the
sDhites. They have another sugar, which
was made expressly for them besides by
tnaking too much YOU spoil the trees, and
give them pain by cutting & hacking them,
for they have feeling like yourselves If
you make more than is necessary for your
swn use, you shall die, and the maple viii
yield no more water. If white man is
starving, you may sell him very little
corn, or very little sugar, but it must be
by measure aud by weight
My Chiidrcn--You are indebted to the
white traders, but you must paw them no
more THAE mar THETR cREDITS, BE-
CAUSE THET NAVE cHEATRB roU You
must pay them in skins, gums, canoes, Sc
but not III meat, corn, or sugar. You must
not dress like the 7Vhifc8, nor wear hats
like them, but pluck out your hair, as in
ancient times, and wear the feather of the
eagle on your heads; and when the wea-
Their is not severe, yen must go naked, ex-
CeptIng the BREAcH cLoTH and when you
are cloathed, it must be in skins, or lea
Their Of your own dressing.
M ChiidreH-You complain that the
animals of the forest are few and scattrr.