The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-12

Ihen-fooqaSboad, chef OF The ChIrpsw;i na-
ton, s,iokSsiS fellows
"you.
g Fathcr-Yourred children, through .a, take
g srcir < IL and great Father, the President OF
the United States BY tho hand, ana to his advice
f" make the following reply:
" Oar Great Father, tic President of the L.
g States Bad birds hoycr about Us, but ears
:" are shut to their advice ; our ears ;rc open to
nothing but the counscls Of our Great Father.
Father-fou cannot, you must not suppose
our intentions bad, Or that are hostile to our
=" Brethren, the Whites Of the u Statc3--for do
:" YOU not us here, surrounded by our women
. and children counsclling with YOU.
Z" Father-We are informed that it is possible
:" rupture may. take place between the English
" and the Americans-if tina, cveW should hap
= pen, VIC are determined not to take part on ell
Their side, but remain quietly in our villages tn
" khss care of our women and children, and cul-
" tivating our corn fields
Father-Your children wish 10 enjoy 4 conti-
sc nuancc OF the blessings Of peace with YOU, our
" hopes are IN YOU, our dependence is on you, our
I" only wish is to remain forever with YOU
g Fatlier-Many OF our people are ignorant,
many OF them arc wichcti--ye cannot answer
" for their conduct. Esone of them should raise
" the tomakawk, they must answer for the con-
" sequences.
g Father-Our solemn determination is nayer
" We too well know the fatal consequences oft !;
" tor ii VIC arc hungry our father feeds US if we
" are dizzy, our father gives Us to drink If We
" are naked, our father clothes us all which
" benefits We should forfeit by 50 doing.
the war pipe is offered us TO smoke
" we vii reject it; viii scnd from among US
all persons who give US bad counsel
Fathei-One of our chiefs is going on u
. visit to Great Father, the President of
y the L. States We hope he will be received and
7" treated as his SON, and we pray the Great Spi-
. rit 20 return him to us in health.
father-Dad birds fly among the whites, as
" well rs the red people we hope you will not
listen to them, but trust to the honor of your
" children. May the Great Spirit watch over us
'"all."
The chiefs of the Ottawa nation and of the
Wyandot nation, have made similar deterininat-
ons, and have great confidnnce i'll their sincer-
ty.
am, sir, very respectfully, your most obc.
dent servant;
(SiSnctD WILLIAM HULL
The Aon. Henri. Dearborn,}
Secretary ef Var.
Detroit, 9Th Noven.ber, 1907.
TO HEERY DEARBORN, Esq. -
Secretary Of War.
now have the pleasure to inform YOU that Il
number of principal Chiefs have returned from
Maldea and are now here. l have examined them
separately and they gave this account i'll which
they all agree. That Aubavway called there Oil
his way home from herc-that great attention.
was paid to him by MKec and the British OIL
cers-that four days ago they were called TO
council, that they were informed that war would
soon take place between them and the Americans.
and that they (thc Indians) must take up the
Ratchet IN their favor against the Americans
that before they gave answer they held coun-
tNts .4rrae. .lta- Il L Il
make ther answer, which follows
That they had lived under the protection ofthe
u. St'tcs--that they were treated with Justice
and Kindness by their Great Father the Pre-.
sidcnt, that they had lately made n treaty in
which they acknowledged themselves under the
protection of the U. States and no other power
tliit they had received and were entitled to yalu
able presents from the u States-that their Great
Father the President did not ask them to involve
themselves III the quarrels of the white people
but to remain quiet spectators that they were
ail determined TO take his advice that il was an
evidence he wat strong enough TO fight his own
battles; that after this council many of them left
Maiden, although they were all urged to remain.
have every reason to believe this to be true:
as many rs seven or eight hundred have called
here within two or three days on their way to,
their villages. / treat them kindly and giv, them
what they want to cat hope in few days they
viii go to their villages and hunting grounds and
INC ISSUES OF provisions VIII cease. You viii
ind the issues of provisions the last month and
this very large, on account of the treaty, paving
them their Fort Industry money, and vast num-
bers of them returning from Maiden 1t is how
ever nothing compared to what has been issued
by the British that you say is no rule for us
think however we had better feed them than FIGHT
them, The Presidents advice has very happy
effect on them F'
L am very respectfully,
Your most obi humble Servt
(SignCdO WILLIAM IITJI