Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-23
From the .4lbang Balance.
NATIVE ELOQUENCE.

10 the pilDtF, as cOiitauShtiai "hu ihii'o' Sau-
:. state Papers, but as literary euriosi-
ties. The reader may rely On their ge-
nu;ncness
The Sneech Of Sagoua ,Ha. which sisni-
fes The Keeper .4.cake. known by the
white people by the name OF Red jack
ct. in answer to speech of Mr.. Hi
eharlson, who applied to buy the Indian
rights to the reservations lying in the
territory commonly called the Holland
Observation-Disclosures at a eOunch at
Buffaloe Greek. in May. fStt.
Brother-We opened our ears to the
talk You lately delivered TO US. al our
council fr.-In doing important business.
il is best not TO tell long stories. but TO
come TO il ina few words. We therefore
shall not repeat your talk, which is fresh
in our minds. We have we'll considered
il. and the advantages and disadvantages
Of yours Offers We request your atten-
ton TO oar answer, which is not from the
Speaker alone, but from all the Sachems
and Chiefs now around our council fire.
Brofher-We know that great men. rs
well as great nations. having different IL
terests. have different minds, and do not
see the same subject in the same light
but VIC hope our answer will be aSreea-
BILE to,you and to your employers.
-Brother-Ycur application for the pur-
chase Of our lands is to our minds very ex-
traoriinary-it has been made in crook
ed manner-yOu have not walked in the
straight path pointed out by the great
council of your nation. You have no
writings from Our great father the Presi-
dent. In making up our minds we have
looked back, and remembered how the
Workers purchased cur lands in former
times. They bought them piece after
piece for little money paid to a lew men
in our nation, and not to ali orr brethren.
until our planting and hunting grounds
have become very small, and if we sell
them. we know not where to spread our
blankets.
Brother-YOu tell lis your employers
have purchased Of the Council of York
ers. a right to buy cur lands. We DO not
understand how this can be. The lands
do not belong TO the Yoraers they are
ours, and were given TO US by the Great
Spirit.
Broi'ier-We think it strange that You
should Jump over the lands OF cur brethren
in the east. &c come to our council tire so
far off. 10 Get at our lands. When we
sold our lands in the east to the white
people, we determined never to sell those
we kept. Which are as small as VIC can
live comfortably on.
Rrpthrer-You want us to travel with
YOU. and look for other lands. Ii We
should sell our lands and move of into a
distant country towards the setting sun
we should be looked upon in the country
to which we 60, as foreigners and stran-
GERS, and be despised by the red, as we'll
as the white men, and we should soon be
surrounded by the white people, who will
,b,re also kill our game, come upon our
lands and try to get them from US.
Brother-Wc are determined not to
sell our lands, but to continue on them
we like them-thcy are fruitful and pro-
duee Us corn In abundance for the sup
mart of our. wemenana children, and grass
and herbs for our cattle.
BretkeT-At the treaties held for the
purchase of our lands, the white men,
With sweet yo;ces..and smiling faces, told
ms they loved ass q t.lat they would not
cheat MS, but tlsatJhe kings children on
the other side the lake weuld cheat us,
Whemwe go On the other side the Lake
the kins's children tell US your people viii
cheat Us, bat Wit; sweet voices and smil-
Ing faces assure US of their love. and that
,ISy viii not cheat Us. These things puz-
. gie our heads. and we believe that the In.
1;,ns musf take care OF themselves. and
not trust either in your people or in the
kings ehildren.
Bro,hcr-At late Council we request
ed our agents so-tell You that we wouh
not sell our lands, ami we think you have
not spoken to our agents. Or they Souie