Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-24

a great reason that friendship should contiD,
between you and us. As the treaty enter.
into at Greenyiile gives US the liberty of inn,
ing on these lands, we are glad you men,i,r,
ed that to us yesterday. and we wish to NJ.
that privilege, as friends and neighbors. Ia.
Young men will hunt while there is any game
and it is right for them to come among yo
as friends-and we request you to publish taa
for the information of our white brethreo
We are sorry, and our feelings have o.,ss
been hurt at the whites ordering Us not n
hunt on their lands, although We behaved ou,
selves peaceably. Game will not be pleu
long and then our young men will be tcs
coming among you. We expect when GU
young men come in, they Will be used ss brc
theirs, not as atrangers-and that when th,y
are in want, provisions will be given to them
You must not be suspicious OF Any OF us Com.
ing in among you, or the Miamles--we speas
for them as well as for ourselves.
In your speech yesterday, you told US the
President of the United States expended mo.e
money on us than OH lis white children, AMI
that he had our happiness next to his hear--
and that the Quakers wished to assist ".
What you said concerning the Quakers to u,
Yesterday, we believe is entirely true, and We
want them to come on and assist us as soca
as possible-we request you to Inform them
of this Immediately. You informed US yes,el.
day that the President would enable Us to have
our children educated, five were SO inclined
It's truth that God has made us all There
is one Great F.ther. and there's no difference
in his eyes respecting tie color OF skins. Tie
Great Spirit has made our frames, and at tie
same time has given us organs to praise him
with SO has he done with the whit.s-as God
has so made US, and that you are SO Tar supe.
rior in information 10 us, it appears to be your
wish that we should partake of the same
knowledge and learning that you have. We
do not feel to have the least objections to it,
we feel entirely willing that our childrea
should be educated. BY this mems we will
all grow into one solid branch, and our friend.
slip will become more united, until We all
lard in Heaven together.
For long time we have not taken into
view our bad acts, and the evil that whisky
WAS doing among us.-The President of the
United States ard yourself have often c,u'
cred US against this evil, we never took it to
heart fore. We hive had a consultation
respecting this evil, and we are row all OF
one mind, men, women and children, and
are determined to knock in the heads OF all
the kegs brought to our towns. The trade
has been carried on by smuggling, we viii
now make our people tell the names O
the persons and the places where they get the
whiskey, liz order that they may be known a
&ha ic tbx e.,l &
the chiefs here present, that you AID all the
white people, would do your best endeavor:
to stop our people from getting any whiske,
in future. We will Go our endeavors with yol
to stop all the roads, that whskey may 10
reach US We are now opening our eyes
from the evil, we still have the treaty u
Grenvi.le in cur minds, ard have the pet
in our hands. When we were It the Federal
City, we took the President by the hand, ne
yer to be sep rated he never was to draw
his hand ont of ours nor ours out Of his, tha
cur friendship never was to cease, and if W
draw our hands out OF his it was a final sepa
ration, and never to be united agair. Thu
President desired Us to take no thought TO
any thing but pcace, never TO give our mind
up to wal Or destro;ing our fellow creatures
he told us to Pay no attention to any bad me-
or their advice; &c be Industrious and live il
peace. THIS advice was to the Wyandot
and all Tie Indians. These papers were giyel
to Us, AID we were directed to Fey the strict
est attertion to what they contained. Her
the speaker handed the agent subdry letter
ard speeches from the President of the Unite'
States and the Secretary of war, written !;
different periods, recommending to The InGi
ans peace and friendship, and to cultivate tn
ground for support, and Offering TO assis
them in learning such Of the domestic arts a
were suitedto their present condition.
NETWORK, September %.
The United States frigates President, Com
modore Rodgers, the United States, Coinmo