Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-27

7clom God created; said to be 1to1c Gt
Rocku Rirer, in the Sla7oanese country;
addressed to the different tribes OF IN.
dians.
TENACIOUS, holding in his hands
eight strings of old Wampum, four white,
and four blue, said 8. These, strings come
from the Great Spirit. Do rot despise
them: for he knows every thing. They
are to go round the earth till they are lost
They we're sent by the first man nc Great
ed, with thsese words"
.S7y Children II was asleep, when
the Great Spirit, addressing himself TO
another spirit, said, ] have closed my
book of accounts, and am going to destroy
the earth; but first, let us wake the first
created man, who is wise, and let us
hear what he has to say | awoke-and
seeing the wretchedness OF my fayoute
children. Red .Men, / asked leave OF the
great spirit to come again upon the eartn,
to see if / could reclaim them; and it they
should hearkcn to my voice, TO permit the
world to stand, the length OF three hives
more viz. &c. sc. which was granted.
Now, therefore, listen to my voice as that
of the Great Spirit: and, if you adhere
to my counsel, for four years, there will
then be two days Of darkness; during
which time l shall travel through the
land, and cause the animals, such as they
were formerly, to come out OF the earth.
The Great Spirit bids me say to you
thus. MY Children! Have very little to
do with the Whites. They are not your
fathers, as you call them, but your Bro
Tiers. l alone am your Father; and
when you call me so, you do we'll. Imade
the Red Coats English and the Men
7cith Hats. French as well as yourselves;
bus the Big Knires Americans L did
not make. They proceeded from the
froth or the Great EsQ5sa the sea when
it was troubled, and were driven on shore,
BY strong east wind. They are very
numerous. But T hate fhem-bccGnSe
taey take azoay yoar lan's, which were
not made Cor them. The Whites placed
on the other side Of the great water, to
he another people. separate from you. 10
them [ gave different manners, customs,
animals, and vegetables. You may sa-
lutte them; but must not shake hands.
.Ny Children Ven must not get drunk.
1t displeases the Great Spirit. And on
- ao4 d.:,--I1zA.-1-~z~1-rC -TaS made
ny the zig nniUes, without my permission.
1t makes you sick and burns your insides;
it destroys you. IL you sometimes drink
little, it must be Pure Spirit, such as
comes from .Woatreat; though even that
was not made for you, but for the Whites.
l made it for them, to drink in the even
ing, when they are weary And when
you drink, let it also be in the evening.
Here the Prophet goes on to forbid
their eating bread or whatever is cooked
by the Whites. They may, if they are
starving, purchase flour and cook It their
own way. They are forbid also to give
meat to the Whites. He proceeds.
My Children To you T have given
Deer, Bears, and all wild animals; wild
fowls and fish, corn and squashes; for
yourselves only and not for White Men.
To them have given Oxen, Cows, Sheep,
and all other domestic animals, for them
selves only; therefore you are not to keep
any of their animals, nor any living thing
made for them. You are not to plant
more corn, than you want for your own
use; you mnst not sell it to them, unless
they are starving, and then only by met
sure, lest they cheat you.-When you
plant, you must help each other. and then
the Great Spirit will give you good crops.
NM Children / made all the trees of
the woods. The maple tree made, that
you might have sugar for your children.
i love the maple tree. which you spoil and
give pain TO Qor it has feeling like ycur-
selves) by cutting it too much, TO make
sugar for the Whites. They have ano-