The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-09
SPEECH OF TECUMsEH.

In The na1le Of the India,s Chiefg and Var.
Tiors, 70 Mi. Orr. PRccToR, Gs tie rem
reSen'anUe q their great Iather-fhe
King.
FATHER. listen to your children You
have them now all before ynu.
The war before this, cur British father
gave the hstchet 70 his red children, when
our Old chiefs were alive. They ere now dead.
IN that war, onr father was thrown on lis
back by the Americans. and orr fatr,,r look
them by the hand without our knowledge
and we are afraid that our father will do so
agHin at this time
Summer Before last, when came for.
ward with nay rcd brethri n, and WINS ready
TO take up tite Ratchet in favor Of our British
father, we were told not to be in hurry
that he had not yet determined to fight the
Americans.
Listen l.! When war was declared. our f.
ther stood up and gave US the Tonahav r.
and told us that lie was then ready 10 strike
the Americans that he wanted cur sssis-
tance and that he would certainly get us
our lands back, which the Americans had
taken from us.
listen You told US, at that tire TO bring
forward our familis $ 10 this place and We
did so a; and you promised to take care of
them, and that tEey should want Tor nothing.
while the men would 60 and f hit he enc
about the enerny's garrison that we knew
nothing about them, and that our IA her
would attend 70 that part of the bu,iness.
You also told your red children. that YOU
would take good care Of your garrison here.
which made our hearts glad
Listen When " were last to the Ra.
pos. 1t is true We gave YOU little assistance.
1t Is hard to fight people who i've Ike ground
hogs.
Father, listen ! Our feet has fore mt
we Know they have fought we have head
the great guns ; bot know nothing cY what
has happened to sur father win one arm.
Our SHIPS have gone ore way, and ne are
much astonished TO see our father tyinq no
every thing and preparing 20 ven away Tie
other, without letting his red children knew
what his intentions are You alwavs roid us
TO remain here and take care of our lands
1t made our hearts god 70 hear that was
your wish. Oar great fat err the King IS the
mead, and you repTessrt him. You s,wars
told Us. that you VOC d never draw corr
foot oil British ground bot now, "a Tier, ".
see you are dra@ing back and We are srrrv
20 see our father 'airg So without seeirr fhe
| enemy We mHst compare our fathers
Cchouct to TAT animal, tnat carries its tsil
upon ITS back, hut TAe . affriehted, Il dgars
1t between itslcg' and runs eff,
Listen, Father! The Americans have
49, - , VIC i-"' S' Us ny i9ud neither are We
sure that they have done so by water-.-g..
| heTej0re 70'sh 10 rcmoht here and fpht o1,r
ffaemy' shoald fhcy make Hcir abhsa,ance.
II they defeat US we will then retreat with
| our father. "''''
! At the battle Of the PsDids. las, war
the American, certainly Defeated us srJ
when we rstrcated TO orr fathers fort 80
t9at place, the gates were shut against us.
we we're AFRAID that IL would now tie the
case, but instead of that we now Geo c,,-
btihsn father preparing to II arch out Of bis
Falhet : YOU have got the arms AVID an
InunitIon which our great father sent frr Lia
red children. II YOU have an ida 81 e,; 40
away give them 70 Us, and you may 20 and
welcome, Tor cs Our lives arc in ne ;,seI,
o, nc nc Great Spirit. we ere determined 10
TO leave our bones upon thc,r
Hnher8f6arg, SEN. IS, 1913.
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