Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-08


tall that you say, and if your intentions
,lare to attack us, we are not alone.
i Father When at Mackinaw, there
-Itold you the general thought OF the In
tIdians, and that they were IN dread you
1--WE were afraid that our intention u
Blooming here to build forts, was WIN
.|view to deus harm. s
4 Father--On yeararrival here, we were
.lmuch troubled, because we were apPre,
Flhsnsiye you had come to iajure the Ked
.|Skins, but we beg that you may take u
under your wiIgs.
i Father You know that The Master 81
Life governs US all. It'll him who Plac..
led us on the earth and is our Master.
1Should your intentions be to destroy U.S.
il doubt if you could succeed, because ne
iprotects US as ~eil as you.
4 Father The words that are issuing
iron my mouth are the words of truth.
i am always seeking good. When at
IMackinaw, we told the opinions Of the
IRed skins There are macy words, my
Father, that are,repeated with false
meaning: 1 beg you will not listen to
Those words. / am DESTROYS that the
lCbildren of the same great Father should
always be friends. Be charitable, ana
listen TO the words lam telling you. we
hop. that our Father will conform to the
tpremises he has made US.
| Father-Believe not that ii lou shsuld
have any troubles with the Red Coats,
that any of rs will mix in them. We
first saw the French they were our hrs.
fathers: Next to them, came the Red
Coats. Now, our determination is not
to listen and should you have any shock
among you, we shall remaio neutral.
Father--I tell you no lies. All the o.
Ither nations think as we do, and il 70
any reason for repeating it now. You
have doubts respecting your children
the Red Skins. Why have you brought
big guns along with youa Certainly it
must have been with view of using them
against US. We hope that you will have
no use for them, but we 40 not like 70
see them in the country.
Father-Ail that am telling you is the
truth. The French inhabitants residing
lin this country, who are acquainted with
lus, and who assist US in our wants, were
You to drive them away from the lands
|they occupy, as we'll IS those at the
Prairie du Chem, you would indeed re-
lduce US to charity. Weare DESTROYS that
-FOUR father would send these words to our
Igreat Father, the President, and we
should be happy in seen hearing from
,Ihinl.
I Father~-Do not believe that / tell you
Jan, false words. When the French A.
;igent for Indian affairs resided among us,
I'VE were comparatively happy. He
treated us with victu7!s, and clothed as.
If | tell lies,the French Inhabitants who
|are present can contradit me.
1 Father--I conceive myselfan object Of
Ipity, as are also the young men who &C
company US. You American Agents
lhave always cheated us. I will not be-
jlieye that you Col. Bowyer, will do the
same The English have also cheated US
land led us wrong. We are not as other
tribes, in the habit Of incommodng our
Father at every moment. All that you
Ihave promised our Chiefs | hope You
Twill perform, in order Wat they may in
form their young;hsi he real charac-
ter of their father.
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i Father --I'he Master Of Life is above
Jus, and who is our Master : You see me
almost naked, and because am not as
lwell dressed as you are, you no doubt
fancy me an object Of pity. 1t is Him
'lwho has wllled it so. He has put some
'lthing in your head to give you more l.
IDEAS and intelligence than we possess.
! but we wish to set of, and see what our
Father will do for US, that we may show
rlit to the other nations as we pass throu ,ll
sIthem. hope that we are not here for
rlthe purpose of telling each other lies
elYos, my Father, eau you, like US, bore
glyour ears, and suspend bobs to them
,lCan you put bands Of silver on your arms
Tor besaub your faces as we do ? No
-Iyou cannot; because the master of Life
: would punish you were you 70 do it. You
-tsee, every day nations painted in differ
Sent colors he has ordered It SO, to show
1.-THE Whites that we are objects of cha
!, Irity, and that they are to assist US.
Father-You see that | teel no lies
It's true that arm fool. Our father.
Irecelyea Counsel from the French, ther
ltrom the English. and finally, from 70.
Americans. We have abapdoned the
IiSed Coats, because they cheated us, and
Iaur eyes are now opened. We are Il