Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-21

ed the house, accompanied by General
Blake, Major Treat and Captain Web
sier, when ilIe Commission rose to re-
receive tbem--stier which all were seal
ed, and The Solicitor General, the Hon.
DANIEi. DAVIS, on the part of The Com
missloners, delivered ,iie follow ing speech:
Chiets aud Brothers Of the Penob,eos 1,ibe,
We acknowledge the goodness of AL
might. God, The great ana good Spr,t
Who made bolh you and us, and from
whom all our blessings are received, HAT
We are permitted 10 meet YOU here tbs
day, IN peace and friendship
And as he is this year, blessing .e
earth with the warmth of The sun, and
The refreshing rain from lie cloves, and
giving lis the prospect Of great abuneau.e
far The use Of man and beast, il is the clu-
" ofboih yon and us, 10 praise and adore
him, with our whole hearts.
B'"the.'S-We ipiormed by our let
Ter, which bias heen deii2ered you byGen-
Blake, that We Ind been appointed by the
Genefii Ccu.I @.id yoAr good father, our
excellent Governor of this Common
wealth, TO treat with you concerning the
lands and Islands i'm your. possession on
Pcnobscot river. And also concerning the
best means OF improving your situation
and condition in life and we also inform
ed you that we should meet you here this
day, for that purpose.
Brothers-We have nothing in view, and
shall make no proposals 10 YOU but such
as will be for yonr benefit. And wedesire
that nothing should be done, or agreed
upon, on Your part, but by your own
free viii and consent.
BfOthJS-The General Court have en-
powered US, 10 agree with YOU for the
purchase Of your right 10 the lands and
Islands on Pen0bsoot river, which YOU
now possess, and have right 10 use for
hunting ana fishing. We therefore ask
you 10 tell US plainly and explicitly, whe-
iber you are willing to sell us yoar right
to these lands and Islands. This is tie
ft'St thug that we ask you Ia Tell US !;
and We shall wait patiently for your an
swer, before we make YOU any particular
proposals.
B'o:hers-If you tell us that you are
Wiling 10 sell your right to these lands
and islands, We now declare TO Won, that
We are authorized &c give ana deliver YOU
therefor, smell, articles "a will feed and
cinthe you, AVID your Wemen and children,
while yon siIaIl be hunting i'm the forest,
and they shall be suffering in the cold and
storms ct winter.
B'dtAerS-We pray you 10 think w'll
upon these things, and 10 give us a plain
and ready answer Ter Measure YOU that
we mean 10 deal plainly anu honestly with
You. We should feel the vengeance of
lhe Great Spirit, who hates ana punish
es all ialsrhood q deception, IS we should
attempt 10 deceive Sou-and We also as
sure You, that the General Couri, and
Your good father, our excellent Cover
nor, would highly disapprOyc our con-
duet, aud severely punish it, five should
attempt 10 do any thing that was not
tor Your good, and that of The Common
wealth.
Broihers-If you should agree to sell
us your right TO these lands and Islands,
and u we can agree OH the terms thereof,
we further declare TO you, that we are
authorized and commanded by the Gene.
raj Court, 10 examine into your situation
and condition as men. The General
Court consider you as their children-iort
they know that you were made, and are
protected, and are governed bv the same
kind parent and benefactor as ourselves.
We Will therefore propose and are ready
TO agree upon all proper means 10 inn
prove your moral and religious habits
and teClings-To teach you the use of
tools for the Improvement and iillage of
the iand-for II is the express command
OF The great Spirit, that We shall til tie
means of obtaining useful knowledge for
yourselves and your chiIdren-To per-
suade you 10 live industrious and useful
| lites-To abstain from the use of spiri-
| tuons liquors, wkici IL the poison that
has dcslroyeds0 many white men aud In
| dams and caused them 10 nell away
| like snow before tie fire. But above Ill
! things, To persuade YOU 10 love aud Obey
! God and his son Jesus Christ so as that
when yOn come to die, and leave the land
| yOur children, and your mortal bodies
be buried III It's bosom, you may he pre-
pared TO live forever, with your good
Trends and fathers, that have gone before
| you.
Bangor, June u, a. d. 1918.
| The Commissioners consist ofthe Hon,
Edward ii. Robbins, for maRy years
Speaker of the House of Representatives
the Hon. Daniel Davis. Solicitor Gene
raj, and the IioH. Mark LangdoB Hill, for
many years member OF The Senate.
We understand the Commits toner's have
| effected a deiinitIye treaty with the Indi-
ans and bought all their claim but four
low usiips and the Islands up the PeuOb-
scot riter, which the Indians reserved fer
their own use. The Chiefs conducted
with great decency and proprieiy during
the Whole negotiation. The result is We
believe satisfactory TO all.
[Weehly Register.
The commissioners appointed by the
executive and legislative authorities OF
this state, TO negotiate with the Penobscot
tribe of Indians, for the cessiOn, be sale,
OF certain Indian lands, have succeeded ia
their mission, and returned 10 the places