Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-10-17


did not come on here for my pleasure,
nor to see the country. Icame to do bu-
siness. What have come for is most
done. ] am pleased, and when tell my
[people what you say, they win be pleased.
| My Friend-I repeat II; am pleased
with what you say, and wish you to come
soon. Come to my village; if you stop
at 81. Louis, you will moi come to my viii
Iage.
| Judging from their manners, there APP
peared TO be some misapprehension on the
part OF the Chiefs, as to.our real object.
They seemed perpIexed from the difficult
ty OF comprehendiug hon, and BY whom,
all that had been promised was to be per-
formed. Sans Eerf wanted 10 :. see the
man." who was to go out to his village;
aud appeared to think that there was but
an individual, instead Of family, TO be
sent out.
| 1t was proposed to meet them again at
eleven o'clock, ON the following day, for
The purpose Of presenting the covenant,
and OF entering into farther explanations.
1t was also thought best that the covenant
should be preceded by a Talk from the
superintendent of Indian Trade. The
parties met at the proposed hour; and af-
ter the ceremony of shaking hands, the
Superintendent told them, that the talk
they were then going TO hear, was his talk,
and that they must liste9llo il. He then
addressed them as follows:
To the Chisf, the Counselor, and War-
rior Of the Great Oscges.
BrotherS-I listened 10 your talk at
my office 10 Georgetown. You told me
how long you had been looking for the
promises made you in 1906 and how
you had been disappointed. You told me
you did not understand why SO much
should be done for the Osages of the
Arkansas, whose hands were bloody, whilst
nothing was done for you and your chill
dren, although your hands were clean,
and You had been true friends to America.
Brothers-Your talk made my heart
sorry. heard il as your brother. i
gave you some reasons why all these good
things had been kept away so long-I told
lyou the time was now come
Brothers--I promised you would send
talk TO my good brothers in lile city of
New 7 ork, who are the red meas friends.
| did not deceive you Nj will never
deceive you. My talk mas listened to-
aud here is my brother come from the
great city Of New York to see y on, and
TO offer TO send out good men aud good
women TO your village, 10 instruct your
children in all good things. I was glad
for your sakes.
! Brothers ou heard the talk that was
made you yesterday. / love that talk
it was good-if it had not been good, /
would have made it black all over. 4
would have told you il was not good
But tell you it is good, and the Great
spirit approves it.
| Brothers. was pleased when you H.
vited these good men to go on to your
village. Ii made my heart glad.
| Brothers-My good brother now comes
to make you another talk. This talk
will be good, who am your friend, tell
you SO.
BrotherS-When you hear this talk
which my brother will make TO you pres
entity, you will understand better what
these good people 10 the city Of New
York are going to do for you, and what
they expect you to do for their friends
who will go to your village.
II Br0thers-li yen agree to my brothers
talk, the sun will shine upon your people
your children will walk out into the
great harvest.feld, aud the Increase of
their land will make them happy. They
will soon gather much corn--their eyes
, will be opened to read books, aud their
J fingers will be taught how to write, aud
! then they will know who are their friends,
aud who are their enemies--now they
cannot know, for they do not understand
what their white brothers say-their talk
is not like your talk.
| Brothers--H the talk which my
good brother will now make you, and
make my heart glad by agreeing to it.
Good men aud good women will go to
you as friends, and will make your people
happy. am your friend--alI the world
knows I am your friend, aud I tell you
these good people, in New York, are your
| friends. My good brother who has come
to see you is your friend. You are 10 the
hands of your friends, aud not enemies.
Believe me, and try all say, and then
you will know for yourselves.
| Brothers This is the talk which
wished to make to you--it is done.
i 7. L. M'kENNEY.
| To which Sans Nerf replied
! My Brother--l have listened to your
talk understand every word Of it. |
understand it we'll. II makes my heart
Glad RI makes nv brothers. here clad