American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-02-22

AIN tnelr own VllldPSs J. HC PIinSiPoi a""~S -,
then slept forward, and having shaken hands witt
E 1.-The president the secretary OF war and major OF
y The delivered his Grafton, pausing however, ate
Ievery two or three sentences, until the nerprele
lcould do his Office He appeared to be about a
lyears of age, six feet high, had line lace ant
tperson, dignihed gravity and gestures which, tho
violent and excessive. we're never ungraceiul, ant
lalways appropriate He was followed by four othe
Ichiefs each of whom exhibited style OF orator.
lof his own, though they all used the same yehemen
land significant gcstculation. Short speeches wer
then made by their foQowers--they brought thei
presents, and laying them at the feet OF the presi
ldent, made some pertinent remarks on each' ex
Iplaining its history or use.
Il In these numerous speeches regret that ha
not thought of taking notes, or even Of impressni
! on my mind what was said by each. As 1t is
can only recall some of their mos striking remark
without always remembering by which speake
they we're made.
The first speaker said that he had heard tn
words Of his great father, and they had gone IN a
one ear. but would not SO out OF the other tina
they had seen our chiefs, towns, our buildings
and were much pleased with all they had SEEN
Then found the United States popuIous and power
Iful while they were weak and few; that the Grea
Spirit had made some men white and others red
the white men could make fine houses, and cothin.
and gems and furniture; the red men could max
nothing the white man lived upon the animals h
raised at home, the red man hunted the buffalo
whose skin he wore and whose Flesh he ate. Ye
the great spirit intended there should be red mel
and white men, and protected them both. He salt
that some white men had offered to send preacher
among them, to teach them their way of worship
ing the great spirit, and of cult. atng the ground
He said there were.a good many butiaoes in thi
country which his nation wished to be permitted Il
nd &C. H.. "A and
buffalo extinguished. his nation might plant corr
and raise animals like the whites. He gave thank
for their new clothes, professed friendship for tn,
whites, and hoped soon to return 10 his own coun
TRY
The next orator, in a different language, begaI
by shelving his hands and staring that they were
clean-unstaned with blood that he had from
| boy been friend of the whites, and had been OF
that account an object of suspicion among his owl
TRIBE He said he had seen our towns and gu
churches, and that We worshpped the great spiri
one way and they worshipped MIN another Fl
likethe first speaker, deprecated the habits OF civil
llzatlon SO Icing as buffalo were abundant in thei
country.
i One speaker began by saying he had been yer,
wicked in his life he had been like mad dog
he had killed men belonging to all three tribes
pointing to the rest but since he had known hi
father, (maj or OF-) he had been at peace For thr
last three years, he had been as il his arms wsr:
broke-he had not struck blow.
The ardent attachment to their country as we.
their habits of life, was frequently manifested
They said to their great father" you have fin,
Country, great towns, large houses to live in, fn
clothes to wear but we love our country as muct
as you love yours. You love 10 work---we don
want to work as long kill buffalo and stea
horses. Our villages are small; We wont lie AM
say they are as large as yours-but our men are a
brave. Such as'you see US, such are the men WI
have left behind us.
Two of them spoke with great humility OF tn
red people compared with the whites, whom the
distinctly admitted that the great spirit had mad
their superiors. They all expressed the peasur
lthey derived from their new clothes, and one sal
be felt in his new dress like animal that had she
his cid hair and come out sleek in the spring.
H Though they in general had composcdness AM
self possession which is unknown TO civilized mai
lit was clear that the first speaker was not quite
his ease. Each succeeding orator, however, seem
ed to feel less of embarrassment or rather reserve
until the fourth was as loud as you ever heard 4
lawyer at country court bar.
II After the chiefs end half chiefs had spoken, eac
.lof their followers also made short speech. On
tIof these, young man about 25 years of age, up
wards Of six feet high with remarkably hand
some face, Showed hesitation at first that produc
ed general smile, from the more experience
orators. He was fluent enough, however, after h
i. had begun. He said that his father had died whe
he was very young, and that lie had grown up lik
The grass which again shoots forth after it seems II
have been killed by the frost. He was not yet
Igreat man he was mere boy--he was not equs
with his chief, but he endeavored to keep close be
hind him quitting fore finger behind the other
He hoped one dayt to be leader in his tribe Thi
Eyouth had been mentioned by his chief in warn
terms of commentator and friendship, and al
!! epaulette indirectly solicited for him
II When our lordly sex had made their speeches
(which they seemed as fond Of making as are thu
members OF some other great councils, the squaw
a comely young woman of eighteen, urged by SOM