American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-02-26

1t is too soon, my great father, to send those goo
men among us-we are not starving yet-we wis
you to permit us to enjoy the chase Until the gam
OF our country is Enthusiastically the wild animal
become extinct. Let as exhaust our present re.
sources before you make us toll and interrupt on
happiness--let me continue to live as , have done
and after have passed TO the good or evil spirit
from of the wilderness of my present life, the sub
sistence OF my children may become precariou
as to need and embrace the assistance of thos
good people.
There was time when we did not know th,
whites--our wants were then fewer than they are
now. They were always within our controul--ws
had then seen nothing which we could not get -
Before our intercourse with the whites, (who
have caused such destruction Of our game)-
when we could lie down to sleep and we awoke
we would find the buffalo feeding around our camp
but now we are killing them for their skins and
feeding the wolves with their flesh, to make our
children cry their bones
Here, my great father. is pipe which present
you, as am accustomed to present pipes TO all
the red skins at peace with us. 1t is filled with
such tobacco as we were accustomed TO smoke be-
fore we knew the white people. tits pleasant and
the spontaneous growth of the most remote parts
OF our country l know that the robes, leggns,
mockasns, bears claws, sc. are of little value to
you, but wish to have them deposited in some
conspicuous part OF your lodge, so that when we
are gone and the sod turned over our bones if our
children should visit this place. as we do now, they
may see and recognize with pleasure the deposites
OF their fathers, and reflect on the times that are
past.
PAwNEE LoUP CHIEF.
My GREAT FATHER
Whenever see white man amongstu US without
protector, tremble for him. am aware of the
ungoyernabie disposition of some of our young men
and when see inexperienced white man.
am always afraid they will make me cry, ! now
begin to love your people, and as / love my own
people too' am unwilling that any blood should be
split between us. You unacquainted with our
fashions and we unacquainted with yours and when
any OF your people come among us, | am always
afraid that they will be struck on the head like dogs
las we should here amongst you, but for our faith
err IN whose tracks we tread. When your people
come among cs they should come as we come
among you, with some one to protect them whom
We know and who knows us. Until this chief came
amongst u.s. three winters since, we royed through
the plains only thirsting for each Others blood-we
were blind-we could not see the right road and
we hunted to destroy each other. We were always
feeling for obstacles; and every thing we felt we
thought one. Our warriors were always going toll
and coming from war. l myself have killed andI
scaped IN every direction. ! have often trumphedl
over MY enemies
OTToE PARTIZAs.
Thy GREAT FATHER
/ am brave: and il had not been brave should
not have followed my father here. have killed my |
enemies have taken their horses, and although |
love and respect my father, and will do any thing
he tells me, will not submit to an insult from any l
one II my enemies Of any nation should strike |
me, | will arise in the might of my strength and /
ayenge the spirits of my dead
OMAHA CHIEF.
MY GREAT FATHER
Look at re--look at me my father, nv hands /
are unstaincd with your blood-my people have /
never struck the whites and the whites have never
struck them. 1t is not the case with the other red
skins Mine is the oily nation that has spared The
long knives. am chief but not the only one in |
my nation there are other chiefs who iaise their
cresfs By my side. have always been the friend
Of the long knives, and before this chief. (maior
OF came among u.s. | suffered much in support
OF the whites ! was often reproached for being a
friend, but when my father came amongst US he
strengthened my arms, and soon lowered over the
rest
My Great Father---I have heard some OF your
chiefs who propose to send some good people !,
amongst us to learn Us to live as you do but do .
not wish to tell lie--l ann only one man, and will
not presume at this distance from my people, to
10 speak tor them on subject with which they
are entirely unacquanted-i am afraid it is tool
soon for US TO attempt to change habits we have
too much game in our country-we feed too plen-
Eiully Oh the buffaoe, TO bruise oar hands with the
instruments of agriculture.
I he great spirit made my skin red, and he
made US to live as we do now and believe that
when the great spirit placed US upon this EARTH he
consulted our happiness. We love our country,
we love our customs and habits wish that you
would permit US to enjoy them as long as live
When we become hungry, naked-when the game
OF our country becomes exhausted and misery en-
compasses families then and not till then, do
l want those good people among US. Then thew