Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-08-04

he enemy Of the Great Chief of the 26 hres.
This was done in the presence Of the Great War
rior, Gen. Wayne.
BY that treaty you promised to acknowledge
no other father than the President OF the United
States never to listen to the proposition of any
foreign nation, the i'll counsels Of whose subjects
might be calculated to foment dissatisfaction be-
tween your Great Father and yourselves.
You promised in tho sight of The Great Spirit
who heard it, that you would live in peace and
friendship with the Americans.
This treaty contained many valuable things
beneficial to all the tribes Of red people who were
parties to it. Your Great Father promised you
many things for your own good; and especially
TO pay YOU u certain amount of goods or money
every year.
Which Of these promises has your Great Father
broken! Has he not kept every one Of them with
tho strictest good faithi But have you always
held fast to this chain of peaces Have you per
formed all those promises in good faith-or ra'h-
or have you not opened your ears to hear the bad
advice Of those who persuade you not to listen to
your Great Father?
My chdren-Let US turn our eyes back to
events that arc past. Have you not several times,
by the instgation of the enemies Of your Great
Father, broken the chain Of peace established be-
tween the United States aud your nation by Gen.
Wayne and the brave chiefs Of your tribe? Have
you not raised the tomahawk against the white
children Of your Great Father? thereby forfeit
ing all your land, and severing the ties that
bound him to protect it'll his strong arm, advise
you by his wise counscls, and supply bread and
blankets for your hungry and naked children.
My children-Did your Great Father take ad-
vantage o: YOUR disobedience as he might justly
have done? Did he take your lands from you,
and force you tho great lake, as his powers
enabled him to do? Did he withhold from you
his good counsels, his friendship, or the necessary
supplies to comfort your warriors, your wives and
children! NJ! ] answer No! You we'll remcm-
Der that he did none Of tn sc things which his
Just anger authorized hun to do. No, my child
rem, he pi.ied aud dcp'ored unhappy condition
he invited YOU back to your dnty--hc gave YOU
back vonr land and your warriors who were his
priSoncrS--he presented 10 you the hand Of friend
ship--he extended over Won the strong arm of
protection. N re-est ;bIshed the wImpum of
pcscc viii h vou n viOliied
NJ chiidren-Ysu know every word that
have sp ken - true; mi still some of Won APP
rcar restless and dt>sat'> cu with Your Great
F.fhlr. after all The good he has done for won.
Uy cFilircn--WIat ID vpu wantf Have not
often told yUu that would aiwavs listen To YOUR
Complaints aad snPp!y Your wants, agreeabiy to
tic ,'~3N isl.ns OF treaties. and punish the mlscon
i'c, If white towards Won IA far as the law
won't! allow IL do?
NJ chlliren-My heart greves me and my
eyes watered with tears to hear that some of
have determined to refuse the good counsel Of
your Great Father, and threaten to cross the !
Great Ike and take your British Father by the
Iand again
If YOU rel ,ct tho good offer Of country pro-
'idrd for YOU ives, of the Mississippi by your
treat Father, YOU cannot receive the benefits
ro. ided for in tac treaties which you have en-
cred into. Bv them Won have agreed to remove,
nd Ia receive Your annuity west of the great
iver. In that country only have the laws of the !
irand Council of your Great Father provided for
ou the protection and support adequate to the
'ants and peculiar condition Of your nation
(rroat Fa Their ca0 n IOnOer NV
aid and protection stipulated for and promptly
.ndered TO all the tribes located we fthe Mis- l
ssippi. c
NV chiidren--Your fire is extinguished in this P
'untry Ii you wish to renovate the feeble en- $
ges of a once great aud brave nation, Won must 4
to your own country and build new fire there, f
here you will be out of the way Of your deadly u
'emy the ''iquid fire, which makes fools Of your p
lse men, moral monsters of your warriors, i'm
Giles of your young men, and the whole earth b
weep with the blood of your nation. b
My children-lf you comply with your trea- Of
3 you may yet be happy; but if you refuse to ST
ten to the counscls of your Great Father your Of
struction as a nation Of as brave and good men
ever lived, is inevitable. 1t will overtake you VI
On and the few winters allow ed you before it's III
must be spent in degraded misery re
d want.
My children-Your Great Father is strong; to
u are weak; you must listen to him. He has
ce you to emigrate now, yet, if you refuse to til
, he will no longer recognise you in your pre-
ut position; he will pay you no more annuity; co
will no longer consider you under his protec-
n; he will leave you to the laws Of the white III
n Wi
My children-It requires no great skill 20 ex- tr'
IN to you your situation if Won refuse fulfill ire
Ir treaties it must be plain to the mind of every
;, that such refusal will be a manifest violation sa
the obligations entered into with your Great as
her, and would Justify him in resorting to force me
lrive YOU from this country; but this he will
do now, if you live peaceably with your white no.
yhbors-he never first to raise the toma- fus
'k, and he never will be. Persistng in the wo
sai to live up TO your treaties will produce the
sequences SO serious to yourselves. that hope KIN
crely no one will assume the awful RESPONSE
y of advising you to it. If any one shall SO ma
sc you, he will have terrible and solemn ac- tio'
1t to settle with the government whose hu- 'his
e laws he will yiolate-w;,h the s,fFa,;no sub
ireds Of vour peopie-and last. and greatest nrn
Il. with HIM who knavs, and tries and search ana
le hearts Of all men. the
" chireR-You have heard what | had to
l hope vou viii give me a good answer
nswer that may show 4 disposition to listen y
e advice of your Great Father, and make bis -.
I glad. NJ