Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-01-22

aware sold 10 Nicholas Dupui, had removes
aud joined the rest Of that tribe, on the Susque
hanna and Ohio rivers. No reply was receive,
ty the Indians to the above letter from Nh
Langhorne, and a second one was addresse,
in a few weeks to the Governor of the Province
Col. George Thomas, dated l74l, January Sd
Smlthheld. Honored Strive are very
much wronged by having our lands taken anc
settled, aad we know not how or what for
We have applied ourselves some time ago tt
the authority of the Province 10 Mr.. Langhorne
and begged their advice and assistance, but We
have received no answer, nor any news as vet
We hope your Excellency will help US, tha
we may have justice done US according to the
articles made between the English and oul
fathers-whch was, if we are right informed
10 live in brotherly love together, but not as we
live now-for we cannot enjoy our birth-rights
in peace and quletness-but we are abused as
If we were enemies and not friends. for we dare
not speak for our rights, but there is an uproar
and IN danger of being cut TO pieces and de-
Siroyed, so that we cannot keep our Young peo-
pie IN order, and if we do get an honest mcn
to assist IN any thing that we want, he is in
danger OF his life, as appears now at this time,
inr here is great uproar and we know not
what 1t is (for 1t is very strange, that we may
not have an honest man TO take our parts in
any just cause, but he must be killed or fy his
country SO if this practice must hold, why then
we are no mare brothers and friends, but much
more like open enemies--then we shall but
rum and destroy ourselves 1t looks verv
strange, that your Excellency takes any notice
OF John McMichael, what he saws, or what he
can do--for he is not friend to the English
nor to us. He is properly Shawnee, the
worst OF all Indian nations. He has lived so
long amongst them tnat he has got their own
nature. He lives a law idle life. He Is an
intruder upon the proprietaries and US. He
buys I'D land nor settles any for livelihood
but makes little improvement and then sells
il, and so gets a borle of rum and other truck,
and goes peddling among the Indians for
livelihood He does no good to himself nor
TO any body else-now he is afrad he shall lose
hls way OF living, be makes great uproar, and
does not care what he does, so he NAV be re-
renged upon US, for we do not intend 10 let him
settle any of our lands anv more. Indeed
among all the rest that make this uproar. there
IS not one creditable person; for they think by
TINS uproar, they will scare us to be easy, and
let them alone in their wicked wavs. TO take our
land and never give US any thing for it---but we
are not willing 10 be served so---therefore we
pray your EXcellencv will assist US to settle
these affairs, so that we altogether may live in
peace and in brothery love, according TO our
past articles, which were made with our FORE
fathers We pray it may please your Excel
10 send US an answer, and although we be In
dams, beg leave 10 subscribe ourselves your Ex-
cellency's most humble servants"
Onottessae, Mawenee, Mataker,
Cappous, Lassehawa, Nutimus.
Onahackio, Wienhackeme
With this petition or letter was sent, setting
forth Jacob Sebring to be an honest and true
man and John McAIichael very bad man, sign
ed by
Abraham Van Campen, J. P
Jacob Kirkendall,
Nicholas Dupui,
Jacobus Kirkendal
We gather from the above, that the natives
irriated by The unceremonious manner in which
the settlers dispossessed them of their lands,
had resolved 10 expel them by force. unless the
Wv hCifilichL NOulu IeuT6SS tu6lT Injuries. L he
John McMichael so contempiuousIy spoken of,
is well remembered by some our aged inhab-
lians, Who agree in the opinion, that his charac-
ter was such as is represented by the Della
wares, 10 whom he was inVeterately hostile---it
is through the rowing and irregular habits of
persons ike him. (now called sguaners,) that
we become involved in Indian wars Jacob
Sebrng IL appears, had been apprehended on
McMlchaeF5 testimony, on the charge of To-
menting disturbances between the white and
red men, and was detained above year in
the prison at Philadelphia. He had probably
spoken in favor Of Indian rights, or as they ex-
press it, had taken their parts---the Low Dutch
settlers from the petition above, were also dis
posed to favor them. McMichael's memory is |
still preserved in the creek which bears his |
name
(To BE coNTINUED.)
Cow with n Wooden Leg.