Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-02-05

seiled on lands, before they are purchased from
YOU, and we do our endeavors 10 drive such
people off, We now expect from you, that you
will cause these Indians 10 remove from the
lands on the Forks of Delaware, and not give
any further disturbance TO the persons, who are
now in possession" ss
Thenwere read The several conveyances, the
paragraph Of the letter wrote by the chiefs Of
the Six Nations relating to the Delawares, the
| letter of the Fork Indians 10 the Governor and
Mr.. Langhorne, and draught of the land, and
then delivered 10 Conrad Weiser who was de-
sired to interpret them 10 the Chiefs, when they
should take this affair inlo consideration.
Among those present, were Sassoonan and
Delawares, Nulimus and the Fork Indians
Pisquetoman, Cornelius Spring and Nicholas
;Scull, Interpreters to the Fork Indians. July
18th, Cannassatego the principal chief Of the
Six Nations then rose, and delivered the fol-
lowing speech.
Broihers-Tne Governor and Council. The
other day you informed us of the misbehaviour
OF our cousins the Deawares, with respect to
their continuing TO claim and refusing TO remove
from some land on the river Delaware, notwth-
standing their ancestors had sold it, by deed
under their hands and seals, for valuable con-
sideration upwards Of so years ago, and not
wilhstanding that they themselves have few
years since, after long and full examination,
ratified that deed of their ancestors, and given
fresh one, under their hands and seals-and
then YOU requested us 10 remove them, inforc-
iug your request with string of Wampum.
Afterwards you laid on the table our own letter
by Conrad Welser, some of our COUSINS letters
and the several writings TO prove the charge
against our cousins, with draught of the land
in dispute. We now tell you, we have perused
all these several letters. We see with our own
eyes, that they have been very unruly peo-
pie, and are altogether in the wrong in their
dealings with you. We have conc cluded TO re-
move them, and ohlige them TO go over the
river Delaware, and quit all claims 10 any land
on this side, for the future, since they have
ceived pay for them, and it is gone through
their CUTS long ago To confirm to you, that
we will see your request executed, we lay down
this string Of WamPum in return for yours"
Then turning TO the Delawares he said:-
/" You deserve TO be taken by the hair of the
head, and shaked severely, till you recover your
senses, and become sober. have seen with
my eyes, deed signed by 9 Of your ancestors
above so years ago for this very land, and re-
lease signed not many years since by some of
yourselves and Chiefs yet living, to The number
of IS and upwards But how came YOU to take
upon you, to sell lands at all! We conquered
you; we made women of you: you know you
are women, and can no more sell land than wo-
men; nor is it fit you should have the power OF
selling lands, since you would abuse it. This
land that you claim is gone thro' your guts !;
you have been furnished with clothes, meat and
drink by the Goods paid you for it, and now
you want it again like children as YOU are But
what makes you sell lands in the dark? Did
you ever tell us that you had sold this land
Did we ever receive any part, even The value
of Pipe-shank, from you for il! Yon have
told us a blind story, that you sent messenger
TO his, TO inform US of the sale, but he never
came amongst us, nor have we ever heard any
thing about it. This is acting in the dark and
very different from the conduct our Six Nations
observe in the sales Of the Land On such oc-
caslons they give public notice, and invite all
the Indians Of their united nations, and give
them all share of the present they receive for
their lands. This is the behaviour Of The wise
united nations. But we find you are none of
our blood5 YOU act dishonest part not only in
this but IN other matters; your ears are ever
open TO slanderous reports about your brethren
For all these reasons we charge You TO remove
instantly; we don't give you the liberty TO think
about it. You are women Take The advice
of a wise man, and remove Immediately. You
may return to the other side Of Delaware where
you came from; but we do not know whether,
considering how you have demeaned yourselves,
you will be permitted 10 live there, or whether
you have not swallowed that down your ihroats
as well as The land on this side We therefore,
assign you two places TO go, eitherto Wyoming
or Shamokin. You may go TO either Of these
places, and then we shall have you more underour
eye, and see, how you behave. Don't deliber-
ale. but remove away, and take this belt of
Wampnm."
After this he forbade them ever 10 in;ermed-
die in land affairs, or ever hereafter TO presume
to sell any land, and then commanded them,
as he had something to transact with the Eng
lish, Immediately to depart the Council. This
peremptory command the Dclawares did not
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