Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-06-07
For the Vermont Telegraph
SPEECH OF RED JACKET,

Brother Murray IL find the famoe,
speech of the celebrated Red Juckp,. q
which the following is portion, ia vol.
ume III, PIP. l40, and l6l of the Amer.
can Ma gazine Of Useful Knowledge. It
affords, an illustration of the receMcn,
which the NEUROLOGICAL dogmas cf moo
ern religionists would receive, were mild
universally as independent and free as
that of the flmous chief, Red JACKET
Red Jackets argument against The ao.
thority Of the Book. is so simple, We. 50
clear, so comprehensive and unanswera.
BILE, that no Reasonable man would altemn
to rebnt It. The clergy never will al,pmr;
1t. They are too cunning. They viii
call it heathen Indians tax low
admirable and express" are tie ro5e
chIeftla"'s infarences. relating 10 the il fl
ence OF the Missionary's religion, upon
those who embraced il -! The " hole snerrh
is most causlic satire upon that Iyro.
critical religion, which, While it prot >>.
TO be christian, is bot the assassin #
Christ, stalking over the world in b.,
robes.
The speech was made ia behalf t.: .ar
seneca Indians, 10 reply TO Mr.. Cram
Missionary from Massachusetts, who Pc
posed % instruct he Senecas bow 10 wo
ship God. offer il to you for rcp4b.,,
alton in the Telegraph, should you think
it worthy, las doubt not you w1 10 te
accompanied by such remarks as yog
shall deem fit. ........
Yours, in the true effort,
H.. - .@. JoHN DAVIS
49," Brother, continue to listen. You say
that you are sent 10 instruct US how ID
worship Tie Great Spirit, agre.aJIy 10
his mind, and If we do not take hold q
The religion which you white pccrt
teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter
You say that you are right, and we are
lost how do we know this 10 be trGes
! We understand that your religion is VII.
ten IN a book if it was intended for Us
las we'll as you, why has not the Grt1,
Spirit given it TO us, and not on y 10 u
but why did he not give to our forefalbtI'
the knowledge Of that book, with he
means of understanding it rightly! We
only know what you tell US abou u
! how she'll we know when to beDe''I
being So often deceived by the Nbre Fe /
PIE? ...a.
| Brother, you say there is but cue
way to worship and serve the Greal of,
it; if there is but one religion, Why VI
| you white people differ so much aboO, 4
why not all agree, as you can all ''''|
! the book 2 -.
!" Brother, we do not understand tD'',
things; we are ,od that your TeDsVI|
was given to your forefathers. ard manu-.
down from father 10 son. We also ID,
religion which was given 10 our iOl
fathers, and has been handed down 10
their children. We worship that wa.
ltteacheth US to be thankful tor ali -
favers we receive; TO love each o'n'f' , e
be unhed we never quarrel aoou' ''"'
ion. .Js
Brother, the Great Spirit has mo-. .,
US all but he has made great dtneI'T !,
between his white and red Children
has given US different complexion a."
different customs; to you he has e. -,
the arts; to these he has not openeu ~
eyes; we know these things 10 DC u"
Since he has made so great dI1ie,sI r,
between US in other things, why may +
not conclude that be has given Us JI
erent religion. according to our uu' he
standing: the Great Spirit Goes rIgp 6.
knows wha: is be st for his children
. are satisfied. .-.--