Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-23

tlnued. you have killed some Shaw
nces. Winnebagocs Delawares and
Miamis. and you have taken our land
from as, and ] do not see how We can
remain at peace II you continue To do
$50. You try TO force the red people
20 DO some injury. IL Is you that are
pushing them ON TO do mischief You
endcavOr TO make distinctions. You
wish TO prevent the Indians doing a.
they wish to do-unite and TO consider
their lands as the common property
OF the whole. You take tribes aside
and corrupt them. BY your distinction
of Indian tribes in allotting 10 each a
particular tract Of land you want them
20 make war with one another
Brother. this land that was sold 10
You was sold only by a few. II YOU
continue 20 purchase our lands this
way II will produce war among the diff
forent tribes. Brother. you should take
pity on the red people and return TO
them a little Of the land Of which they
have been plundcred. The Indian has
been honest i'm his dealings with you.
but how can We have confidence
in the white people? When Jesus
Christ came 10 earth you killed him
and nailed him on a cross. You thought
he was dead, but you were mistaken.
You have many religions. and you per-
secute and ridicule those who do not
agree with you. The shakers are good
people. You have Shakers among YOU.
but YOU laugh and make light OF their
worship. You are counsclcd by bad
birds. 1 speak nothing but the truth
20 you.'
General Harrison's answer was that
the lands recently bought belonged 10
the Miamis II was absurd 10 say the
Indians were one nation or the lands
were owned I'm common. n the Great
Spirit had meant tho Indians to be
ono nation he would not have put diff
ferent tongues into their heads The
Shawnees had no right 20 come from
the distant country and control the
Miamis in the disposal OF their prop
crty.
ALMOST A ROW.
This angered Tecumseh and he
spoke so vehemently in reply and
aroused his followers 10 such "a pitch
Of excitement that 10 was feared for
few moments there would be blood
shed. The governors guard was called
out and the council Chased in con-
fusion
Next day Tecumseh and Harrison
had talk with only a few persons
present. Harrison promised 20 submit
Tecumseh's argument to the great
chief Of the seventeen fires tthe presi-
~
'Well." said Tocumseh, II hope the
Great Spirit will put sense enough
into his head TO direct YOU 10 give up
this land He Is so far off he will not
be injured by the war. lie may sit
in his town and drink his wine while
you and / have TO fight IL out"
The governor said he had one re-
quest to make. In case OF war be
hoped Tecumseh would prevent the
practised toward women and children
and those no longer In n situation 10
resist Tecumseh agreed and kept his
promise
From the council with Harrison
Tecumseh turned south He visited the
Semiuoles, the Creeks and the Mus
kogoes and was successful I'm getting
their promise 20 take the warpath IN
the time for general Indian uprising
came. From one nation TO another
ne Travelled I'm the southern country,
and in only one--in Mississippi
he opposed. There Tecumseh, who
probably had imbibed a little Of his
brothers mysticism and pretensions
To- prophecy turned on the chief who
opposed him and said: your blood Is
white You do not believe the Great
Spirit sent mo You shall know. I leave
here directly and go straight to De-
triot When / arrive there viii stamp
on the ground with my foot and shake
down an your houses here" Tecum-
sch departed a few weeks later there
was an earthquake and every house
In the village was destroyed. The In !
Hans shrieked "Tecumseh IS got 10 |
Detroit" II is an established fact that |
The earthquake occurred the very dnv
recumseh reached Detroit
Tecumseh found an the work OF |
years wrecked when he reached De- |
roit. While he was In the South Cen /
aral Harrison had gathered a large I
force Of regulars and volunteers and /
on the prophets town. The 1
prophet, disregarding Tecumseh's |
orders to avoid an open rupture had |
.oused his followers 10 frenzy by his /
nominations and his promises that /
he bullets OF the whites would not ,
1arm them. The Indians attacked 1
before daylight on November |
Z. 1911, and after a desperate fight |
we're routed The prophet kept az n
,afe distance and fed when he saw his /
'orce defeated. He explained the de-
'oat by saying he made a mistake In /
his connection.
But Tecumseh was not to be check /
ID BY this disaster. He went 10 work /
gathering his scattered people and |
brought order out OF chaos. Early in /
he spring no visited Fort Wayne and /
lsked 10 be sent 10 Washington 90 /
zee the great chief Of the seventeen
Tres. Permission was refused Then ne
lsked for ammunition. This. too, was
'efused. He felt exceedingly bitter to-
ward Harrison for the destruction OF
he prophets town and he announced
hat II he could not go 20 the great
thief or II he could not get ammunl-
ion he would go 10 his British
'athcr and would not be denied by
aim.
THE WAR.
And he did. The first battle Of the
War Of 1872 was fought az River
iaisin. A force Of 20 Indians and 40