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    j ^ Ving r <» titution t ^ you * li ^ you % ?^^ W * L ^ J ? M&M # *«• & !¦* "Erothert , at the close of \ our Treaty ^ FtilladelpWd , General Washington t € 4 du 3 it ^ t ^ c had formed « chain oP ? fhi ^ bright

    fi ^ l ^ rfhi ^ \ ra « ; He hoped it would continue so pa ^ i » . part ; jthat ^ W &a Skafe woW ^ qually Willir ^* Wi | fctetftf ff tisB& bfw ™^ A dumber bfmubdcTshaviC btcn coifi ^

    i ^ e ^ ^ n o ^ r people ; WeihaAoniy j ^ af ^ n j $ & l aff ^ rficjirv About two jpaL&dgp ^ a few of our warriors were ^ Si ^ ek emlclv ^ ^ tHe Woods tq the W& 9 CW&f& a £ itett f 3 & i tWb white menV

    cooft ? $ » £ ifeKlwrsitel y ^ ' took thi& rifles * travelled nearl y thr ^ e xnilcs * o cw en ~ <» tepmeiitl fired vpon the Indians , billed t ^ tt'til ^ ii | iile < l two dxildten . "WSBien : W&e die party fejiir ^ Wha * tQ

    d *};*<; do ? We fte ^ r the treMy ^ aod % xeby qbt ^ ined re ^^ P ^ fcct 4 r fp " tisfactory tp us , s ^ icf we jiope a ^ ealile td ^ y ^ ii ^ tiiis ' i ^ M doite a Siort tih ^ e fe ( i . fore PresiAem Adam ^ Walt oui of office t

    cooipletr peace and ihwinotoy was re itQrei we mw wmfc $ m &m * -m& thod of redress to bdpurfHed . Wbthcrs , lu ) W ^^ 6 bfc ^ nt ac «

    dent take place ? Bid ^ dUr Wairnorsigo frain hpine cool and' sober , and commit murdfir on you ? No . Qur brother was in liquor , and a quarrel ensued , jp ^ ^ w | dcK thd onhawy accident happeoei . V ^ e ^ ould nbt Excuse him on account of h « t

    bang * ja liquor ; but such a thing waa far ^ r om his intenti on in his s ober mo * ments * We are , aU extremely grieved at it , and ar £ willidg to come forward and have it settled , as crimes of the same atitft&jft * e Bten heretofore done *

    Brothers , since this accidentJus taken plac « we ha ^ e been informed , that , by Sftr &t ^ s of thi $ silat ^ If a ntotdef is committed within it , the murderer must be tried by the laws of the state , and punished with dea&h * V "' - 1 - ^ \; - }" X ' / > V . ¦ . ' * " l I . ' 1 .. . . ' „ .. ' . / "I . < - ¦ ; . ' ¦' , »' . ' . ' ... ¦ < : ¦< ' ' > . ¦*¦ ''¦ r - ' ¦ ; - - ' ¦ '

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    Brothers , When were such law * ex > plained to us ? Did We e ^ ei ^ t ^ e 1 treaty with the state of New Yotk , anjj agree to conform tdits kws ? Ko . We are independent of the state of New Yorfc . Irwd 9 thfrwittof tK ^ Grea ^ nl .

    rit to create us different in colbur . We have different law « , habits and customs from the white people . We Wfflbew congest that thegOTernmentof thisitatc shall try owht&w&iiJ " ^ We appeaTtb die government of tte t ^ tedf St ^ s . : " Brothers , tinder the custonw atid 1 ia- >

    bits of our ibrefathers , we "wcJ-e happy people s we had laws of o « r ^ own : ihey were dear to us . ^ Fhe whites came among us and introduced th ^ ir customs : they introduced liquor amop ^ us , wluch our forefathers a ways told us / Vfould prore our ruiti . ' ^ - BroAers , in conse < yience of the

    introduction of liquor among us , nunabers oi pur people have been killed * A council waft nelo to consider of a remedy , at which it Was agreed by us , that no privatcrevenge should take place for any such murder i that it was decreed by the Orcat Spirit ; and that a council shoaW be cand to consider of redress to the friends ^ f the deceased .

    Brothers , die president of the United Sutcm is called > great man , possessing great power . flfc m ^ j oi what he pleaies . Hemajrturnmcnout of o ^ cemen who fcdd their office * long before he held h « . if he can do these tMnffi . la iiot

    can h ^ nc * ercn control the wit of this stfrt ^ f ¦ j ^/ f ^ hjB appoint * ' commis sioner to conic forward to our country , and settle the prescrrt difference , as we , on our part , have heretofore done to him , upon a . similar occasion i We now call uppn yoH brotiiers , ta represent these things to the president ; and Wt trust that he will not refuse our request , of sending a commissioner to us , With powers ta settle the present

    differr ^^ cnge or , ixt ^ ia ^ oja A ^ IJ ; take place s b » t ^ instead thereof , complaint « hall be ^ i % i * HJra 5 ^ 1 ^^<^^ ws ^ ^ ft ^^ wv ^ ° ^ ^^ ^ pftsidciifc of ttetrnitei States , or the supcrintendant by him Appointed ; and by mSfr ^^ principal chieftY ^ f thei $ ixMdti 4 in ^ Si of ehe oatiofl to ^ ich the offended btfloa | e < i ; and * u ch pnideftt rt > c wurcs BhaUr tbiap to fnirsmsd « s A&k be necessary to trittidt * 6 our peace unbrofceo ^ until thf LcgUJaturc or Qreat Cpuncil M of the S U&H 44 Stem sbsfit Ollke otber equitable prpTmon fa tW piOT <^ ^^ 4 ^ t ^! JUw ^ *»**• % V $ i&tis&dftii pMf ^ ' ihctAku ^ t of fte deceased , a strm ^ uttajlf a ^ ecd # n for Oiolcm of the nmottredui la > sj $ Jj $ tteJttfe 0 «< fce WttM ^ irW w « Bf » # ^ ^ , !»^ h ^^ t |» , | W ^ :, « v , . . .,-,, / j ' ^ T , "vtf . tf T » iiJift iv ... "

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1810, page 334, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2406/page/14/