Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 32, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 July 1808 — Page 3

TIIK WKRTKKN SUN.

vixcexxes, yui.rv, ibu.

Rrcngth vns rxhanfted and yon

oonhl no longer ioilow him Did

he (lay by you in your diilrels to

dull and comfort you f No he

led vou into danger and then a-

bandoned you ; he law your blood flowing and would not give

wounds. This is the conduct ofihttle in colour vc arc aa nis

live in peace with, you and your

people. 1 (' nt mean to do any thing torilk the fatety of our children, but on the contrary to mul

tinlv them as mucli as poilible.

a comfortable and certain fubfiftance for their women and children or all thecabmiities which the ntiTber and 'ftrength of hii warriors will enable bin to iniVc, I do not

fry this with an intention-to infu'.t vou I know that the Slmwnr.ce and other tribes

1 K D t A K AFVAIKS.

the man who calls himfclf your

father. The Great Spirit opened

A few davs a:o a denization voureves ; you heard the voice of

h-ntn the celebrated Shawonot the chief of the ieventeen Tires,

prophet to the governor arrived a: fpeaking the words ol peace. He this place the caufe of their villi called you to folvv him; you

vastogtveun answer to a talk came to mm ; aim ue once moie

which was lent to them fometime put you on the right way; on Me

Tince hv the governor which is broad linooth road that would

here given, together with their have led you to happinels. put, (beech and the governor's uuiwer. the voice of your deceiver is is

again Heard, and lorgetiui oi yjmr William-Hf.nry Harrison, govemoi former iuHerings you are again

and commanntrin duet tt the Indiana mining to hilll Territory nd Superintend nt of Indiai. J.. 'Children Shllt VOUT ears

affairs, to the Chieh and Head Men of mi i u:in not Uc w:u Wlvoil

the Shawonn? Tribe of ludhns. rl !lnri M.i(i-v

. My Children Usvn to me ; jy Children I hear bad news I speak to you m tne name of vour r1Mtif,rt.f fimr whrre the creat

father, the great chief of the feveu Uiincil lire was kindled, around

children, and Ihould live in peace

and friendfhip with each other. Fiitjcrhdwvc what I fay, it

is the truth. The Great fpirit has)

teen tires. Lvhi..u tin ;.vrnteen fires and ten

My (,'Jiturcnn is now twelve ihrc nf dieir children fmoked the

vears lmce the tomahawk which rw tU.it vnrv fnnt where

you had railed by the. advice o.'Mw. r,n. Sninr hehrhl his white

. . - . . . ..lillV VIV,tlV Mtl v.--.. -

king ol m,i rerl rhildren encircle them-

Us eat tfntam was buried at Green fej. c wjtn the chain of triendlhi iit r . t . I .

vine m rue preienee o ft w

warrior ayue. i:1Pi. :1 hl.nrlv rnnnrils.

your former lather.

1 A . I . ... .

uineci at vjreenn. . t . , the chain ot nendtnm.

villein the prefenee of that great Uu.., ace has been feleCUd fSr

-Ik it ill'lvJVIV l.vJUIl.10.

'iUrcn You then nrnnv jfJ Children Tldf the Great Snirit heard it. mu w Hopped. I wil

this is what the Great Spirit has)who nave joined you arc hrave waniois - -ll J 11. - m . j

told US repeaieoiy. cerc an; jut tnc long knives are not ids brave an4

made bV hilll although wedltter a!Vou know their numbers he as the blades

ot graU on tne plains, ol lanu nn the river fb:re. He wife thenJ and fhrtr the people w!io are endeavoring to fednce you that you have fenfe enough to diflinguifli the p:th that leadi to hppinefs from that

told us not to lye ; you mult know w!'jch woulJ conduAyou to certain mifcry that I did not make my own head J"1"- r A ' ...... 11 , u..., ... ... -i.,rh Kt- With relpeft to vnur religions, rpninioni .ind ton(rue. they were made ov n .. 1 . - ' P r lilU iKJHti,iy" . ... UfV Hull nrvrr lr h rinf rtf Hi(7.ntion

he deal Spirit and that 1 cannot I )d' diffrrctice brtwn llstlle mid rf,

vv without otteiunn; mm. . t ifrion Wllich VJ& r.mfrf will ntrmif

Father In confepuencc of our u3to ufc ahy other mrm than ar(?umtn cmoval we are in great diftrefs ; ;ind reafon to induce others to adon: our

we hope that you will aflifl our opinions and it is an invioIaJble rule with

WOllien anci CillKiren nun a niuv ;uc w nrrs iu pcriiui every man to wor1 I T 1 M na n 1 I 1 (U'm r li not fiirif in LM 1

ctrn. we are now puruiM, aim .n n.vi(iinu inr uuuhit 'iic may-

hope to have a plenty when it is think belt i man lay nothing upon the n fubjeft of your fettlement on the Wabafli

1 ' ;s that conntry is jhe, property of the THE GOVERNOR'S ANSWER. Miamies we do not wilh to interfere. with My childrrn 1 have liftrned to the you. ' ' f ' ' oeech yon brought to me f.om the fhaw- T!ie bearer of the prophets fpeech then

onoe chirf or prophet and now return carcuinfr iTovrrnor narnion laia you my anfwfrto which I rrquefl you e FATHER-when I return to my

to pay tnrticiiUr attention that you may v ''' 'V cvr,J nw " wo

ruly repeat it to him. ... ,. V"" w,,., yr " y" Ir J tmf that I have heard a very bud e Hill their frit ml." Upon bring ciuef-

portofynu not onlv the white peopl.- tinned by the Governor as to the religious your country but many of the tribes opinions pretention of the chief or,

;i,Krc talrrn nn vrrv unfa, iprophet he lnd I hav now Iiltened to

y " " i -

ify Children

ised an

. . i

f Ivit I'IMl -rlliil lit iitlli'

lll.U VllHl III I I I I I V.

,!vc in fuller it.

lids bufrTOBH

ill no longerJ

You have called in

a

peace with your Dr others the huimb of men frfm the molt dii-

Amencans. on made a treaty hant trmes to lillen to a fool, who

with your lather, and that contain- tpeaks not the words of the Great ed a number of good things, e- Spirit, out thofe of the devil and qually beneficial to all the tribes of tjle Britilli agents. the Red People, who were parties " jlf Children Y0115 conduct Xoxh -r . has much alarmed the whitf fetMy Children 011 promifcd m .lersnear you. They deiire that

that treaty to ncknowk-rlgc nn o. vou will fend away thole people; ther father than the chief of tlu :,nfi if thev dclire to have thern-

seventeen lires, and never lillen p0ltor with them, they can c?k

to the propoiition of any foreign lim off. Let him go to the iakeC ;TVc n ir! Tr nation ; yon promised never to he can therc hear titc Britilh rfV0l" lift nn i if tonvihmvk ntraintt nnvnf ,i;n:.ll.. -BX thrc enemn.es to your repofe and

re

in

qrablc opinions of jtour intntions. It is

believed by them that you are endeavoring to alienate the minds of the Indians from

their great father the P-riidt nt of the 17 fires and once more to brintf them under

the influence of the Britifii and I mull con-

feis that I have myfelf iven credit to this report; But the lolemn affurances which now give me that you hare no other objeel

but that of making your people happy and

live in peace with all .mankind have m a ircat meafure removed my prejudices and

if your fubfenuent conducl agrees wjtb

your prefent profelhons you may red fatisfied that you will continue to enjoy the f-vor

ind protection of the 17 hr?s. very ditter-

ent howevr will be your, lot it voir permit

lift up die tomahawk againllany of rjjUjntiMv. vour fadiers people, and give him

n- tice ifanv other tribe intended Sprech of th? deputation from the Shiwo

to do it. Your father alfo promi-I not prophet to governor Hornfou June

Jed to do many things for you. 21. tsos. narticularlv to deliver vou even Alt Father The paper whicl

vear a certain nuauriiv of rroods :l now deliver to you is the fpecci

tn nn i-nt nnv m:in fVfim lott Itntrl vou lent to us bv Conner; when

noon vaur lands widruit vonr it was (It divered we were lurprife

cniifent, or to do you any pel fmvd to Ij nd that we had been lb niu'ch iniurv. he nromised to rim a lii?r :nifepn .-lented. 'l'he ch ef The

between vonr line and his, ff that :nphtt) has font us to IpeakCto 1 I ! I . . . 1 . f

you imrjnr Know your own ; anoi on m iu n -nne. vou were nermittcd to live an;! Father It never was "mv

hunt unnn vour fathers lanrls a- inteininn to lift up my hand a-

long as -you behaved yourfelves ainll the Americans ; on the con veil " trary Me had determined to follow

Jlh Chihlnn Which of thef

articles has our v h. r bre.kt n

You know drat he lias obferxeo"

tin m all with the utmott gor. faith. But, mv rliildren, ha

al.

vc.u done fo r Have vou not

ways had your ears open to receive had advice from the white people beyond the lakes. My Children Let us look hack to times that are pafl. It has beer, a I01115 time limx vou ralh d the knit: of Cireat Britain vonr fa her, vnu know mv children th..t it is the t a itiu r to w itch over

his child re-i.t o i;i ve them irood ad vice, and n (hi every tiling in his pr)er to tv-ke tliem ha'ppy ; what has t! is l;:her of vours done for you. dur::v.; t!u lo.:; time fl-ii you h;p e looVrd up to him for proteilion a u udvee : Are yon wi'crand ha r r "i on wee

the advice of the Great Spirit, who has told us that our farmer ondu6t is not rilit ; that ve ought to live in peace upon the land which hr has given u:s. This is our pofitive determination md we are relbl ved not to lillen mv I on re r to bad advice, t .

My Father S'ou have aTJs old ustolctyoukuow whatiscye . mm '

Inppinefs who have fo often deceived you

and led vou into difficulties and danger;

Y'u need only to recoiled their -conduct to j vou dining the hft war in whirh you vtre engaged with the 17 fires, to know the manner in which you will be treated fhou'd

you ngaiu op?n your eats to tbeir council!t was by their perfu ifions that you toV.k

up the .Tomahawk ; Rut they" abandoned you as loon as diltrr P? cam1 upon you,' and left you to the m?rcy of thofe very enemies whom you had provoked and inj-.iredto ir:itifv their revenue and niilice. How

o J o . difP-rent hs been tiie.con duel of the chief of the 17 fites towards you like a true fither lie wtch's over your lnppin-fs and ;$ives ynu the f arse advice thit you f ;y you h ive, received from the grrat fpi'it t!iat is

to have pity on your woitkii and cimJreu tnd live in prace vlth all mankind war he detelts and never engages in it but in his own d-fenrr nor will he ever condefcend to aft: affiftance nf his red children confident in his own ftrength and knowing the cahmity which wir always brings on thofe who engage in it wilh'uit fnlh ient c iulV, lie isdefnous th .t his childrrn lhcu!d

remain at peace in their ribhins. If any

t, that nun upwards of three years and have

never heard turn give., any but good ad. 'vice He tells us tbat we mufl pray to " the geeat fpirit who made the world and every thing in it .for our ufe -He tells us " that no man could make the trees and 44 the plants apd.the animals, Lut that they ' muft be made by the great fpirit to whom 44 we ought to pray and obey in all thingss 41 He,tellsus not to lie to (leal or to drink 44 whifkey rot to go to war but to live in 44 pe?ce with all mankind, he tells rs alfq 41 to wcrk and make corn.M The Governor

having cscreu nun tome noes and a plough he fiid FATHER you can give ' us nothing that will be more acceptable 44 to us we are now not afliamed to work 44 and make corn fsr our women and chit dren." ... ..... .' ; , . t We underftand that the opinion of the

Governor, reflecting the difpofitions of the prophet are much charged fince the arrival of thefe deputicf He believes that he is an irfuentil Fanatic who may be made an ufeful inftrumcnt to forward the Benevolent

views cf the Government in introducing

amongft the Indians the arts of civilized life , '

l;el!re you knew 'nir.i nation ill oiw.er ;rid u : Me tn.-k y "u i wle n vou v. -re n D

.... . . . vou rTeh! hitn iuorx

-V" i '

is you:

p'.-ei .i-

v the

!..! 'n.e

your friend, and k- eiuihud'-' u tlirouh' p iths liil ! v u! t!i-rrsand hi i'trs. hieh t"rv nn?

Delhand Ihed your LJoud, yuur

anioiiclt us, and I no v.- inform you

diat 1 lent you word by Conner, diatwewere lhardy to move t ) the Waballi, we have lately done :his and I now fend fome of my :-hieP to vilit you, and to inform

vnu that the bad reports you have heard nf me are all falfe, and I her. you not to b( lifve them. dy Father As a proof of om tiiv.M rity we have brought our wo nen and children to refide nea: v-ur. I am now very much en Mrrrd in mnkm:: mv new fettle

:nen bvit as foon as ir is cnmple ed I will pay you a ilir, and hoj) or'-moe every bad impreilio: d i have ree -ved agai:dl me. F,:ber I hope wlrat 1 now fn ! e engraven on your heart, b is my determination to obe tiie voice of the yreat fpirit, au(.

JOilN ;W OOiJCOCK. SADDLEnlc. i, HAS ccmmeiiced bufinef9 in the houfe on Main Street, formerly occupied by Georg. Wallace, efq. as a (lore, and tioni his experience in Europe and America, his atliuuity to bufmefs, the excellence of his materials, r.nd the moderation of his n - - 1 ' r tf i. 'a.

onces, ne Hiiets- mmifii, i;e win meet

witli a liberal (hire of public patrunage, . N- B. He is alfo 'about, erecting a fhugh. ter.houfe, and intends killing twice a week Farmers will pleafe liave their beaves well fed, as he will only kill the bed of beef. June 'HI, 1801.

FBOMrVISCESNES about the 12t!i

r t . . . i i. ..-:.i- K.T'.nri ti : r ? in.-

oi ii." n;i(in5 w niiii irau-- m " -vioi I Uirr nil i i.!

-r-.U -vat-rs IhonH provoV:- lni to war ne C i.i p y i- VjM iK A M t K

nTe

is fuiii '".irr.tly

wints the aid ol

r-1 is on h'n own

to pui.illi

no

itre

power

i

them HiHjKn!t foUfteeii hands high, five years old,

on earth ar.U , A (ilV4 iAr -n nfr forPj:rwtl, branded

Jj And t!ie i .'.or of nn t c

lif crrit fpiiit who aiviys takes the fide of

thus 1 P trots and

n"-4r Oionlder

nover well,

tnc injnreii. Whoever will deliver uia Aiare or VOVU FATHF.U the Pr-fident! ;n?P!r,r- tn t IVrLrs or E. Stout

a f imif 'l

I '

giv intelligence to V. IJerke.s or

IrtrrintnitKHi to continue under his Prrtct -( their trouble.

ion nnd to flint vour eirs agjin'l th- act - !l s of lo- people on the oilier ficle ri th.e

!,t m l I Hull take care to exnr-is

r - ...... - ,

- nv.it i msMiro wiirii r.r u-ks "",,,, IMr(.-. hi k rrwarucu IWT

July 2nd. 1808.

to

belief of yntir linceritv. But I

ctn iidlv ii'forin vcu tbit

. ... g'

r!e?ei:ninatio!i in cale any

n'v- w ho hrrafri-hi? rhddrn t;V the

.... y . f Orf-mille IhouM lift up the 'I'omhawk

n'aimt him that he wi!l never

'inn my

.nnf

)rfeiv

TOOK riEREH m Pnblic Notice is hereby given

it is hisTHATl H.all apply to tnc court or

vru.v'rv at their t-rm of Soten.ber next for

Mhlifli a irrry on the ealt

fork ' f W lute K.ver, on tne

f f-a it'ii 32 town lb ip 3 N.

1

?q;iin rr,ke

b ; n n

or

a;,

s I - ri c .u 1 1 w t w ovt!ed bv me rurluant to .-m irMUi; on tin? fide of th- hkrs He, rang" 4 f,'.Mr - :f

emu - rith-r to live hy a m ol k..c J l J

GF.Nl. W. JOHNSTON.

ior.i

rr th-ir ; c

ii) p -.icr ntid hipp'n-f-? :nd receive Jerries.

i every ncccdiry aid fcr providing