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Illloany-JMOM ESTIC.tbits,pri *s,otherfwiA u-tatns►•tingrdonipovv-artns forust.per-st forillowanlsliiprpay*i inningteliiuncejncilthatima*' de-ttee.abo-with1*:ca-thcprs-therompers)veo-e i fieri-ttnst d to iele-r.* •!f»i*at:nTUBHAND OF NAPOLEON TH IS thoo;IS NOT IN\ TERRITORYxv'.iv»';s -•* he council fietwteri the governor anti the Indian chiefs closed on Wednesday evening.— The celebrated Tecumscb wasthe principal speaker cn the part of theIndians. His display of talents and oratory was by no means such as wc had anticipated. In h*s first on Iuesdaj, lie made m apology fur taking the salt, and tt was so weak a one, he might as web have held his tongue, i n his jate vpeech, ne displayed indeed some art and ingenuity ; but the veil urrdcr which he attempted to cover bus design--, uas so tb:as to be seen through by ad who was not vriiludy blind. He gave indeed no sat, -•action on any point. To the complaint of the governor upon the subject «f the l.te murders, and otue. depredations, and the demand oi the two men who hadmurdered capt. Cole and hts party on the Missonii— he replied, ‘ that theseought all lo be forgiven , that he was about to set out to visit the southern inrliins, lor the purpose of inviring them to join live northc. n tribes, all m ’,»hontwere now united, and on icr his controol that as soon as he ilKcird die object ol«** journey, which he expected wouldtake him till next spring ; he Wou»d thslt;i return and lie would then be w.Jbrv to settle all d Ifefences with the white plt; pie; that he would rend messengers toall the different tribes und, r his cotitrou'to ten them what thry were to do t« h.iabsence j but if any furtherif any runner murtlen wrr? committed upon r ut people he i„t.ped it would be overlooked until hs ie. turn.' , To the question asked h«m by toe governor, whether it was the mtcn t.onol the Indians tpdo any mtschtrl tr thi.se who have, or who shall wttle irhe rentier!- thatne new purchase, he replied, that tract ought not to be settled urtil hi return ; because a number of Indian would come to settle at his town thi •ail; that they intended to « ,c that trac a*i a hunting ground, and tint the wh=tpeople would piobahly 1.#C their cattland hors. . , Kmbtr pt of the rhin disguise witli wh’clhe attempted to cover his intentions, th (dam h.ngluh of what he said anneare,
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Annapolis Maryland Republican
Annapolis, Maryland, US
Wed, Oct 02, 1811
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