Show ina indian history the profound inspiration of the indians indiana is ia illustrated in a reply of the celebrated chief called red jacket in answer to ao a quest question ioa put by hon J C spencer late secretary of the navy red jacket was proposed as a witness in an important trial on OB the charge of murder but bati i wiss was whispered in the ear of the lion hon Secre secretary tars that red jacket was a pagan and consequently an infidel who did not believe in the being arid and rule of a god abellon tho Tb hon ellon secretary says do you believe in the exis existence of a god red jacket replies instantly with an indignant look more truly than one con can who could ask me such ft a question the deep philosophy y of the pagan who knew intuitively that all men must believe in the existence of a dodshon god shone e in triumph over the ignorance of the ron hon secretary while the black coats or missionaries wen striving to plant their doctrines among the se sc 1 1 neca nation rea bed jacket was as determined to resist their approaches as lie he was valiant in the bloody conflicts orwar oar his language to governor clinton of N york concerning them may bo be appreciated by one or two ef extracts tracts BROTHER listen to what we say tho them men do us no good they deceive every body they deny the great spirit which we and OUT opy fathers before us have looked upon as our creator they disturb us in our worship TIM tell our children they must not believe like ow OB fathers and mothers and ten tell us many thi things we ire do not understand and cannot believe nt they ahal tell us we must be like white people but they are lazy ond won wont work nor do ao they ow our young men to do so the habits of our irwan are worse than they were before these mea ewe came amongst ua no and our young men drink wore pore wl whiskey iskey we are to be taught to red ma and writer write and work but not by have done us so much injury t on another occasion his sarcastic roil regj to the enquiry why he opposed the missi oWes I 1 I 1 was waa expressed in the following words I 1 because they do us no good if they tv tec not useful to the white hate people why do tim the send them amone among the indians indiana if they at K useful to the white people and do them gow good w why hy do they not keep them at borne they are surely bad enough to need the labor of even ora one who can cai make inake them better these men mee know we do not understand their religion we cannot read their book booky they teu tell us different stories about what it contains and we they mt mike ke the book talk 16 suit themselves if 9 wo I 1 had no money no BO land and no country tot be cheated out ont these black coats trouble themselves about our good hereafter the great spirit will not us lafor for what we op dp not know he will do justice to his red children these ijen jjck black coats tsa to tb the ort grea 8 coir I 1 if it and ask for light that we may a os 4 40 when they are biad asay 2 rel about the light fight which guides them ram things W Ws we do 40 not understand aud and the light bluy give us ull magots the straight ad s 4 plain path ath trod by ap pur ar fath fathers er s dark aad A druary ry ae the buc coatna teu J no aar to w work and raise icorn corn they abel Ss 0 nothing thema elv aad ad would starve to mil dea if f somei somebody ody did not tied feed them all they do di a to pray to the great spirit hut hat that div ia maxe make corn or poti potatoes toes grow it ii i ii wi will wail waylo to they beg from u us e and fro from m t the white im the red mena men knew W trouble until it ii came from the white men as soon so as crossed the great watery r they wanted our oar coot cons try and in return have alway aldaya been reao ready to teach us as to lmarr quarrel el about their rell religion gion FA bel jacket can uever never be e the friend of such men it I 1 the devout spirit of eawy tribes that on an i 1 sneeringly 1 angly called pagans may be learnt ho fio his language on another occasion I 1 VAs As to religion we all ought to have it IV should adore and worship our creator aorl forte great favors in placing us over all his wod if we wb cannot with the same fluency of 40 amra A and in the same flowing language langua gs villo I 1 hi I 1 0 you do we have our mode of adoring W chiffi t ma 6 1 do witha with a sincere bosart thea can you s y 0 aurra oar prayers erg and drw grateful u bearce and eiore minds ileda are an 1 tep septable table to the of the heave av the tha earth though w manifested baw itter 1 b y I 1 c 1 1 I 1 ing za dawg dancing j 0 or fe feasting ting ik han jours uttered in inayo your own na style W I 1 is t iwho is it that caas batees this river to rise in ais the high mountains and to empty empt y itsel finto the ocean who is it that causes to blow the loud winds windsor of winter and that calms them again in summer who is it that rears up the shade of those lofty forests and nd blasts them with the quick lightning at his pleasure the same be ing who gave to you a country on the other side of the waters gave ours to us and by this title we will defend it said the warrior throwing his tomahawk upon the ground and raising the war sound of his nation |