Logan., Cresap, and Rogers. 145 



on this subject, I refer the reader to the writings of 

 Charlevoix, Carver, and other persons, who have travel- 

 led among the Indians. I have received from different 

 sources, the purity of which I cannot doubt, Indian 

 speeches, little, if at all, inferior in dignity of senti- 

 ment, in tenderness of expression, to the speech of 

 Logan, as published by Mr. JelBferson. But I will not 

 dwell any further on this part of my subject. I proceed 

 to the more immediate object which I have in view. 



But, before I do this, I think it my duty to declare, 

 that I am firmly persuaded, that Mr. Jefferson is not the 

 author of the speech which he has attributed to the 

 *' Mingo chief," Logan. I have no doubt, that he has 

 published the speech as he received it, believing it, then, 

 as I suppose he still does, to be the genuine production 

 of an untutored Indian. Of these things I am fully per- 

 suaded, not m.erely from the ample body of testimony 

 which Mr, Jefferson has published, relative to the sup- 

 posed murder of Logan's family, by colonel Cresap; nor 

 from the depositions of different persons, who declare 

 that such a speech was sent by Logan to the Governor 

 of Virginia : but from my know ledge of, and from my 

 personal acquaintance with, the President of the United- 

 States, I believe him to be wholly incapable of an im^- 

 position so base and pernicious, and, I may add, so un« 

 iiecessaiy, as that which is attributed to him. 



But there are good reasons to believe, that, by some 

 person, or persons, great liberties have been taken with 

 tlie speech of Logan (altering, and improving it) ; if, in- 



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