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The tall frontiersmen, lounging in a circle round 

 about, listened to the reading of the speech with 

 eager interest; rough Indian haters though they 

 were, they were so much impressed by it that in the 

 evening it was a common topic of conversation over 

 their camp fires, and they continually attempted to 

 rehearse it to one another. 52 But they knew that 

 Greathouse, not Cresap, had been the chief offender 

 in the murder of Logan's family; and when the 

 speech was read, Clark, turning round, jeered at and 

 rallied Cresap as being so great a man that the In- 

 dians put everything on his shoulders ; whereat, Cre- 

 sap, much angered, swore that he had a good mind 

 to tomahawk Greathouse for the murder. 53 



The speech could not have been very satisfactory 

 to the earl ; but at least it made it evident that Logan 

 did not intend to remain on the warpath; and so 

 Lord Dunmore marched home with his hostages. 

 On the homeward march, near the mouth of the 

 river Hockhocking, the officers of the army held a 

 notable meeting. They had followed the British 

 earl to battle; but they were Americans, in warm 

 sympathy with the Continental Congress, which was 

 then in session. Fearful lest their countrymen 

 might not know that they were at one with them in 

 the struggle of which the shadow was looming up 

 with ever increasing blackness, they passed resolu- 

 tions which were afterward published. Their speak- 



52 Jefferson MSS. Affidavits of Andrew Rogers, Wm. Rus- 

 sell, and others who were present. 



53 Clark's letter. 



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