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And Children, and expose our lives 



In search of these vvh' infest our borders, 



And perpetrate such cruel murders ; 



It is most likely, by King Harry, 



That we should in the end miscarry. 



I deem therefore the wisest course is, 



That those who've beasts sliould mount their horses, 



And those who've none should march on foot, 



With as much quickness as will suit. 



To where those heatlien, nothing fearful. 



That we will on their front and rear fall. 



Enjoy Sweet Otiura in their Cotts, 



And dwell securely in their Hutts. 



And as they've nothing to defend them, 



We'll quickly to their own place send them ! " 



The following letter from Rev. John Elder to Colonel Shippen will 

 serve to exhibit the state of feeling among the frontier inhabitants. 



Paxton, Feb. 1, 1764. 

 Dear Sir: 



Since I sealed the Governor's Letter, which you'll please to deliver to 

 him, I suspect, from the frequent meetings I hear the people have had in 

 divers parts of the Frontier Counties, that an Expedition is immediately 

 designed against the Indians at Philadelphia. It's well known that I 

 have always used my utmost endeavors to discourage these proceedings ; 

 but to little purpose : the minds of the Inhabitants are so exasperated 

 against a particular set of men, deepl}' concerned in the government, for 

 the singular regards they have always shown to savages, and the heavy 

 burden by their means laid on the province in maintaining an expensive 

 Trade and holding Treaties from time to time with the savages, without 

 any prospect of advantage either to his Majesty or to the province, how 

 beneficial soever it may have been to individuals, that it's in vain, nay 

 even unsafe for any one to oppose their measures ; for were Col. Shipper! 

 here, tho' a gentleman highly esteemed by the Frontier inhabitants, he 

 would soon find it useless, if not dangerous, to act in opposition to an 

 enraged multitude. At first there were but, as I think, few concerned in 

 these riots, & nothing intended by some but to ease the province of |)art 

 of its burden, and by others, who had sutitered greatly in the late war, 

 the gratifying a spirit of Revenge, yet the manner of the Quakers 

 resenting these things has been, I think, very injurious and impolitick. 

 The Presbyterians, who are the most numerous, I imagine, of any denom- 

 ination in the province, are enraged at their being charged in bulk with 

 these facts, under the name of Scotch-Irish, and other ill-natured titles, 

 and that the killing the Conestogoe Indians is compared to the Irish 

 Massacres, and reckoned the most barbarous of either, so that things are 

 grown to that pitch now that the country seems determined that no Indian 

 Treaties shall be held, or savages maintained at the expense of the 



