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Israel Jimeson wished the speaker to turn it to the females. 

 You see they the chiefs cannot get through. 



Now this belt show the 12 nations said &c. 



All the nations of the Six Nations were represented. 



Dish represented with beaver meat in it They should eat to- 

 gether — use no knife for fear they should cut and draw blood. 



This belt is with hearts to represent one heart. This the to 

 other nations. 



This belt Brant & Niaondahgowa throwed into the fire rep- 

 resenting their repentence. So all must do 



Again 



I am merely what the proceedings were here and Canada 8 year 

 council was held or called of all the nations & 4 years ago another 

 was held of all the nations. 



They were all united in the force of the law in Canada. 



Now at this council many were present who were educated at 

 that council. 



As we now see here many are educated writing down the pro- 

 ceedings for future generations as it was the plan of our fore- 

 fathers — 



At this counciT a vote was taken whether they should adher to 

 the law all rose. 



This is all I can do as I fear I might injure feelings as there 

 those present who made the law 



But the main fire is not here Still it was your minds here to 

 have the exposition of law again that was right. You now can 

 see whether you have erred from the path of this law — 



The white man has found his gun — now fighting. Let it not 

 be so with us. 



— Speech ended — 



Additional remarks — It was the intention of the Long House 

 wherever a council was held to bring the fires together. We heard 

 that you was to take from us the fire that is the reason &c. 



I will explain concerning this belt encircling the reason 

 'arrows in a bundle 

 — We are weak — 



