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this in speeches, meaning great. Joseph Chew, secretary of 

 Indian affairs, had the name of Decariaderoga, Junction of Two 

 Lakes of Different Qualities. 



They were trying to recall their people and prevent war, but 

 few had come back. They had also found a large black belt 

 with two axes on it, given to an Oneida by the French at the 

 close of the late war. When the French raised themselves, the 

 belt would shake, and the Oneida must be ready to strike for 

 them. He had kept this secret till his death, and now his wife 

 wished to take the belt apart for the sake of the wampum. John- 

 son readily bought the belt. 



The Onondagas, considering the great age of the Bunt, Sir 

 William Johnson's friend, had nominated " Onagogare who is 

 to succeed the Bunt at Chenughivata." This seems meant for 

 alias Chenughivata, one form of the name of Otschiniata. 

 There were other changes. Deputies had come to Onondaga 

 from i8 western nations to say they would abide by the decisions 

 of the council there. When the Shawnees came there in August, 

 they demanded aid in full form. They would not accept a belt 

 of peace but demanded a hatchet to strike the English, " which 

 so enraged King Bunt that he threw their belt back with great 

 resentment." 



Kayashuta, a Seneca chief in Ohio, had been very useful in 

 peace measures, and carried a call for a council at Onondaga in 

 November. It opened Nov. 5 with a full attendance, and the 

 Shawnee affair was at once taken up, each nation declaring its 

 opinion and agreeing to maintain peace. The whole message to 

 the Shawnees was vigorous, as an extract will show : 



We have been twice here to advise you to peace, but you have, 

 not attended, and in compliance with our ancient customs, we are 

 come the third time to tell you, you must be at peace, this is 

 the third time, & the last that you shall hear from us if you 

 do not hearken to us. . . Leave the business of War, repent 

 and mind peace alone and then you will be preserved. Quarrel- 

 some people are dangerous, we advise you for your good, for we 

 pity you. . . Mind our words, they are strong, they are words 

 of the Six Nations, who are the heads of the Confederacy; all 

 the Northern nations have left their Belts in our hands and 



