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  NEW 
  YORK 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  to 
  the 
  opinion 
  of 
  the 
  southern 
  nations." 
  The 
  Iroquois 
  had 
  many- 
  

   similar 
  ideas 
  of 
  a 
  suitable 
  time, 
  but 
  agreed 
  to 
  meet 
  earlier 
  next 
  

   day. 
  

  

  The 
  Cherokees 
  were 
  introduced 
  by 
  Johnson 
  next 
  morning, 
  and 
  

   Oueanastota, 
  a 
  great 
  Cherokee 
  chief 
  who 
  had 
  been 
  in 
  England, 
  

   " 
  stood 
  up, 
  ranged 
  all 
  his 
  belts, 
  calumets 
  of 
  peace, 
  etc., 
  in 
  order," 
  

   and 
  then 
  spoke. 
  He 
  had 
  come 
  from 
  Chotte, 
  at 
  the 
  forks 
  oi 
  the 
  

   Tellico 
  and 
  Little 
  Tennessee 
  rivers. 
  " 
  where 
  the 
  Wise 
  House, 
  

   the 
  House 
  of 
  Peace 
  is 
  erected." 
  It 
  was 
  long 
  since 
  the 
  sachem 
  

   of 
  Chotte 
  made 
  peace 
  with 
  the 
  Onondagas, 
  and 
  he 
  was 
  now 
  dead, 
  

   but 
  they 
  remembered 
  the 
  talk 
  yet. 
  Oueanastota 
  made 
  eloquent 
  

   addresses 
  on 
  n 
  belts 
  and 
  three 
  strings. 
  One 
  for 
  Sir 
  William 
  had 
  

   a 
  calumet 
  and 
  eagle's 
  tail 
  attached. 
  

  

  Next 
  day 
  the 
  council 
  met 
  outdoors, 
  that 
  all 
  the 
  warriors 
  might 
  

   hear 
  the 
  reply 
  to 
  the 
  Cherokees, 
  who 
  were 
  addressed 
  as 
  younger 
  

   brothers. 
  The 
  Six 
  Nations 
  had 
  come 
  to 
  meet 
  them, 
  after 
  the 
  

   manner 
  of 
  their 
  " 
  ancestors, 
  whose 
  kettle 
  was 
  always 
  ready, 
  with 
  

   their 
  packs 
  and 
  seven 
  men 
  allotted 
  to 
  each 
  canoe, 
  and 
  with 
  a 
  good 
  

   stick 
  in 
  their 
  hands, 
  ready 
  to 
  chastise 
  evil 
  doers." 
  The 
  speech 
  

   continued 
  : 
  

  

  As 
  we 
  are 
  your 
  Elder 
  Brothers, 
  and 
  consequently 
  have 
  more 
  

   understanding 
  than 
  you, 
  we 
  must 
  tell 
  you 
  that 
  you 
  have 
  not 
  

   done 
  thereon 
  as 
  you 
  ought. 
  You 
  have 
  not 
  cleared 
  the 
  road 
  of 
  

   rubbish 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  form 
  you 
  ought 
  to 
  have 
  observed, 
  

   neither 
  have 
  you 
  taken 
  the 
  hatchet 
  out 
  of 
  our 
  heads. 
  We 
  now 
  

   take 
  it, 
  and 
  put 
  it 
  on 
  one 
  side. 
  

  

  Mar. 
  8, 
  the 
  Six 
  Nations 
  and 
  the 
  Caughnawagas 
  being 
  desirous 
  

  

  to 
  condole 
  the 
  Mohawks 
  on 
  the 
  death 
  of 
  a 
  chief 
  before 
  other 
  

  

  business, 
  

  

  Conoghquieson 
  of 
  Oneida, 
  on 
  behalf 
  of 
  the 
  three 
  younger 
  

   Branches 
  of 
  the 
  Confederacy, 
  namely, 
  the 
  Oneidas, 
  Tuscaroras 
  

   and 
  Cayugas, 
  went 
  through 
  the 
  whole 
  ceremony 
  of 
  condolance 
  

   with 
  the 
  Elder 
  Branches, 
  namely 
  the 
  Mohawks, 
  Onondagas 
  and 
  

   Cenecas. 
  which 
  done, 
  the 
  latter, 
  by 
  the 
  Speaker 
  of 
  Onondaga, 
  in 
  

   a 
  set 
  speech, 
  gave 
  them 
  thanks 
  for 
  their 
  Condolence, 
  and 
  for 
  their 
  

   adherence 
  to 
  the 
  Customs 
  of 
  their 
  forefathers. 
  

  

  A 
  peace 
  was 
  concluded 
  and 
  signed 
  between 
  the 
  Cherokees 
  and 
  

  

  Six 
  Nations, 
  and 
  satisfaction 
  was 
  made 
  for 
  the 
  Pennsylvania 
  

  

  