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III. INDIAN SPEECHES. 



[Referred to as note A in page 163.] 



Speeches of Pawnees, Pawnee Loups, and Pawnee Repub- 

 licans, at a council held at the Engineer Cantonment Oc- 

 tober, 1819. 



In concluding his address, on opening the Pawnee coun- 

 cil, Major O'Fallon requested them, if any subject rested 

 heavily on their minds, to come forward and express them- 

 selves without fear. Long-hair (Tarrarecawaho,) immedi- 

 ately arose, and with a firm step placed himself in the mid- 

 dle of the area. He stood for a short time immoveable, then 

 slowly advanced nearer to the agent, and with a very loud, 

 powerful voice, fierce countenance, and vehement gesticula- 

 tion, thus addressed him : 



Father, The Master of Life placed me on this land, and 

 what should I fear? nothing. You are a chief, and I am a 

 chief. 



Father, Look at me, and see if I deceive you, when I say 

 that I have but one intention, and that is a good one. 



Father, My heart is strong, I say, my heart is strong. 



Father, Those who robbed and whipped your people I did 

 not see, I was not present. 



Father, Those Republican Pawnees are bad people, they 

 have injured the whites, but I have not, and that is the 

 reason why I am not afraid to see you. 



Father, We are fond of pipes, we like to travel to our 

 neighbouring nations, and smoke with them. 



Father, I am desirous to go now, and hunt the buffaloe, 

 but when the grass comes up in the Spring, I hope to see 

 you again. 



Father, This medal which you see on my neck, is my 

 father's image. It is dear to me, because he presented, and 

 placed it on my neck. 



Father, Wherever I have been to visit my father, (Gover- 



