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M cAilimackinac, in July, 1839 



M> lather: listen to your children. Look upon the blood that 

 tad by our enemies. I hold in my hand the wampum belt, 

 and the articles o\ the treaty of I'rame t!u Chien. This belt i* 

 stained by blood. It has passed through all our bands. We 

 have all taken hold of it with our hands. So have we in our 

 hearts taken hold of the words of the treaty. You have told us 

 to sit still, and we have done it. Hut what have our enemies 

 done I Six times we have been attacked by them. Twice on 

 Sioux land and four times on our own. Look on us, father: our 

 mouths are full of blood. You are the cause of this. It is 

 Oaring to our listening to your advice. You bade us sit still. 

 You told us that your arm was Ung and strong, and that you 

 would reach it out and pull back any that crossed the lines. We 

 believed it. We remained quiet. Even when struck, we ceased 

 to revenge ourselves, as we formerly revenged ourselves. 



We have been ■gain struck. Our people have been killed on 

 their own lands. Yet we are told to keep quiet. We have 

 been killed while relying upon your flag, thinking our enemies 

 came to smoke the pipe of peace. Father, think not that we 

 are fools. We have right heart-. \\ < eannol sit with our eyes 

 shut. But we will keep them open. They are looking upon 

 the lines. They are looking upon you. We will wait one sum- 

 mer more, in hopes that our voices will reach you.f 



* Bofialo, of Foil How River. 



! Snakfl River. The Little Frenchman, of Folle Avoinc. 



Nodin, of d<>. Dow River. 



Indians personify the government in the agent, commissioner, &c # 

 tliev are address 



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