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.neither reward nor puniili, whofe Soldiers may leav^ lii^ 

 they pleafe, without his having a Right to fay any Ti; ii:r; ïô 

 them on that Account, and who neverthelefs is fcarce év^i- eofe-^ 

 tradi^ted. So true is it, that amongft Men who goveri\ thém^ 

 felves by Reafon^, and are guided by Honour and a Zeal fà^ 

 their Country^ Independence does not deRroy Subordioâtioîl^ 

 and that a free and voluntary Obedience is generally the l^iO^ 

 be depénded on. For th'^ refl:, the Qualities required ia à Wai" 

 Chief, are to be fortunatcj brave, and dilintereilcd. It Î5 nol 

 ftrange, that they fhouldobey without Difiiculty a Man in wàoft 

 thefe three Charaders are knov^^n to be united. 



The Women have the principal Authority among all the Peô^ 

 Pû^v' f Mitron Language^ if we except tiiè 



£, Q^^i cf Jromiois Canton of Onneputh^ where it is ials 

 iheWomemnJomc^ ternate between the Sexes. But if this il 

 l^auons. ^1^^.^ j^^^^^ ^j^^.^ Praaice is feldom confor'hi- 



sable to it. In Reality, the Men acquaint the VYomen only 'witk 

 what they pleafe to let them know, and an important Affair ii 

 feldom Gommunieated to them, though all is tranfa£led in thèif 

 Namei and the Chiefs are only their Lieutenants. 



What I told you. Madam, of the Great Grandmother of thê 

 hereditary Chief of the Hiirms of the Strait, who could he- 

 ver obtain a Mitlionary for her Village, is a good Proof that th'è 

 real Authority of the Women is ccnnned to very narrow Li* 

 mits ; yet I have bcc i affured, that they deliberate ÏvîÎx bit 

 what is propofed in the Council, and afterwards they give the 

 kefult of their Beiiberadon to the CMefs^ who make a RepbrI • 

 of it to the general Council, compowd of thé Eldërà : But it 

 feems very probable, that all this is dene for Form, and with the 

 Reflriélions I have mentioned. The Warriors coiifult àîfô 

 among themfeh^es on every Thing in their Departm^ent, but thej 

 can conclude nothing of Importance^ or that concerns the IM.^ 

 tioh or the Village. Every Thing muil be examined and de- 

 termined in the Council of the Elders^ who give the final Dë- 

 éree. 



It mulî be acknowledged that they proceed in thefe ÂifémÎ3lîë§ 

 et"! rrr-rj ^ with fuch Prudence, Maturity, Ability; ^hd. 

 rheWtfdom of ^^^^^ ^^^^ for the mofl Part, fmch Prb^ 

 theje l.ounctlu j^.^^,^ ^^^^j^ have, done Honoùr to thë 

 Areopagus of Athens^ and the Senate of RoniSj in the moft fiou- 

 rilhing Times of thofe Republics. The P^'^afon is, that the|^ 

 toncliide nothing haftilv, and that the O;rong Paffions which hayë 

 made fuch Alterations in the Sy.0:em5 of Policy, even amongft 

 Chrijiians^ have not yet prevailed in thefe Savages over the Pub- 

 lic Good. The Parties concerned do not fail to employ fecrei 

 Springs, and fuch Intrigue to aecpmplilh their Defign§> thai 



