for assistance. Your father is rich and is able and
willing to assist you. You have plainly seen he
is willing to assist you he has sent you tools and
his young men into your Country to work for you
& instruct you how to use them. that they came
into your very towns for this purpose. All this was
done at the request of your Chiefs When these young
men came forward you refused to receive them, how
can you expect after this the assistance of your father
let your wants be ever so great. we now want to
know the reason why you have refused to receive
the young men (sent by your father the President)
when come to your doors to assist you

The council adjourned until the evening when
it opened again and the Five medals

spoke in
reply as follows

Brothers we have heard all you have said
and we thank the great spirit for putting it in
our power to meet this day. we the Miamis

and
Potowatomies make one and are satisfied with
what you have said. You see how many of us
are here with you. Our principal Chiefs are not
here now The Little Turtle nor the Massasiniway
Indians are not here. You have asked us questions
which we will endeavor to answer- You have told
us you had a pity on and this has been the uniform
language to us from you since we first knew you
In consequence of what we have said we saw