supplied with liquor. They get supplies
from the mouth of
the great Miamy to
Detroit
of the Wabash and up that river: and there
is no place exempt from liquor except Fort Wayne
Brothers! You have now asked us if we
had any cause of complaint
against you
in the execution of the endeavours you have
and to
render us service, our answer to this is
that we have none. I must
now tell you, as
I before told you, when I talked with you,
that there were various opinions amongst us
respecting the
advantages which you had offered
to us. Brothers we have no
complaint to make
against you, or any thing that you have
done
for us: we are not dissatisfied with you, but
if any thing
has gone wrong, and your good
intentions towards us have been
thwarted, it has
been owing to the conduct of those amongst us,
who
wish to continue us, in our present situation, &
prevent
you from doing those good things which
you wish to do for us
Brothers! You have told us to speak freely,
we do so, what I now say
comes from my heart. Your
red brethren the Indians love you: It is
true some
of them have said that they were willing to
dispense
with your services, but this is not the
unannimous
opinion of your red brethren; Those who have
said
this have never received any services from you.- as
they
have recd. none, consequently they have none to