and the rest of the orderly young
men, as
follows; viz.
Brother, Chiefs of the Oneida
and Tuscorora’s
I would inform you, that I believe it is not
the will of the
great Spirit,
that we the young warriors
should usurp
Authority over
the our Chiefs; but that it is
our Duty to obey our
Chiefs,
in all their good Counsels, be-
cause we know, and
have ex-
perienced that our Chiefs have
more wisdom and
Knowledge
than we have; and that they
have been faithful
in promot-
ing our Happiness; so that we