has a family at home, a wife and children that stand
in need of the profits of his hunting: what must
their wants be, when he himself is even without a
shirt?

This, brothers, I can assure you, is a fact that
often happens among us. As I have before observed,
we have no means to prevent it. If you, brothers,
have it in your power to render us any assistance,
we hope the Great Spirit will aid you. We shall lay
these evils before our great and good father; we hope
he will remove them from amongst us; we shall
assure him that if he does not, there will not be
many of his red children living long in our country.
The Great Spirit, brothers, has made you see as we
see; we hope, brothers, and expect, that if you have
any influence with the great council of the United
States, that you will make use of it in behalf of your
red brethren.

My Brothers and Friends—The talks that you
delivered to us when we were in council yesterday,
were certainly highly pleasing to myself, as well as
to my brother chiefs; we rejoiced to hear you speak
such words to us; but we all plainly saw, that there
was a great difficulty in the way, that ought to be
removed, before your good intentions towards us,
could be carried into effect: we agree with you,
brothers, that this great evil amongst us, spirituous
liquors, must first be removed; after this is done, we
hope you will find an easy access to us, much easier
than you can have at present.

My Brothers and Friends—I hope that if we all
try to prevent the introduction of spirituous liquors
in the country of your red brethren, that the Great
Spirit will aid us in it, and that we shall meet with
no difficulty in doing it; after this is done, we hope
that the great services you have designed to do for
us, the great things mentioned by you in our
council yesterday, may take place, and have that
success you so much desire.