TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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us now. and all around us is clear and white. Many of our red brothers who were not present at Councils before, are now here. It is good for chiefs and brave men to meet in council, and we are glad to see them. The white and the red people are at peace, and the path between them has been made white. To meet to- gether and talk as friends makes peace strong and lasting as the ground we are upon. To keep and walk after the words of good men in council keeps harm from all people, and makes the women and children always happy. If bad men bring brush and evil upon the white path of peace, Chiefs and good men can meet in council and take the brush and evil out of the path, and keep it white; then the white people can buy all things their red brothers have to sell, and can sell to their red brothers all things they want for their women and children ; and for themselves they can make corn, potatoes and all other things they want to raise, and be happy. The white people can give to their red brothers such things as they have to give and their red brothers can use them to make them more happy. War has made our red brothers need many things, and war has taken from their white brothers of Texas many things they could have given them had there been no war. Peace will make the white people rich, and let their red brothers ra'ise for themselves many things, and buy many more; which they cannot during war. the white people being made rich by peace will then have all things to give their brothers that they cannot get for themselves. now we can only give our red brothers such things as we have to spare: every year that peace lasts and our red brothers all walk by the words of good counsel, we will have more to give them, and we will all be more happy. Look to the Nations of red people whose chiefs have never made war against the whites; or to those who have made lasting peace with chiefs of white men, and walked by the words of their good counsel for many years, and whose young men and braves have always listened to the words of their chiefs and you will find them rich and happy; their people many and strong, and their women and children never afraid by their own fires, but happy, and singing like birds among the trees when the leaves begin to grow, and harm never comes upon them. Look to the nations of red peop1e whose chiefs have made war against the white people, and would not listen to the peace talks of the chiefs of the whites, but were foolish, you iind them poor, and their chiefs not happy; for their
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