TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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to the peace that you have made. if you hear good talk and stick to the talk you hear, your women and children will do well. I advise you to hold fast to what you hear and make peace with the whites. Your brothers around you who have made peace all see your acts and know what you have been doing. I advise you to let go the Tomahawk, and take hold of what these chiefs have here said to you, with both your hands. It is best for you to make peace, it is best for you, my red brothers, to take hands, and shake hands firmly with the whites. To you captains and warriors, sitting before me, all of you, Keechi, Waco, Tawakoni; open your eyes and be no longer deaf, but see and hear, that you may do well. to all of your brothers red and white, make your hearts good: love them the same as you would love your chil- dren. All our Tribes wish you to quit your bad ways, and do better, all our Tribes and chiefs here will think if you do wrong after this that you did not listen to their talks. Our red broth- ers, all; our grandparents the Delaware; St. Louis, their chief; our white brothers, all are sorry for the bad ways you conduct. the red men cannot whip the white: we tried it when our race was large, and could not do it. We had better live at peace. We are too small, my red brothers; and if for that, and the love I bear women and children I advise you to make peace. The whites are a great people, covering the earth, I know not how far; therefore again I tell you to make peace. It is now two years since the Big Chief, Houston, made peace with the red people. the white path now is every where. we drink of one water, and it is good to all, we are at peace and our wives and children are happy. My white and red brothers, grand- parents and friends. I have no more to say." Most of the principal chiefs having talked without eliciting any response from the Head Chief of the Waco, the Commissioners rt:quested or invited him to talk. Talk of Keti-char-hasset-char or Narhashtowey the "Lame Arm." "You have told me to speak, and I will speak the truth in what I say to you now. I am glad you asked me to speak in this council I shall talk as my brothers have talked. We have but one mother, the earth; one father, the Great Spirit. he looks down upon us here talking and claims us as brothers; the same as his own brothers. I came to the council to hear the talks of my white and red brothers. I have listened to the words of
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