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people are angry. The Great Chief will not make war until·time 'is given the chiefs of the red men to punish their bad meri .and bring to the Agent all the horses that have been stolen. he wants the chiefs of all the red people to help to keep trouble out of the path. War brings trouble upon all people that are near those at war. he does not want war with his red brothers, but wants them to keep their words and their treaties of peace. fois they must do: they must not bring trouble upon the white people. By keeping the words of good counsel, and walking by the talks of good chiefs your people will become many and rich;, and your women and children happy. the chiefs of good red people will tell you so too. By following the counsel of bad men and making the Great Spirits angry, by bringing trouble upon white people and their good red brothers you will become a few, and your women and children not happy, and at last no good nation of people will know you. This our good red brothers tell you, too. We want our red brothers to know that San Antonio and all the country this side the Rio Grande is in Texas, and they will make no war against the people this side of the Rio Grande, for they are all our brothers. I take the talks of my red brothers to my heart. we want our red brothers to hold fast to the talks of the great chief of Texas that you heard yesterday. These are the words of Sam Housten, spoken to us by his own mouth for Acaquash and his brother Chiefs. "Tell them that I wish them to make their people give up all the horses they have taken away from the white people, and punish their bad men, and that will make things straight with the whites." We will give our red brothers tomorrow such presents as we have to give, In four moons and a half we will give them many more, and such as they will be happy to receive. We want ti·,e principal chief of each nation to receive such presents as we have for his people; which he can divide among them. The Great Spirit hears all I say, and they are the words of t:t:"uth. Talk of Acaquash, the Waco Chief. "I am like the Indians of this country who are mixed in with the Delaware. My heart is half Waco; half Comanche. one thing I know, I don't want traders to take ammunition
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