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warriors come together you will make a final and lasting peace. I don't want this Council met here to day to be a mere pass bye. I don't want it to be a mere child's play I want you to be men in real earnest. I want you to look me in the face before I go, and your words to be truth You must not allow me to go back to the United States, and tell things which are untrue. The white flags before you are emblems of friendship and to your young men lt should be a pofot of honour, not to go to war again without first giving notice, when you leave this Council ground, you should exchange something, (for instance) your flags, in token of peace. This will signify that the War dog sleeps; that the young men lay aside their implements of War,-(or in other words) The flags thus exchanged, intimates a cessation of all hostilities, and depredations on either side, until they meet again to make a final treaty, when more of the different tribes may come together. I want this to sink deep into your bosoms, and wish you to tell me in the morning, what I shall say to the President of the United States, If you agree, to all I say, You must say, yes, if not noe. Then I will be able to Know what your determination is-I don't want to hurry you to say yes I want you to take time and let me Know positive, I hope to meet you all again at the next Council for final arrangement of the treaty; if you meet me with a forked tongue, I will be angry, and growl like a dog. But, if you meet me with truth, I will be pleased, and meet you with embraces, and presents. I now leave you and my Texas friends to settle all further business among yourselves Council adjourned Wednesday 29th March 1843 The Council met pursuant to adjournment Roasting Ear, the Delaware Chief addressed the Council as follows, Friends and brothers, I am very much rejoiced to meet you here to day, and to see the course you are now pursuing to- wards myself and other Red brethern, It was to see this I come here as I have understood you were going to enter into a treaty with all the Indians in Texas. I have taken the responsibility fo conjunction with others of my tribe of corning here to repre-
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