Biography and History of the Indians of North America: Comprising a General Account of Them, and Details in the Lives of All the Most Distinguished Chiefs, and Others who Have Been Noted, Among the Various Indian Nations ... Also, a History of Their Wars; Their Manners and Customs; and the Most Celebrated Speeches of Their Orators ... Likewise Exhibiting an Analysis of the ... Authors who Have Written Upon ... the First Peopling of America ...O.L. Perkins, 1834 - 541 páginas |
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... thought ostentatious in dedi- cating my labors in Indian History to you . But I had rather hazard such unkindness , than to deprive myself of the gratifi- cation of appearing before the public under the countenance of one who justly ...
... thought ostentatious in dedi- cating my labors in Indian History to you . But I had rather hazard such unkindness , than to deprive myself of the gratifi- cation of appearing before the public under the countenance of one who justly ...
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... thought that such seeming immethodical arrangement would in a measure be compensated for ; at least , in proportion to the perfection of that indispensable accompaniment . Those unacquainted with the nature of such an undertaking , may ...
... thought that such seeming immethodical arrangement would in a measure be compensated for ; at least , in proportion to the perfection of that indispensable accompaniment . Those unacquainted with the nature of such an undertaking , may ...
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... thought , at the time of writing , we had : and when our information is farther extended , we may agree better with those who shall find fault with us . Extract from the Preface of the First Edition . The following notices have been ...
... thought , at the time of writing , we had : and when our information is farther extended , we may agree better with those who shall find fault with us . Extract from the Preface of the First Edition . The following notices have been ...
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... thought to marry and settle there ; but some say that the government of Carthage forbid the settlement upon pain of death , from the fear that it would increase in power so as to deprive the mother country of her possessions there ...
... thought to marry and settle there ; but some say that the government of Carthage forbid the settlement upon pain of death , from the fear that it would increase in power so as to deprive the mother country of her possessions there ...
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... thought that these people came over the frozen sea , then would it be by compulsion . If so , then by whom , or when ? Or what part of this main continent may be thought to border upon the country of the Tar- tars ? It is yet unknown ...
... thought that these people came over the frozen sea , then would it be by compulsion . If so , then by whom , or when ? Or what part of this main continent may be thought to border upon the country of the Tar- tars ? It is yet unknown ...
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Página 27 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the Whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 81 - I may challenge the whole orations of Demosthenes and Cicero, and of any more eminent orator, if Europe has furnished more eminent, to produce a single passage, superior to the speech of Logan, a Mingo chief, to Lord Dunmore, when governor of this state.
Página 27 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it; I have killed many; I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace; but do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Página 101 - The way, and the only way, to check and to stop this evil, is, for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land ; as it was at first, and should be yet; for it never was divided, but belongs to all, for the use of each. That no part has a right to sell, 'even to each other, much less to strangers; those who want all, and will not do with less.
Página 3 - I seized upon. They were all of one nation, but of several parts, and several families. This accident must be acknowledged the means, under God, of putting on foot and giving life to all our plantations.
Página 27 - We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them.
Página 78 - But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small. They found friends and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men, and come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their request, and they sat down among us. We gave them corn and meat They gave us poison in return.
Página 79 - Brother, continue to listen. You say that you are sent to instruct us how to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind, and if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter; you say that you are right, and we are lost; how do we know this to be true?
Página 87 - In that time came a company of Indians to us, near thirty, all on horseback. My heart skipped within me, thinking they had been Englishmen at the first sight of them, for they were dressed in English apparel, with hats, white neckcloths, and sashes about their waists, and ribbons upon their shoulders...
Página 12 - So I thought to myself since I cannot do any business to-day, I may as well go to the meeting too, and I went with him. There stood up a man in black, and began to talk to the people very angrily. I did not understand what he said: but perceiving that he looked much at me and at...