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Many recent acts of barbarity which have been committed upon the Indians , I
have deemed it prudent to omit in the . present work ; but those who read the
speeches in Congress on the late war against the Semanole Indians , will find
therein ...
Many recent acts of barbarity which have been committed upon the Indians , I
have deemed it prudent to omit in the . present work ; but those who read the
speeches in Congress on the late war against the Semanole Indians , will find
therein ...
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He quotes a speech of Captain Pipe , a chief of that nation , and has made use of
the following words in commenting on it . “ Here we see boldness , frankness ,
dignity , and humanity happily blended together , and most eloquently displayed .
He quotes a speech of Captain Pipe , a chief of that nation , and has made use of
the following words in commenting on it . “ Here we see boldness , frankness ,
dignity , and humanity happily blended together , and most eloquently displayed .
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The Shawanese , no less than the Delawares , are among his list of exceptions ;
and yet we find , in the book lately published by Mr. Hunter , a most splendid
example of eloquence in a speech of Te - cum - seh , a Shawanee warrior * .
The Shawanese , no less than the Delawares , are among his list of exceptions ;
and yet we find , in the book lately published by Mr. Hunter , a most splendid
example of eloquence in a speech of Te - cum - seh , a Shawanee warrior * .
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Eleven months after this speech was delivered by this prophetic chief , ninety - six
of the same Christian Indians , about sixty of them women and children , were
murdered at the place where these very words had been spoken , by the same ...
Eleven months after this speech was delivered by this prophetic chief , ninety - six
of the same Christian Indians , about sixty of them women and children , were
murdered at the place where these very words had been spoken , by the same ...
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We did not , how , ever , fail to observe a certain degree of hesitation ) and
reserve in the manner of his speech . He cer - o tainly expressed a wish that we
would do him and his sister the favour of spending a few days with them in order
to ...
We did not , how , ever , fail to observe a certain degree of hesitation ) and
reserve in the manner of his speech . He cer - o tainly expressed a wish that we
would do him and his sister the favour of spending a few days with them in order
to ...
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| Título | Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians Collection Baby Collections spéciales Indigenous Peoples: North America |
| Autor | James Buchanan |
| Editor | Black and Young, 1824 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Nacional de Austria |
| Digitalizado | 2 Oct 2012 |
| N.º de páginas | 375 páginas |
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