The Book of the Indians, Or, Biography and History of the Indians of North America, from Its First Discovery to the Year 1841Benjamin B. Mussey, 1845 - 708 páginas |
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... persons would be any lighter or darker , whose residence is in a climate different from that in which they were born , is what we deny , as in the former case . astonishing as it may appear to the succinct reasoner , it is no less true ...
... persons would be any lighter or darker , whose residence is in a climate different from that in which they were born , is what we deny , as in the former case . astonishing as it may appear to the succinct reasoner , it is no less true ...
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... persons who readily admit that the beavers of Canada are of Canadian origin , assert that the men must have come there in boats , and that Mexico must have been peopled by some of the descendants of Magog . As well might it be said ...
... persons who readily admit that the beavers of Canada are of Canadian origin , assert that the men must have come there in boats , and that Mexico must have been peopled by some of the descendants of Magog . As well might it be said ...
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... persons were put to death , and twenty - seven were carried into captivity . 66 A few persons fled towards Albany , with no other covering but their night- clothes ; the horror of whose condition was greatly enhanced by a great fall of ...
... persons were put to death , and twenty - seven were carried into captivity . 66 A few persons fled towards Albany , with no other covering but their night- clothes ; the horror of whose condition was greatly enhanced by a great fall of ...
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... persons were spared ; chiefly women , children , and old men , who had escaped the fury of the onset , and 30 Indians who happened to be then in the place . The lives of the Indians were spared that they might carry the news of what had ...
... persons were spared ; chiefly women , children , and old men , who had escaped the fury of the onset , and 30 Indians who happened to be then in the place . The lives of the Indians were spared that they might carry the news of what had ...
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... persons of all ages , and at different periods of time . The mound was composed of alternate strata of bones , stones , and earth . Hence it would seem that barrows , or mounds , as they are most usually called , were formed by the ...
... persons of all ages , and at different periods of time . The mound was composed of alternate strata of bones , stones , and earth . Hence it would seem that barrows , or mounds , as they are most usually called , were formed by the ...
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Página 25 - We have had some experience of it ; several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences ; but, when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors ; they were totally...
Página 49 - We are told that your religion was given to your forefathers, and has been handed down from father to son. We also have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us their children.
Página 49 - 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.
Página 49 - Brother — The Great Spirit has made us all, but HE has made a great difference between his white and red children. HE has given us different complexions and different customs. To you he has given the arts. To these he has not opened our eyes. We know these things to be true. Since HE has made so great a difference between us in other things, why may we not conclude that HE has given us a different religion, according to our understanding ? The Great Spirit does right, HE knows what is best for...
Página 49 - Brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit. If there is but one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it?
Página 49 - He made the bear and the beaver, and their skins served us for clothing. He had scattered them over the country, and taught us how to take them. He had caused the earth to produce corn for bread. All this he had done for his red children, because he loved them.
Página 48 - FRIEND AND BROTHER : It was the will of the Great Spirit that we should meet together this day. He orders all things, and has given us a fine day for our council. He has taken his garment from before the sun, and caused it to shine with brightness upon us. Our eyes are opened, that we see clearly; our ears are unstopped, that we have been able to hear distinctly the words you have spoken. For all these favors we thank the Great Spirit ; and him only.
Página 113 - I have not been dry, night or day, from the third day of the week unto the sixth ; but so travelled, and at night pull off my boots, wring my stockings, and on with them again, and so continue. But God steps in and helps. I have considered the word of God, 2 Tim. ii. 3, endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
Página 25 - 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 154 - 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.