...system of war. Colden in his history of the Five Nations written early in the eighteenth century, says: "Our Indians have refused to die meanly, or with but little pain, when they thought their country's honor would be at stake by it; but have given their bodies willingly to the most cruel torments of...

...stake by it, but gave their bodies willingly up to the most cruel torments of their enemies, to show that the Five Nations consisted of men whose courage and resolution could not be shaken." l The hope that these vivacious sentences awaken in us, of some broad and fine human interest connected...

...stake by it, but gave their bodies willingly up to the most cruel torments of their enemies, to show that the Five Nations consisted of men whose courage and resolution could not be shaken." 1 The hope that these vivacious sentences awaken in us, of some broad and fine human interest connected...

...Indians have outdone the Eomans in this Particular ; some of the greatest of those have we know murdered themselves to avoid Shame or Torments ; but our Indians...the Five Nations consisted of Men, whose Courage and Kesolution could not be shaken. They greatly sully, however, those noble Virtues, by that cruel Passion,...

...have outdone the Romans in this particular; since some of the greatest of those we have known murdered themselves to avoid shame or torments ; but our Indians...but little pain, when they thought their Country's honor would be at stake by it." Cobden was one of our earliest, greatest and most learned Governors...

...Indians have outdone the Roman in this Particular; some of the greatest of those have we know murdered themselves to avoid Shame or Torments; but our Indians...meanly, or with but little Pain, when they thought their Countty's Honour would be at Stake by it; but have given their Bodies willingly to the cruel Torments...