 Well, as the great chief is to determine the matter, I hope the Great Spirit will put sense enough into his head, to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true, he is so far off, he will not be injured by the war. He may sit still in his...  True Indian Stories - Page 82by Jacob Piatt Dunn - 1908 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1832 - 346 pages
...his opinion, that there was no prospect of their being acceded to. ' Well !' answered the warrior, ' as the Great Chief is to determine the matter, I hope the Great Spirit will put sense enough in his head, to induce him to give up the land. True, he is so far off; that the war will not injure... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1832 - 344 pages
...his opinion, that there was no prospect of their being acceded to. ' Well !' answered the warrior, ' as the Great Chief is to determine the matter, I hope the Great Spirit will put sense enough in his head, to induce him to give up the land. True, he is so far off, that the war will not injure... | |
 | Child rearing - 1832 - 338 pages
...his opinion, that there was no prospect of their being acceded to. ' Well !' answered the warrior, ' as the Great Chief is to determine the matter, I hope the Great Spirit will put sense enough in his head, to induce him to give up the land. True, he is so far off, that the war will not injure... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 588 pages
...English. When the governor told him there was no probability that the president would comply, he said, " Well, as the great chief is to determine the matter,...into his head, to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true, he is во far off, be will not be injured by the war. He may sit still in his... | |
 | James Hall - 1836 - 338 pages
...Governor Harrison told him, that he was sure the President would not yield to his pretensions, the chief replied, " Well, as the great chief is to determine...into his head to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true, he is so far off, he will not be injured by the war. He may sit still in his... | |
 | James Strange French, Timothy Flint - Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811 - 1836 - 272 pages
...President, but in-1~ formed him, there was no hope of his acceding to them. " Well," said Tecumseh, " as the Great Chief is to determine, the matter, I hope the Great Spirit will put sense enough in his head to induce him to give up the land. True, he is so far off, that the war will not injure... | |
 | Samuel Gardner Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 642 pages
...the governor told him there was no probability that the president would comply, he said, "Well, aa the great chief is to determine the matter, I hope...into his head, to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true, he is so far off he will not be injured by the war. Ho may sit still in his... | |
 | Charles Stewart Todd, Benjamin Drake - Biography & Autobiography - 1840 - 184 pages
...Harrison's telling him that he would refer the question between them, to the president, that Tecumthe replied, " Well, as the great chief is to determine...into his head, to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true he is so far off, he will not be injured by the war : he may sit still in his... | |
 | Samuel Jones Burr - Biography & Autobiography - 1840 - 320 pages
...Governor told him that he felt confident the President would not agree to his proposals, he haughtily replied : — " Well, as the great chief is to determine the matter, I hope the Great Spirit frill put sense enough in his head to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true, he... | |
 | James Wimer - Indian captivities - 1841 - 664 pages
...English. When the governor told him there was no probability that the president would comply, he said, " Well, as the great chief is to determine the matter,...into his head to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true, he is so far off he will not be injured by the war. He may sit still in his... | |
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