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If you are tell us so, that those of our nation who have become your children and have determined to die so, may know what to do. In this case, one chief has said, he would ask you to put him out of his pain. Another who would not think of dying by the hand of his father, or his brother, has said he will retire to the Chatasighque, eat of the fatal root and sleep with his fathers in peace. Before you determine a measure so unjust look up to God who made us as well as you; we hope he unknown not permit you to destroy the whole of our nation. Father. Hear our case: many nations inhabited this country but they had no wisdom, therefore they warred together; The six nations were powerful, and compelled them to peace. The land for a great ex[[ }} was given up tp them but the nations which were not destroyed, all continued on their lands and claimed the protection of the six nations as brothers of their fathers. They were men. and when at peace had a right to live upon the earth. The French came among us and built Niagara: they became our fathers, and took care of us.