in two or three moons from this. Then I will call for those chiefs that sold you the land, and shall know what to do with them. If you do not restore the land, you will have a hand in killing them.

"Brother: Do not believe that I came here to get presents from you. If you offer us any, we will not take. By taking goods from you, you will hereafter say that with them you purchased another piece of land from us. * * * Brother: It has been the object of both myself and brother, [the prophet,] to prevent the lands being sold. Should you not return the land, it will occasion us to call a great council, that will meet at the Huron village, where the council fire has already been lighted, at which those who sold the lands shall be called, and shall suffer for their conduct.

"Brother: I wish you would take pity on the red people, and do what I have requested. If you will not give up the land, and do cross the boundary of your present settlement, it will be very hard, and produce great troubles among us. How can we have confidence in the white people! When Jesus Christ came upon the earth, you killed him, and nailed him on a cross. You thought he was dead; but you were mistaken. You have Shakers among you, and you laugh and make light of their worship. Every thing I have said to you is the truth. The Great Spirit has inspired me, and I speak nothing but the truth to you. * * * Brother: I hope you will confess that you ought not to have listened to those bad birds who bring you bad news. I have declared myself freely to you; and if any explanation [should be required] from our town, send a man who can speak to us. If you think proper to give us any presents, and we can be convinced that they are given through friendship alone, we will accept them. As we intend to hold our council at the Huron village, that is near the British, we may probably make them a visit. Should they offer us any presents of goods, we will not take them; but should they offer us powder and the tomahawk, we will take the powder and refuse the tomahawk. I wish you, brother, to consider everything I have said as true, and that it is the sentiment of all the red people that listen to me."

Immediately after the close of the speech of Tecumseh, on the 20th of August, Governor Harrison began to reply to it.