If indeed a Truck-Master should prove an unfaithful Servant, and enrich himself by defrauding them, he might have Occasion for _English_ Soldiers to protect him and his Stores; but if they found him faithful, friendly and just in his Dealings with them, they would be as careful of him as of their own Eyes, and venture their own Lives for him. What would not the _Indians_ of _Stockbridge_ have done for Mr. _Sergeant_ in his Day, whom they had found to be their true and hearty Friend? And what would they not now do for Mr. _Woodbridge_, of whom the have had the like Experience? _Indians_ will be as ready as the _English_, and perhaps much more so, to serve and protect, if there be Occasion, those whom they have found to be their faithful and real Friends. In a Word, I apprehend, that if we had in Times past treated the Natives according to the Rules of Equity and Justice, it would have been quite sufficient to have engaged them in our Interest, and to have kept them in Amity and Friendship with us; and that, even now, they might in a little Time be attached to us, by such Treatment: But this, I confess, I despair of, if every private Person must be left at his Liberty to treat them as he pleases, and to defraud them of all they have; which I take to be the Case in _New-York_ Government, who lie next to the _Five Nations_, and have their Trade; tho’ in this _Province_ we have good Laws in Force to restrain private Persons from selling them strong Drink. 2. We should also exercise that Kindness and Generosity towards them, that shall convince them that it is for their Interest to be in Friendship with us. We should not, in a Case of such Importance, content ourselves with being barely just in our Treatment of them, but we should also be kind and generous, as a proper Expedient to obtain the End proposed. I am aware, I shall here be quickly interrupted with this Exclamation; What! _kind_ and _generous_ to such an ungrateful evil Crew! To which I shall only answer, We have good Authority for being _kind to the Unthankful, and to the Evil_. And if that good Being who recommends it to us, had not given an Example of it, in his Dealings with us, how deplorable had our State been? This kind Temper and Behaviour is recommended to us in the Gospel, not only because it is the Will of our heavenly Father that we should be kind, but also because the Exercise of it answers excellent Ends; produces very good and desirable Effects; such as Love, Friendship, Peace, &c. And while we make a Profession of Christianity, it is Pity the Practice of it, in so material an Article, should be objected against. And is it not very proper that we should exercise Kindness and Generosity to the poor Natives, when there is a strong Probability of its being of very happy Consequence both to them and us?