There is good reason to believe that Red-Jacket,--whose military career it is time to allude to,--took his earnest lessons in the art of war during the Revolution, in the ranks of those Senecas who so signally distinguished themselves by their ravages on the frontiers of New-York, Pennsylvania, New-Jersey and Virginia. [FN-1] The only reference, however, which he ever himself made to that part of his history, so far as we know, was latterly at Buffalo, when he was introduced to General Lafayette, then on his tour through the country. He Reminded the latter of a Council at Fort Stanwix in 1784, where both were present, and which had been called with the view of negotiating a treaty with some of the Six Nations. "And where," asked Lafayette, "is the Young Warrior who so eloquently opposed the burying of the tomahawk?" "_He is before you,_" answered the chief. "Ah!"--he added with a melancholy air, and stripping off a handkerchief from his bald head,--"Time has made bad work with me. But you, I perceive,"--and here he narrowly reconnoitered the General's wig--"_You_ have hair enough left yet!" [FN-2] At the date of this interview, seven years since, he was at least sixty-five years of age, and therefore must have been about twenty-five at the time of the treaty. * * * * * [FN-1] App. No. VII. [FN-2] Levasseur's "Tour of Lafayette." A few years subsequent to the negotiation referred to on this occasion, Red-Jacket had an interview with General Washington, who gave him a silver medal, which he wore ever afterwards, and is said to have named him "the Flower of the Forest." But the Senecas were again hostile soon afterwards, and it was only at the expense of an expedition which ravaged their territory far and wide, that this haughty people were at length subdued into any thing like a state of composure. Red-Jacket is believed to have been second to none of his countrymen in his opposition to the American interest down to that period; but a peace was granted upon liberal terms--some complaints of the Indians were adjusted--a system of protection was devised for their benefit--and thenceforth, both they and he were quite friendly in most instances, and faithful to their engagements in all.