Come forward, you chiefs, and let me know what is the strength of your arm; my ears are anxious to hear; say, before it is too late, whether you can govern your people or not. _Pe-ta-le-sha-roo_, Republican chief. Father, I am not afraid of these people, these Pawnees you see here. They have never struck me with a whip; (meaning, that when he has chastised his people they have not retaliated upon him.) Father, I have travelled through all the nations below; they have not injured me. Father, I have seen people travel in blood. I have {295} travelled in blood myself, but it was the blood of Red Skins, no others. Father, I have been in all the nations round about, and I have never feared a Red Skin. Father, I have seen the time when blood flowed upon the ground. It drew tears from many eyes. But I went down to visit my father, (Governor Clarke,) and returned contented. Father, I have no longer a desire for war. I delight to sit in peace. Father, When I went to see my father below, although there was danger in the way, I was not afraid to go alone. Father, But I am now like a squaw, and instead of carrying the mark of a man, I have that of a woman. Father, My right arm, and that half of my body is white man, and the other only Indian. Father, When I returned from below, I related to my people what I had seen, but none of them had ears; they would not hear me. Father, I have often traded with the whites. I always traded fairly, while the Pawnee Loups did not. Here is a trader who knows me (Mr. Pappan). Father, We will punish the offenders. It is very easy; it is not difficult at all. Father, I will score the back of him who cut your tent. Father, It is some time since I have worn this on my neck; I have kept it secreted, because they will not respect it. Father, After our battles with the people around us, I have gone alone, crying into their villages, and have received no harm. (In other words, Indians have forgiven me for spilling their blood, then why should not the magnanimity of the whites forgive the comparative trifling injuries I have done them.) Father, When the war-party that robbed your {296} people returned, I was not told of this act. If I had known it, and had demanded the articles, perhaps they would have been given up to me; but they are now so widely distributed that it is impossible to collect them all. Father, I have never yet whipped my people, but I intend to begin now. I will punish the offenders as soon as I return home. Father, I am glad to see you writing down all that has been said. When a man dies, his actions are forgotten, but when they are written down, it is not so. Father, Some among us have had difficulty with the traders, because they would give but very little vermilion, &c. for our furs. Father, When I have seen a person poor, and I had a horse to spare, or a blanket, I have given it to him. Father, From this day I undergo a change; I am now an American, and you shall hear that it is true.