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THE DELAWARES.

made that old alliance with us; they having lost caste in their tribe for baving fought on our side.

"It is agreed," says the final Article of the treaty, "that the Delaware chiefs, Kelelamand, or Lient.-colonel IIenry, Henque Pushces, or the Big Cat, and Wicocalind, or Eyes, who took up the hatchet for the United States, and their familics, shall be receired into the Delawarc Nation in tho same situation and rank as before the war, and enjoy their dac por- tions of the lands given to the WVyandotte and Dclaware nations in this treaty, as fully ica, or as any other person or persons in the said nations."

This Captain White Eyes had adhered to our cause in spite of great opposition from the hostile part of the tribe. At one time he was threatened with a violent death if he should dare Captain White as if they had not taken part with Amer-

to say one word for the American causc; but by spirited ha rangues he suceceded in keeping the enthusiasm of his own party eentred around himself, and finally carrying them over to the side of the United States. Some of his specches are on rec- ord, and are worthy to be remembered:

" If you will go out in tlis war," he said to them at one time, when tho band were inelined to join the British, "you shall not go without me. I have taken peace measures, it is true, with the view of saviag my tribe from destrnction; but if you thimk me in the wrong, if you give more credit to runaway agabonds than to your own friends-to a man, to a warrior, to a Delaware-if you insist on and I will go with you. And I will not go like the bear-hant- er, who sets his dogs paws, while he keeps himself at a safe distance. No; I will lead you on; I will place myself in the front; I will fall with the first of you! will not survive my nation. I will not live to bewail the mis erable destruction of a brave people, who descrved, as you do, fighting the Americans-go! ou tlie aimal to be beaten about with his You can do as you choose; but as for me, I a better fate,."

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