 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1832 - 346 pages
...head, to induce him to give up the land. True, he is so far off; that the war will not injure him. He may sit still in his town and drink his wine, while you and I ,will have to fight it out.' At the last conference which took place previously to the battle of Tippecanoe, it is stated that his... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1832 - 344 pages
...head, to induce him to give up the land. True, he is so far off, that the war will not injure him. He may sit still in his town and drink his wine, while you and I will have to fight it out.' At the last conference which took place previously to the battle of Tippecanoe, it is stated that his... | |
 | Child rearing - 1832 - 338 pages
...head, to induce him to give up the land. True, he is so far off, that the war will not injure him. He may sit still in his town and drink his wine, while you and I will have to fight it out.' At the last conference which took place previously to the battle of Tippecanoe, it is stated that his... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 582 pages
...enough into his head, to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true, he is so far off, he will not be injured by the war. He may sit still in his town, and drink his wine, whilst you and I will have to fight it out." He had said before, when asked if it were his determination... | |
 | James Hall - 1836 - 340 pages
...enough into his head to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true, he is so far off, he will not be injured by the war. He may sit still in...wine, while you and I will have to fight it out." This is an accurate account of an interesting council, the proceedings of which have been much misrepresented.... | |
 | James Strange French, Timothy Flint - Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811 - 1836 - 272 pages
...head to induce him to give up the land. True, he is so far off, that the war will not injure him ; — he may sit still in his town, and drink his wine, while you and I will have to fight it out." Much conversation ensued, all of which was marked by the most manly frankness, and the Governor rose... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1839 - 344 pages
...head, to induce him to give up the land. True, he is so far off, that the war will not injure him. He may sit still in his town and drink his wine, while you and I will hare to fight it out.' At the last conference which took place previously to the battle of Tippecanoe,... | |
 | Samuel Jones Burr - 1840 - 330 pages
...in his- head to induce him todirect you to give up this land. It is true, he is so far off th.it he will not be injured by the war. He may sit still in his town, and drink his wine, while you and I have to fight it out." Soon after this TECUMTHE withdrew to the Prophet's town, and a trader in whom... | |
 | James Wimer - Indian captivities - 1841 - 664 pages
...enough into his head to induce him to direct you to give up this land. It is true, he is so far off he will not be injured by the war. He may sit still in his town, and drink his wine, whilst you and I will have to fight it out." He had said before, when asked if it were his determination... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1841 - 332 pages
...to give up the land. True, he is so far off, that the war will not injure him. He may sit still iu his town and drink his wine, while you and I will have to fight it out.' At the last conference which took place previously to the battle of Tippecanoe, it is stated that his... | |
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as the great Chief is to determine the matter, I hope the Great Spirit will put sense enough into his head to induce him to give up this land ; it is true, he is so far off he will not be injured by the war; he may sit still in his town and drink his... 
