each of them a seat of land for them and their children to set down upon'. Brothers'-They have returned', and have', for several years past', been serviceable to us as interpreters'. We still feel our hearts beat with affection for them', and now wish to fulfil the promise we made them', and to reward them for their services'. We have therefore made up our minds to give them a seat of two square miles of land lying on the outlet of Lake Erie', about three miles below Black-Rock'. Brothers'-We have now made known to you our minds'. We expect', and earnestly request', that you will permit our friends to receive this our gift', and will make the same good to them', according to the laws and customs of your nation'. Brothers'-Why should you hesitate to make our minds easy with regard to this our request'? To you it is but a little thing'; and have you not complied with the request', and confirmed the gift', of our brothers', the Oneidas', the Onondagas', and the = Cayugas', to their interpreters'? and shall we ask', and not be heard"? Brothers'-We send you this our speech', to which we expect your answer before the breaking up of your great councilfire'. SECTION XV. Red Jacket; a Chief of the Indian Tribe, the Senecas.* HALLECK. COOPER', whose name is with his country's wôven', A wanderer now in other climes', has proven' And throned her in the senate-hall of nations', And beautiful as its green world of thought'. And', faithful to the act of congress', quoted' That all our week is happy as a Sunday' In Paris', full of song, and dance', and laugh'; *From Bliss' Talisman, 1829. Nemine contra dicente, no one contradicting. And', furthermore'-in fifty years', or sooner', And our brave fleet', eight frigates and a schooner', If he were with me', king of Tuscarora', In all its medalled', fringed', and beaded glory', Its brow', half martial', and half diplomatick', For thou wert monarch bôrn'. Tradition's pages' Thy name is princely'.-Though no poet's magick' Yet', it is musick in the language spoken' Thy garb'-though Austria's bosom-star would frighten' Yet', 'tis a brave one', scorning wind and weather', Is strength a monarch's merit'? (like a whaler's'?) Is eloquence'? Her spell is thine that reaches' The heart', and makes the wisest head its sport'; Is beauty'? Thine has with thy youth departed', Pa'rènt—not, pår'unt. *Keur de Lion, the heart of a lion The monarch mind'-the mystery of commanding', Of winning', fettering', moulding, wielding', banding' Thou hast it'. At thy bidding men have crowded' And minstrel minds', without a blush', have shrouded' Who will believe'-not I'-for in deceiving', Lies the dear charm of life's delightful dream'; That all things beaûtiful are what they seem'. Who will believe', that', with a smile whose blessing As e'erb won maiden's lip in moonlight bower'; With look', like patient Job's', eschewing evil'; That', in thy veins there springs a poison fountain', Love', hatred', pride', hope', sorrow'-all' save fear. Love'-for thy land', as if she wered thy daughter', Hope'-that thy wrongs will be', by the Great Spirit', Sorrow' that none are left thee to inherit' Thy name', thy fame', thy passions', and thy throne'. SECTION XVI. Psalm 90. God eternal, and Man mortal. LORD', thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations'. Before the mountains were brought forth', or ever thou hadst På tre årks. Are. Es-tshoô'ing. Wêr. Tro'fiz. fMount'Inz -not, mount'nz. formed the earth and the world', even from everlasting to ever asting', thou art God'. Thou turnest man to destruction'; and sayest', “ Retûrn', ye children of men'." For a thousand years in thy sight', are but as yesterday when it is past', and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest men away as with a flood'. They are as a sleep': in the morning', they are like grass which groweth up': in the morning it flourisheth', and groweth up'; in the evening it is cut down', and withereth'. For we are consumed by thine anger', and by thy wrath are we troubled'. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee', our secret sins in the light of thy countenance'. For all our days are passed away in thy wrath': we spend our years as a tale that is told'. The days of our years are threescore years and ten'; and if', by reason of strength', they be fourscore years', yet is their strength labour and sorrow'; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away'. Who knoweth the power of thine anger'? Even according to thy fear', so is thy wrath'. So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom'. Version of the same.-WATTS. THROUGH every age', eternal God', High was thy throne ere heaven was made', Long hadst thou reigned ereb time began', But man', weak man', is born to die', A thousand of our years amount' Death', like an overflowing stream', Thỏů'zând—not, thouʼzn. båre. ‹Sên'tënse-not, sen'tunse. Our age'..to seventy years.. is set': We rather sigh and groan', than lîve'. But', oh'! how oft thy wrath appears', Teach us', O Lord', how frail is man'; Fit us to'..die and dwell with thee'. SECTION XVII. St. John, chapter 12. THEN', six days before the passover', Jesus came to Bethany', where Lazarus was who had been dead', and whom he had raised from the dead'. There they made him a supper'; and Martha served': but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him'. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard', very costly', and anointed the feet of Jesus', and wiped his feet with her hair': and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment'. Version of the same.—Moore. WERED not the sinful Mary's tears' When', bringing every balmy sweet' And wiped them with that golden hair', Where once the diamond shone', Though now those gems of grief were there', aUm'bl. bWèr. |