whatever aspect the question is considered, the same result is reached.

That the subjugation of the Lenapes was complete, there is

The famous speech of Canassatiego, at Philadelphia, 1742 "We conquered you, we made women of you you know you are women we charge you to remove instantly we don't give you liberty to think about it," is not more conclu

no denial. in

:

;

j

;

sive than the admission of Tedyuscung

:

" I was

styled

by my

uncles, the Six Nations, a wom^n, in former years, and had no

Council Minutes , Aug. 7. Colonial History, iv, 98.

The terms Minquas, Minsis, Monseys, The Minand Munsies are convertible. quas who sold lands on the Delaware

were the same persons who appeared at The treaty which was Esopus in 1 660. concluded by the one was concluded by the other.

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natchet in

my hand but a pestle or a hominy pounder."

But

through the thick gloom which shrouds the history of their sub all the degradation and reproach which was " a nation of them as women," there runs a thread heaped upon

jugation, through

of light revealing their former greatness, pleading the causes of their decay, promising that their dead shall live again.

Not in

the eternal darkness which shuts in the Eries is that light lost, but from its prison house breaks in brilliancy, redeeming the

and wringing from their ancient subjugators, shivering BROTHERS. under adverse fortune, the greeting past,

OF HUDSON'S RIPER.