History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River
Such was my love
for the whites, that '
as they passed, and said,
my countrymen pointed,
Logan is the friend of the white men.'
had even thought to live with you, but for the injuries of one
man.
Colonel Cresap, the last spring, in cold blood and unpro
voked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not even sparing my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood the veins of any living creature.
in
revenge.
I have sought it ;
have
This killed
on
called
many
;
me
for
have fully
For my country, I rejoice at the beams
glutted my vengeance.
of peace ; but do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of
Logan never felt
fear.
save his live.
Who
is
fear.
He will not turn on his heel to
there to mourn for Logan ?
Not one."
Soon after the treaty at which this speech was delivered, LOGAN
became intemperate, and on his return from one of his Detroit was murdered in the woods.
visits to
Among the distinguished men of the Five Nations at an was GARANGULA, who'was called. "the pride of tribe," and whose speech in reply to M. de la Barre, the governor of Canada, in 1684, is quoted by Thatcher At the time of its delivery he was an old man, and Drake. A man of more activity and disappears from history soon after. earlier period
the
Onondaga
was the warrior called by the English, BLACK KETTLE. Golden " famous hero " but few of his exploits speaks of him as a " It is have come down to the present time. only known," " that he commanded of his ;