. The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war : with an appendix, containing an account of the rise and progress of the present unhappy contest between Great Britain and her colonies . o worthjof particular notice. A dineience of rank took place among them widi which thenorthern tribes were altc^pther unacquainted. Some farriiles were rtputcd no-ble, and enjoyed hereditary dignity. The body of the pecpk were ccrCdcrtd asvile, and formed only for fub^c^^ioo. This eiiuaSioa *js nnarked by appella-tions which iatimated the h^b elevatioa of one fiace, a
. The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war : with an appendix, containing an account of the rise and progress of the present unhappy contest between Great Britain and her colonies . o worthjof particular notice. A dineience of rank took place among them widi which thenorthern tribes were altc^pther unacquainted. Some farriiles were rtputcd no-ble, and enjoyed hereditary dignity. The body of the pecpk were ccrCdcrtd asvile, and formed only for fub^c^^ioo. This eiiuaSioa *js nnarked by appella-tions which iatimated the h^b elevatioa of one fiace, and the ignominious de-preilioQ of the other. The former were called Rif^Saiii^ the laner theStinksTds. The Great Chief, in whom the fuppotcd aacbonty was veiled, isreputed a being of fuperior nature, and the brother oi the Sun, the (bk objed oftiieir worfhip. They approach him with religious venerztion, and hooour hiai asthe reprefentative of dieir Divinity. His wiU is a law, to which all fabmitwith implicit obedience. If difiatisacd widi any one, it was oaly oecefiary forhim to fay, ** Rid me of that dog !—and his cocimands were iofiaotly exe-cuted. The lives of hisfubjcds are fo abfolutelv at his difpolal, that if any. ty/wy^/t/,)a/ro//Jtr (/Ua/ Jr//i/i/f r///// < Sfir/u. THE HISTORY OF AMERICA. S^t one thinks he has incurred his difpleafure, he comes with profound humiliation, CHAP. ofFers him his head*. The wite of the Great Sun, as this political andreligious ruler was called, is vefted with an authority no lefs ablolute than does their tyranny end with their lives : their principal officers, and fa-vourite fervants are lacrificed at their tombs, that t!iey may be attended in thenext world by the fame perfons who miniftered to them in this; and fuch is thereverence in which they are held, that thofe viftims welcome death with exulta-tion, deeming it a recompence of their fidelity, and a mark of diftinftion, to befelefted to accompany thtir deceafe
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