. The wonderful story of Washington and the meaning of his life for the youth and patriotism of America . and genuine American did muchtoward preparing his half-brother George for theimmortal work to be done, and the name of LawrenceWashington should ever remain sacred in the mem-ory of the American people. CHAPTER IV THE RIVALRY AND DIPLOMACY OF THEFRONTIER I. THE FIRST GREAT PROBLEMS OF THE INDIANS From small events in the deep wilderness, humaninterests were forming into the flow of incalculableaffairs. The Ohio Indians had gathered in councilwith their English brethren at Logstown, and ent
. The wonderful story of Washington and the meaning of his life for the youth and patriotism of America . and genuine American did muchtoward preparing his half-brother George for theimmortal work to be done, and the name of LawrenceWashington should ever remain sacred in the mem-ory of the American people. CHAPTER IV THE RIVALRY AND DIPLOMACY OF THEFRONTIER I. THE FIRST GREAT PROBLEMS OF THE INDIANS From small events in the deep wilderness, humaninterests were forming into the flow of incalculableaffairs. The Ohio Indians had gathered in councilwith their English brethren at Logstown, and enteredinto a treaty not to molest any English settlers in theterritory claimed by the Ohio Company. The SixNations of Iroquois to the northeast had very haught-ily declined to attend the conference. This was be-cause they were nearer the French and under theirinfluence. It is not our custom, said an Iroquois chief, tomeet to treat of affairs in the woods and weeds. Ifthe Governor of Virginia wants t3 speak with us, wewill meet him at Albany, where w e expect the Gover-nor of New York to be present. 26. RIVALRY AND DIPLOMACY 27 On the other side, the Ohio Indians sent a protestto the French at Lake Erie. Fathers, said the messenger, you are the dis-turbers of this land by building towns, and taking thecountry from us by fraud and force. If you hadcome in a peaceable manner, like our brothers, theEnglish, we should have traded with you as we dowith them; but that you should come and build houseson our land, and take it by force, is what we cannotsubmit to. Our brothers, the English, have heardthis, and I now come to tell it to you, for I am notafraid to order you off this land. Child, was the reply of the French commander,you talk foolishly. I am not afraid of flies and mos-quitoes, for such are those who oppose me. Takeback your wampum. I fling it at you. It became evident that the French intended to con-nect Canada with Louisiana by a chain of forts andso confine the English to t
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