Michigan as a province, territory and state, the twenty-sixth member of the federal Union . inAmerica. He had lived in a contented state underFrench domination. He led a squad of his followers insupport of the French in the attack upon Braddocknear Duquesne. But when the English came into histerritory his eyes were opened to the inevitable resultsof this influx of foreigners. He had the intelligence toobserve the course of events and the foresight to per-ceive that if the tendency were not checked the day ofthe native Indian in the land was drawing to a he resolved to organize
Michigan as a province, territory and state, the twenty-sixth member of the federal Union . inAmerica. He had lived in a contented state underFrench domination. He led a squad of his followers insupport of the French in the attack upon Braddocknear Duquesne. But when the English came into histerritory his eyes were opened to the inevitable resultsof this influx of foreigners. He had the intelligence toobserve the course of events and the foresight to per-ceive that if the tendency were not checked the day ofthe native Indian in the land was drawing to a he resolved to organize all the tribes in acombination to wipe out the English and drive themfrom the country once and for all. He sent out ambas-sadors to all the tribes north of the Ohio, into Canadato the Ottawa region and far to the southward along theMississippi. They went from village to village andtalked with the head men and warrior chiefs. They metwith a cordial reception and found the sentiment amongthe savages to be the same as that of Pontiac and theOttawas. Nearly all the tribes of Algonquin stock. ^Sii:i>lli^^iKX ? MICHIGAN AS A PROVINCE 265 were united in the plan to make universal war upon theEnglish. These comprised the Pottawatomies, theWyandottes, the tribes of the lower Mississippi, and theIroquois tribe of Senecas of western New York. So cautiously was this campaign of a universal upris-ing against the English conducted that no informationof it leaked out. The American savage was reticentand reserved naturally. He was capable of dissimula-tion. He kept his own counsel and depended largely forsuccess upon taking the enemy off his guard. This washis characteristic method of warfare. In conflicts withhis own race he gathered his forces secretly anddescended upon the camp of his antagonist when thelatter had no suspicion of his whereabouts. Thoughthere were white men constantly moving about amongthe tribes, though the traders went among them buyingfurs and selling merchandise, no w
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