Lives of the presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the present time .. . treaties by which they had disposed of lands to the UnitedStates should all be put to death. This statement led to indignant remonstrance on the part ofGov. Harrison. As he was speaking, Tecumseh interrupted him,and in angry tones, and with violent gesticulations, declared thathe had cheated the Indians. Immediately his warriors, who weresquatted upon the grass around, sprang to their feet, and began?o brandish their war-clubs in the most threatening Harrison rose from his arm-chair, a
Lives of the presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the present time .. . treaties by which they had disposed of lands to the UnitedStates should all be put to death. This statement led to indignant remonstrance on the part ofGov. Harrison. As he was speaking, Tecumseh interrupted him,and in angry tones, and with violent gesticulations, declared thathe had cheated the Indians. Immediately his warriors, who weresquatted upon the grass around, sprang to their feet, and began?o brandish their war-clubs in the most threatening Harrison rose from his arm-chair, and drew his sword. Thearmy officers gathered around him. The citizens seized brick-bats, and such other weapons as they coiild lay their hands on;and the guard came rushing lor ward, ready to open fire upon theIndians. But Gov. Harrison calmly ordered them not to fire. Then,turning to Tecumseh, he told him that he should hold no more 262 LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS. communication with him, but that, as he had come under protecJon of tho. council-fire, he might depart unharmed. Tecumseb ^^-^^ ^. HAURISONS INTKRVIEW ?\VITU TECUMSEH. and his companions retired to their encampment. That night themiiitia of Vincennes were under arms, every moment expectingan attack. The night, however, passed without any aUirm. Inthe morning, Tecumseh called upon the governor, expressed regret ior his conduct the day before, and reiterated his declarationthat he had no hostile intentions, but was still firm in his positionthat no more land should be ceded to the whites without the con-sent of the chiefs of all the tribes; and that the treaty which a fewof the chiefs had recently entered into with the governor at FortWayne, he and his confederate tribes would regard as null andvoid. Soon after this. Harrison, anxious to conciliate, visiteaTecumseh at his carap on the Tippecanoe River, a branch of theIppcr Wabash, some two hundred miles above Vincennes. Hewas politely received by the Indian chieftai
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