 | England - 1866 - 848 pages
...the deepest sorrow, and wish to avert still greater calamities. You are a brave man — I trust to your generosity. You will exact no terms of a conquered people but such as they should accede to." General Jackson was wise as well as brave. He listened to this touching appeal, and made a firm friend,... | |
 | Charles Richard Tuttle - Indians of North America - 1874 - 638 pages
...longer hear my voice. Their bones are at Talladega, Tallusshatchee, Emuckfaw, and Tohopeka. * * * * You are a brave man. I rely upon your generosity....conquered people but such as they should accede to." This interesting incident closed the campaign. The Indians retired to the reservations assigned to... | |
 | George Cary Eggleston - Adventure stories - 1875 - 208 pages
...destroyed my nation. General Jackson, you are a brave man, — I am another. I do not fear to die. But I rely upon your generosity. .You will exact no terms of a conquered and helpless people but those to which they should accede. Whatever they may be ' it would now be folly... | |
 | George Cary Eggleston - Creek War, 1813-1814 - 1878 - 380 pages
...destroyed my nation. General Jackson, you are a brave man ; I am another. I do not fear to die. But I rely upon your generosity. You will exact no terms of a conquered and helpless people but those to which they should accede. Whatever they may be, it would now be folly... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1880 - 800 pages
...Georgia qrmy, I would have raised my corn on one bank of the river, and fought them on the otlier. But your people have destroyed my nation. You are a brave man. I rely upon your generosity. You loill exact no terms of a conquered veople, but such as they should accede to. Whatever they may be,... | |
 | George Cary Eggleston - Creek War, 1813-1814 - 1881 - 396 pages
...destroyed my nation. General Jackson, you are a brave man ; I am another. I do not fear to die. But I rely upon your generosity. You will exact no terms of a conquered and helpless people but those to which they should accede. Whatever they may be, it would now be folly... | |
 | Francis Samuel Drake - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1885 - 506 pages
...their bones are at Talladega, Einuckfau, and Tohopeka. I have not surrendered myself thoughtlessly. Your people have destroyed my nation. You are a brave...conquered people but such as they should accede to. You have told our nation where they might go and be safe. This is good talk, and they ought to listen... | |
 | John Frost - Presidents - 1888 - 630 pages
...contend with the Georgia army, I would have raised my corn on one bank of the river, and fought them on the other ; but your people have destroyed my nation....should accede to ; whatever they may be, it would now he madness and folly to oppose. If they are opposed, you shall find me amongst the strongest enforcers... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1901 - 464 pages
...with the Georgia army alone, I would have raised my corn on one bank of the river and fought them on the other; but your people have destroyed my nation. You are a brave man; I rely on your generosity. You will exact no terms of a conquered people but such as they should accede to;... | |
 | William Robertson Garrett, Albert Virgil Goodpasture - Tennessee - 1903 - 370 pages
...contend with the Georgia army, I could have raised my corn on one bank of the river, and fought them on the other ; but your people have destroyed my nation....should accede to. Whatever they may be, it would now be murder and folly to oppose. If they are opposed, you shall find me amongst the strongest enforcers... | |
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I look back with deepest sorrow, and wish to avert still greater calamities;. If I had been left to contend with the Georgia army, I would have raised my corn on one bank of the river, and fought them on the other ; but your people have destroyed my nation.... 
