It was the wish of the Americans that their red brethren should remain peacefully round their own fires, and not embroil themselves in any disputes between the white people.

Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.

I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms.

Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?

The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.

Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?

If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in death, on the American Name.