INDIAN IDEAS.
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Atjhe Congress OF Lancaster, in l774,
between the Government Of Virginia
and the Five Nations, the Indians were
lold, that if they would send some oi
their young men 10 Virginia,lhe English
would give them an education at their
College. An Indian orator replied to
thisas follows:


"We know that you highly esteem
the kind OF learning taughtin those col,
leges, and The maintenance ofour young
men, while with you, would be very ex.
peaSive to you. We are convinced,
therefore, that you mean to do as COED
Ny tho proposal, and thank you hearti-
4. But you who are wise, must know


at fferent nations have different cons
5tlonsof things and you will not there


.e take i: amiss if our ideas Of this


nd Of education happen not to be the
me as yours. We have had some ex :.
! lrience Of it; several Of. our young
en were formerly brought up at the
C ueges Of Northern provinces they
y 9 instructed in all your Sciences
when they came back 10 us, they
" fe bad runners Ignorant Of every
NJ hns Of living in the woods-unable
to ear cold or hunger-know neither
ha to build a cabin, or take deer, or
XII IN nenemy--lhey spoke our language
ye imperlectly were neither fiji for
wa siors, hunters, or counselors, they
wer totally good for nothing. We are,
how yer, obliged by your kind offer,
thot h we decline accepting it--and to
shov our grateful sense oft, if the gen
Item Of Virginia vii send US dozen
oflhJ ir sons, we will take great care Of
theirJ education, instruct them in all we
know, and make men OF them"