Britain be pursued, and the savages let loose to murder our citizens, and butcher our women and children, this war will be a war of extermination. The first stroke of the tomahawk, the first attempt with the scalping knife, will be the signal for one... Annual Report - Page 338by American Historical Association - 1896Full view - About this book
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1812 - 446 pages
...toma' hawk, the first attempt with the scalp1 ing knife will be the signal of one indis1 criminate scene of desolation. No white " man found fighting by the side of an In," dian will be tuken prisoner; instant de" slruction will be his Int. If the dictates " of reason,... | |
| United States - 1814 - 258 pages
...made proclamation, which has never been disavowed, that " The first stroke of the tomahawk, the first attempt with the scalping knife, will be the signal...found fighting by the side of an Indian, will be taken prisoner. Instant destruction will be his lot" ! ! ! We defy Mr. Munroe to produce any thing like this... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 504 pages
...The first stroke of the tomahawk — the first attempt with the scalping knife, will be the signal of one indiscriminate scene of desolation. No white man...found fighting by the side of an Indian will be taken prisoner: instant destruction will be his lot. If the dictates of reason, duty, justice, and humanity,... | |
| Gideon Miner Davison, Samuel Williams - United States - 1815 - 126 pages
...extermination. The first stroke of the tomahawk the first attempt with the scalping knife, will be the signal of one indiscriminate scene of desolation. No white man...found fighting by the side of an Indian will be taken prisoner instant death will be his lot. If the dictates of reason, duty, justice and humanity cannot... | |
| Samuel R. Brown - United States - 1815 - 326 pages
...The first stroke of the tomabawk; the first attempt with the scalping knife, will be the signal of an indiscriminate scene of desolation. No white man found fighting by the side of an Indian will be taken prisoner ; instant death will be his lot. If the dictates of reason, duty,justice and humanity cannot... | |
| Thomas O'Connor - United States - 1816 - 338 pages
...tomahawk—the first attempt with the sealping-knife, will be the signal of one ittdiserimimte seene of desolation. No white man, found fighting by the side of an Indian, will be taken. prisoner—instant death will be his lot. If the dietates of reason, duty. justiee, and humanity- eannot... | |
| David Ramsay - History - 1817 - 522 pages
...the first stroke of the tomahawk, the first attempt of the scalping knife, should be the signal of one indiscriminate scene of desolation. No white man, found fighting by the side of an Indian, •would be taken prisoner. Instant destruction would be his lot. If the dictates of reason, duty,... | |
| William James - Ontario - 1818 - 520 pages
...The first stroke of the tomahawk— the first attempt with the seal ping-knife, will be the signal of one indiscriminate scene of desolation. No white man...found fighting by the side of an Indian, will be taken prisonerinstant death will be his lot. If the dictates of reason, duty, justice, and humanity, cannot... | |
| John Brannan - United States - 1823 - 520 pages
...The first stroke of the tomahawk, the first attempt with the scalping knife, will be the signal of one indiscriminate scene of desolation No white man,...found fighting by the side of an Indian will be taken prisoner; instant destruction will be his lot. If the dictates of reason, duty, justice and humanity,... | |
| John Brannan - United States - 1823 - 510 pages
...The first stroke of the tomahawk, the first attempt with the scalping knife, will be the signal of one indiscriminate scene of desolation No white man...found fighting by the side of an Indian will be taken prisoner; instant destruction will be his lot. If the dictates of reason, duty, justice and humanity,... | |
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