The interests of the Ojebwas and Ottawas are near and dear to my heart; for them I have often passed sleepless nights, and have suffered from an agitated mind.

These nations, I am proud to say, are my brothers, many of them bone of my bone; and for them, if needs be, I would willingly sacrifice anything.
Brothers, you see my heart." _[Here he held out a piece of white paper, emblematical of a pure heart.]_ "Fellow-chiefs and warriors, I have looked over your wigwams throughout Canada, and have come to the conclusion that you are in a warm place _[query, too hot to hold you]_.

The whites are kindling fires all round you _[i.e.clearing land]_.
"One purpose for which you have been called together, is to devise some plan by which we can live together, and become a happy people; so that our dying fires may not go out, _i.e._ our people become extinct, but may be kindled, and burn brightly, in one place.

We now offer you any portion of the land we own in this region, that we may smoke the pipe of peace, and live and die together, and see our children play and be reared on the same spot.

We ask no money of you.