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, cannot prevent the employment of a force which respects no rights and knows no wrong, it will be prevented by a severe and relentless system of retaliation.
I doubt not your courage and firmness--I will not doubt your attachment to liberty.

If you tender your services voluntarily, they will be accepted readily.

The United States offer you peace, liberty, and security.

Your choice lies between these and war, slavery and destruction.