Treaty of Greenville
Painted in 1795 by one of Gen. Anthony Wayne's men
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Address of
Tarhe
Grand Sachem of the Wyandot Nation
to the assemblage at the
Treaty of Greenville
July 22, 1795
(Isaac Zane, Interpreter)
Editor's Note:
Tarhe was the first chief to sign the Treaty of Greenville as chief of the tribe that headed the Northwest Confederacy. As keepers of the Calumet, the Wyandots were entrusted with the Indian copy of the treaty.
The wampum belts and strings represented different parts of Tarhe's speech.
"Elder brother! Now listen to us. The Great Spirit above has appointed this day for us to meet together. I shall now deliver my sentiments to you, the fifteen fires. I view you, lying in a gore of blood. It is me, an Indian who caused it. Our tomahawk yet remains in your head - the English gave it to me to place there.
"Elder brother! I now take the tomahawk out of your head; but with so much care you shall not feel pain or injury. I will now tear a big tree up by the roots and throw the hatchet into the cavity which they occupy; where the waters will wash it away to where it can never be found. Now, I have buried the hatchet, and I expect that none of my color will ever again find it out. I now tell you that none in particular can justly claim this ground - it belongs in common to all. No earthly being has an exclusive right to it." (Spoken on a blue belt.)
"Brothers, the fifteen fires, listen! You now see that we have buried the hatchet. We still see blood around, and in order to clear away all grief, we now wipe away the blood from around you, which together with the dirt that comes away from it, we bury with the hatchet in the hole we have made for them, and replace the great tree, as it stood before, so that neither our children, nor our children's children can ever again discover it." (Spoken on a blue string attached and both delivered.)
"Brothers, listen! I now wipe your body clean from all blood with this white, soft linen (a white wampum) and I do it with as much tenderness as I am capable of. You have appointed this house for the chiefs of the different tribes to sit in with you, and none but good words ought to be spoken in it. I have swept it clean - nothing impure remains in it.
"Brothers, listen! We are both placed on this ground. I now wipe the tears from your eyes and open your ears. I see your throat is so stopped that you are nearly suffocated- I now open your throat and make it quite clean, that whatever the Great Spirit may think proper for you to swallow may go down without any obstruction. I see also that your heart is not in its true situation- I now place it in its proper position that anything you may hear from us, your brothers, may descend directly to it and what you shall say may come with truth and ease from it.
"Brother! I clear away the hovering clouds that we may enjoy a clear, bright day; and easily see the sun which the Great Spirit has bestowed on us, to rise and set continually." (A white string.)
"Brother! Listen to us Indians, who now speak to you. The bones which lie scattered of your ancient warriors who fell in defense of the present cause, we gather all together, and bury them now, and place this white board over the, that they may never again be seen by our posterity." (A white belt and string.)
"Brother warrior! Listen to us. The great chiefs are about to speak to you. Your chiefs and warriors present, listen also.
"Brother! We speak not from our lips, but from our hearts, when we are resolved upon good works. I always told you that I never intended to deceive you, when we entered upon this business. It was never the intention of us Indians to do so. I speak from my heart what I now say to you. The Great Spirit is now viewing us, and did he discover any baseness or treachery, it would excite his just anger against us.
"Brother! Listen to me. We are all of one mind, who are here assembled. This is a business not to be trifled with- it is a matter of the utmost concerto us. We happily so far agree in handling our ancestors' records, who always worked for peace.
"Brother! You have proposed to us to build our good work on the treaty of Muskingum. That treaty I have always considered as formed upon the fairest principles. You took pity on us Indians- you did not do as our fathers, the British, agreed you should. You might by that agreement, have taken all our lands; but you pitied us, and let us hold part. I always looked upon that treaty to be binding upon the United States and us Indians.
"Brother! Listen to us Indians - I told you just now that we were upon business of the greatest moment. I now conclude the great work we have been employed in, and with this, I cover the whole earth, that it may appear white, and shine all over the world. I hope the Great Spirit will have pity on us, and make this work lasting." (Four large mixed belts presented.)
"Brother! I am going to relate to you the treaty made at Muskingum in anew words. I have not forgotten that treaty; neither have you. At that time we settled a peace between the Delawares, Six Nations, Ottawas, Chippeways, Potawattamies, and us Wyandots. It is very true there were not so many different nations then assembled as are now present. We now establish a general, permanent, and lasting peace, forever.
"Brother! We are all sensible that when you struck the boundary, at that time, it ran from Tuscarawas to a little way below Loramie, where the fort stood, which was destroyed in 1752. I understand the line has since been moved a little toward us. Be strong, brothers, and fulfill your engagements.
"Brothers, listen! I have told you that I speak from my heart - you see the speeches I have delivered. Peruse them and see whether or not I have spoken with sincerity. This is all your brothers of the different nations present have this day to say to you."
SOURCE:
Connecting Dots - Chief Tarhe
http://genealogy.dottsfamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I6293&tree=Coats&PHPSESSID=e4d5e483dc1ec3545501e0951a5f5190
Visited July 28, 2006
Signatures on the Greenville Treaty, 1795
From Indiana Historical Bureau
Indiana Historical Resources
Greenville Treaty Flag
Map of 1795 Greenville Treaty Area
From Central Michigan University
Clarke Historical Library
Native American Treaties
Treaty of Fort Greenville, 1795
CHIEF TARHE THE CRANE
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LINKS FROM
Ohio History
The Scholarly Journal of the Ohio Historical Society
“Tarhe and the Zanes,”
146-149 [Volume 26/January 1917/Number 1]
“Harrison – Tarhe Peace Conference”
By Col. E. L. Taylor
121-131 [Volume 14/April 1905/Number 2]
William Henry Harrison
General and U.S.President
"Tarhe, the Wyandot Chief, and the Harrison - Tarhe Peace Conference,"
by Charles E. Slocum,
313-318 [Volume 14/July 1905/Number 3]
Closeup of Harrison - Tarhe Peace Conference Monument
Columbus, Ohio
© 2003 Mary Newell Rogers
"Tarhe - The Crane,"
by Emil Schlup,
132-138 [Volume 14/April 1905/Number 2]
"Tarhe - The Crane,"
by Basil Meek,
64-73 [Volume 20/January 1911/Number 1]
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A Wyandot Indian Queen:
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By Bill Bland
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Caty Sage.
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Blue Ridge Institute and Museum Online Exhibit
A
Monument Honoring
Isaac Zane
in Zanesfield, Logan County, Ohio
states
"In memory of Isaac Zane
The White Eagle of the Wyandots
Born in Berkley Co., Va in 1753
Died in Zanesfield in 1816.
Age 63 years
Captured by the Wyandot Indians in 1762 and carried to the Valley of the Mad River.
He grew to manhood among the Indians, and married the daughter of chief Tarhe.
He was the first white settler in the Mad River Valley, by nearly half a century.
His fort and cabin were the center of a new civilization, and the town was named in his honor.
His labors and influence for peace in behalf of the whites and his service for his country were recognized and rewarded the government.
The captivity of the young Virginian, and his union with the daughter of the Wyandots proved a great blessing to the settlers of the valleys of the Mad River, the Miami, and the great northwest."
Zane Kenton Monument
From History of Zanesfield
