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that general benevolence to mankind, which is tme true
first principles of virtue, it would effectually eradicate
those horrid vices occasioned by their unbounded re-
venge; and then they no lonaer would deserve the
the name of barbarians, but would become people whose
Ifriendship miaht add honour to the British n ation.
   " The Greeks and Romans were once as much barba-
rians as our Indians are now, and deified the heroes that
firsttaught thern those virtues, from whence the grandeur
of those renowned nations wholly proceeded. A oood
man however, will feel more real satisfaction and pleasure



from the sense of havi
lizing of a barbarous
number of aood nmen
snch extravagant lion
  " The Five Natiow.4
tions joined toaether, '
the other. The union



is known to F
known by th(



ung in any wtrav forwarded the civi-
riation) or having multiplied the
,thean from the fondest hopes of



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Is
nsist of so many tribes or na-a
lout any superiority of one over
continued so long that nothing
f the origin of it. They are



e nanaes of Mohawi



gas, Cayuoas, and Sennekas.
again divided into three ttrib
guish themselves by three dc



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iffe



the Tortoise, the Begar, and the 5
or old men of these families pu
of their family to every public pC
  " Each of these nat ions is a:
governed in all public affairs U
authority of these rulers is Zainei
in the opinion the rest of the in;
dorn and integrity. They never (
by force upon any of their peop]
are their principal rewards ; (
spised their punishments. rph
in like manner obti-ain their ar
opinion of their courage and c
a failure in those virtues. Thb
chems and captains, are general



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iis, Oneido
nich of the
* families,
blt names
'ol; and tl
their ensi
per, when 1
public of
its own. S



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rIby and co
motion have
e xecute the
le. Honou



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or
he
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nations is



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or



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itself,



distin-
signs ;
ch ems,
marks
ign it..
and is



achems, the
isists wholly
)f their wis-
r resolutions



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is shame and 1U
.ese leaders and



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Lthority by the
conduct; atnd lo
ese great men, b
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esteem
in  de-

gel)eeral
sc it by
oth Sa-



ly poorer than the cam-



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