The following speach was deliverd by Mr Copway or Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bow
the chief of the Ojewa Nation before a large audiance in New York City
on the eve of Dec 15 1849

Ladies, Gentlemen, American citizens. Of necessity my address this
evening must be short. Yet I will touch upon a few prominent items
which I consider important to the subject in which I feel deeply interested
There are certain events which stand forth in bold relief of deep
interest in the history of evry nation under heaven. Therefore the
History of the Indians or there present condition has also a deep interest
an interest of greater importance than at first presents itself to the mind
of the American People Although it may appear to them as coverd with
A cloud or buried deep from their view yet it none the less exhists.

Then listen to me. I have deeply studied the situation & interest of my
brethren the Red men for years and I have resolved to call aloud upon the
white maen of this Nation to give ear to my petitons. If you do not see
the Indian Orator in your midst making a displey of oratory like the
white man it is not because he has not talent but because he has not
a chance to exercise it

1^st My object in visiting the United States is to present A petition to
this Government that they may assist me in concentrating the Indians
together that they may live & not die I want Congress to grant them
a portion of Territory that they can call their own and be concentrated
upon it that they not be driven from it any more. They once were
the owners & occupiers of the whole soil of all North America. The white
man came & removed the Indians and continually driven them
untill they can see no hope but the grave before them. I now ask in theire
behalf a Territory to settle them upon that they may have a permanent
home forever and come under the United States Government
let them have some form of Government & become part and
parcel of the United States. In this matter I have studied the
interest of all both the white & red men

1^st Give them a Territory that they can call their own where
the children can point to the graves of their fathers & say we can
now live in peace and be driven no more. we can visit the graves of
our fathers with none to drive us from them and they will be inspired
to engage in evry laudable undertaking that now marks the course of
the white man

2nd You can then esstablish schools among them
that will be of benefit to them. they would obtain knowledge and
would make a good use of it. The gospel could then be introducd
among them and they would be far more ready to recieve it
when they find the white man is consistant & willing to do them
good. but when the white man offers the gospel to the Indian
one year & the next comes d& drives him from hims home & the grave
of his Fathers He has no faith or confidence in either the white
man or his gospel

3rd You can then introduce agriculture
among them and they will recieve it for they would then see of
necessity they must cultivate the land or die they could not depend upo[n]
game for support and they would turn therir attention to cultivating
the soil make improvements and take delight in the same dway as the white
man

4^th They would then be in a position whare they would be
deliverd from the Ill consequences of constant removing which has continu[ally]

The following speech was deliverd by Mr Copway or Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bow the Chief of the Ojewa Nation before a large audience in New York City On the eve of Dec 15 1849

Ladies, Gentlemen, American Citizens. Of necessity my address this evening must be short. Yet I will touch upon a few prominent items which I consider important to the subject in which I feel deeply interested There are certain events which stand forth in bold relief of deep interest in the history of evry nation under heaven. Therefore the History of the Indians or there present condition has also a deep interest an interest of greater importance than at first presents itself to the mind of the American People Although it may appear to them as coverd with A cloud or buried deep from their view yet it none the less exhists.

Then listen to me. I have deeply studied the situation & interest of my brethren the Red men for years and I have resolved to call aloud upon the white men of this Nation to give ear to my Petitons. If you do not see the Indian Orator in your midst making a disply of oratory like the white man it is not because he has not talent but because he has not a chance to exercise it

1th My object in visiting the United States is to present A petition to this Government that they may assist me in concentrating the Indians together that they may live & not die I want Congress to grant them a portion of Territory that they can call their own and be concentrated upon it that they not be driven from it any more. They once were the owners & occupiers of the whole soil of all North America. The white man came & removed the Indians and continually driven them untill they can see no hope but the grave before them. I now ask in their behalf a Territory to settle them upon that they may have a permanent home forever And come under the United States Government let them have some form of Government & become part and parcel of the United States. In this matter I have studied the interest of all both the white & red men

1st Give them a Territory that they can call their own where the children can point to the graves of their fathers & say we can now live in Peace and be driven no more. We can visit the graves of our fathers with none to drive us from them and they will be inspired to engage in evry laudable undertaking that now marks the course of the white man

2nd You can then esstablish schools among them that will be of benefit to them, they would obtain knowledge and would make a good use of it. The gospel could then be introduced among them and they would be far more ready to recieve it when they find the white man is consistant & willing to do them good, but when the white man offers the gospel to the Indian one year & the next comes& drives him from his home & the grave of his Fathers He has no faith or confidence in either the white man or his gospel

3rd You can then introduce agriculture among them and they will recieve it for they would then see of necessity they must cultivate the land or die they could not depend upon game for support and they would turn their attention to cultivating the soil make improvements and take delight in the sameway as the white man

4th They would then be in a position whare they would be deliverd from the Ill consequences of constant removing which has continually