No colonist had trodden it. From no peak had trapper looked across the profile of their land. Their numbers were unknown and could only be guessed at by their achievements -- and these were terrible. How silly of Gordon to criticise Sullivan for over-manning his expedition. Darkest Africa is better known to-day than was then the land of the Iroquois. They were re-enforced by British regulars, by fanatical tories ; they were led by white men, and one of

CHARACTER OF GEN. SULLIVAN. 19

their leaders was a thorough Indian and thoroughly educated in the white man's lore. Among this people and into this terra incognita came Sullivan and smote them hip and thigh. He conquered them to the uttermost. He broke down the gateway to the mighty West. With a miserable commissariat, he invaded an unknown country and forever destroyed a democracy that had ruled for five hundred years. The Indians conquered by Wayne were but a frazzle of the Six Nations united with Indians farther West. Little men do little things, big men do big things, and great men do great things. Before Sullivan vanished " that savage senate at the Lake, " By the salt marshes, yonder in the north, " Dull-visaged butchers, coarsely blanketed " Squatted in a ring by their dark Council House " And with strange mumery of pipes and belts " Decreeing, coldly, death -- forever death." The strongest are the gentlest. It is related that having found an Indian woman too old and feeble to retreat with her people, that Sullivan left her with a plentiful supply of provisions, though, as one of the party writes, " we only had half a ration every other day ourselves." It is not my province to put forth a brief for General Sullivan, yet that one incident cast a side-light on his character that impressed me more as to the true lovely heartiness of the man than anything Ihave found.