Red Jacket Vs. Tecumseh

Red Jacket (Sagoyewatha) often used humor in his speeches.  He tried to fight for the traditions of the Five Nations of Iroquois.  When the Revolution began, Red Jacket took the side of the British, hence his name.  Tecumseh on the other hand used anger to fuel his speeches.  He was completely against white men and wanted their blood to flow across the land.

Sagoyewatha spoke to the Christians using his humorous and sarcastic speeches.  He explained to them how his forefathers accepted the White Man to sit around their fires.  Gave land and food to them, because they felt pity towards them and accepted them as Brothers'.

"Your forefathers crossed the great water and landed on this island.  Their numbers were small.  They found friends and not enemies.  They told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion.  They asked for a small seat.  We took pity on them, granted their request; and they sat down amongst us."

While Tecumseh described the White Man as completely different, as weak and feeble;

"When the white men first set foot on our grounds, they were hungry; they had no place on which to spread their blankets, or to kindle their fires.  They were feeble; they could do nothing for themselves."

Red Jacket explains how they kept taking away from the red children and giving nothing in return.  How they pushed their religion on them.

"Our seats were once large and yours were small.  You have now become a great people, and we have scarcely a place left to spread our blankets.  You have got our country, but are not satisfied; you want to force your religion upon us."

But he is still willing to accept the white men, but hope their ways become good.  Tecumseh is determined to run the white men out of their land.  He is determined to gather all the red children he can to destroy the white men.

"Who are the white people that we should fear them?  They cannot run fast, and are good marks to shoot at: they are only men; our fathers have killed many of them:  we are not squaws, and we will stain the earth red with their blood."

Also;

"We must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit: he is for us; he will destroy our enemies, and make all his red children happy."

Both Red Jacket and Tecumseh had tactful ways of thinking.  Although I think Red Jacket would of been more persuasive, just because the kill em with kindness comes to mind, you catch more bees with honey than with vinegar.