Zebulon Pike Quotes - BrainyQuote

American - Soldier January 5, 1779 - April 27, 1813

Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.

Peace Smoke Nation Become

You have already disarmed my men without my knowledge, are their arms to be returned or not?

Men Knowledge You Without

On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.

Flag Present Indian Occasion

Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?

Good Without Why Cannot

May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.

Smile Heaven Country Memorial Day

Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag.

Time Direction Your Flag

They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.

Night Desert Some Us

The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages.

Society Blush Make Savages

The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.

New Attention Done Errors

Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines.

Justice Your Personal Property

Top 10
Zebulon Pike
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In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.

I Am Character Army United States

If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war?

War Go Must Prisoners

He was a man, he always performed his promises.

Man Promises Always He

A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was.

Self Honor Pride Young

Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.

You Your Authority Now

With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine.

More Resources Minds Preservation

There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove.

Men Power Great Village

The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood.

Good Village Blood Population

The Spanish troops returned and we could yet discover the grass beaten down in the direction which they went.

Down Direction Grass Discover

The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his course to the north of our route.

Day People Doctor Village

Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?

War Father You Happy

Owing to the difficulty of obtaining horses, Mr. Henry returns from this place. In descending the Mississippi I will request him to pay his respects to you.

You Place Will Pay

It was the wish of the Americans that their red brethren should remain peacefully round their own fires, and not embroil themselves in any disputes between the white people.

People Red White Wish

If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in death, on the American Name.

Success Death Men Brave

I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return.

Some Return Informed Were

I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.

Manners Morals Numbers Account

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