The response of “Reply to the US Government.”
I think that Chief Seattle appears trustworthy in his speech because he confesses that the God of the white man is powerful, and their God has forsaken them.
Furthermore, he reiterates that the white men are many in numbers compared to them. That is why chief Seattle replies to the letter by saying that let them be given ample time to ponder over the matter of selling their land to the US government. Furthermore, Chief Seattle says that their young men paint their faces black because they have become angry and impulsive due to the misfortunes that befall their tribe. Moreover, when the young men paint their faces black, it signifies that their hearts have become black with rage, and now they have turned to be relentless.
Furthermore, Chief Seattle declares a condition that in case they agree to the demands of the US government, they should be allowed to visit the tombs of their ancestors, friends and children. This is because the dead are not powerless; therefore, the spirits of their dead ones will always dwell on their land, and so the white men will never be alone. Nevertheless, the Duwamish chief does not believe that his people can ever be brothers with the white men because they allude to different religions; their Gods are different. The question he asks is that how can the God of the white men refurbish the once-great opulence of the red man and therefore, they are two discrete races with distinct origins and detached fortunes, making them have little or nothing in common between them.
Interestingly, Chief Seattle alleges that there is no death but a change of worlds. However, I believe that when he says a change of worlds, he suggests the relocation of their descendants from their ancestral land or invasion of their land by the white man. Chief Seattle reiterates that the God of the white men doesn’t love the red man because the heavenly God only showed his face to the white man and not the red man.