A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... commissioner plenipotentiary of the United States of America for removing all causes of con- troversy , regulating ... commissioners sent to treat with the hostile Miamis and Wabash Indians to stop by the way with the friendly Delawares ...
... commissioner plenipotentiary of the United States of America for removing all causes of con- troversy , regulating ... commissioners sent to treat with the hostile Miamis and Wabash Indians to stop by the way with the friendly Delawares ...
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... commissioners of the United States , for one last ef- fort to settle the vexed boundary question . The records of this council are profoundly touching . The Indians reitera- ted over and over the provisions of the old treaties which had ...
... commissioners of the United States , for one last ef- fort to settle the vexed boundary question . The records of this council are profoundly touching . The Indians reitera- ted over and over the provisions of the old treaties which had ...
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... commissioners that all the money which the United States offers to pay to them for their lands shall be given to the white settlers to induce them to move away . They say : 66 Money to us is of no value , and to most of us unknown ; and ...
... commissioners that all the money which the United States offers to pay to them for their lands shall be given to the white settlers to induce them to move away . They say : 66 Money to us is of no value , and to most of us unknown ; and ...
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... commissioners replied that to make the Ohio River the boundary was now impossible ; that they sincerely regretted that peace could not be made ; but , " knowing the upright and liberal views of the United States , " they trust that ...
... commissioners replied that to make the Ohio River the boundary was now impossible ; that they sincerely regretted that peace could not be made ; but , " knowing the upright and liberal views of the United States , " they trust that ...
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... commissioners were appointed , with great discretionary powers ; and a treaty was concluded early in the autumn , by which there was ceded to the United States nearly all the land to which the Indians had claim in Ohio , a part of ...
... commissioners were appointed , with great discretionary powers ; and a treaty was concluded early in the autumn , by which there was ceded to the United States nearly all the land to which the Indians had claim in Ohio , a part of ...
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Page 16 - In the establishment of these relations the rights of the original inhabitants were, in no instance, entirely disregarded, but were necessarily, to a considerable extent, impaired. They were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as well as just claim to retain possession of it, and to use it according to their own discretion...
Page 13 - The title by conquest is acquired and maintained by force. The conqueror prescribes its limits. Humanity, however, acting on public opinion, has established, as a general rule, that the conquered shall not be wantonly oppressed, and that their condition shall remain as eligible as is compatible with the objects of the conquest.
Page 42 - We desire you to consider, brothers, that our only demand is the peaceable possession of a small part of our once great country. Look back, and review the lands from whence we have been driven to this spot. We can retreat no farther, because the country behind hardly affords food for its present inhabitants; and we have, therefore, resolved to leave our bones in this small space to which we are now confined.
Page 20 - A dwarf is as much a man as a giant; a small republic is no less a sovereign state than the most powerful kingdom.
Page 14 - nation,' so generally applied to them, means ' a people distinct from others.' The Constitution, by declaring treaties already made, as well as those to be made, to be the supreme law of the land, has adopted and sanctioned the previous treaties with the Indian nations, and consequently admits their rank among those powers who are capable of making treaties. The words 'treaty
Page 13 - When the conquest is complete, and the conquered inhabitants can be blended with the conquerors, or safely governed as a distinct people, public opinion, which not even the conqueror can disregard, imposes these restraints upon him; and he cannot neglect them without injury to his fame and hazard to his power.
Page 280 - States whereby the difficulties they have experienced by a residence within the settled parts of the United States under the jurisdiction and laws of the State Governments may be terminated and adjusted ; and with a view to reuniting their people in one body and securing a permanent home for themselves and their posterity in the country selected by their forefathers without the territorial limits of the State sovereignties, and where they can establish and enjoy a government of their choice and perpetuate...
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The Indigenous Voice in World Politics: Since Time Immemorial Franke Wilmer No preview available - 1993 |