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... fact that we send a man to execute this difficult trust at a remote agency , and expect him to support himself and family on $ 1500 a year . The Indian Bureau represents a system which is a blunder and a crime . The Indian is the only ...
... fact that we send a man to execute this difficult trust at a remote agency , and expect him to support himself and family on $ 1500 a year . The Indian Bureau represents a system which is a blunder and a crime . The Indian is the only ...
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... fact — that an Indian tribe , roaming in the wilderness and living by hunting and plunder , is a nation . In order to be a nation , there must be a people with a code of laws which they practise , and a government which they maintain ...
... fact — that an Indian tribe , roaming in the wilderness and living by hunting and plunder , is a nation . In order to be a nation , there must be a people with a code of laws which they practise , and a government which they maintain ...
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... to that of the celebrated de- fence in the case of the kettle , which was cracked when it was lent , whole when returned , and , in fact , was never borrowed at all . It would be a waste of words to 26 A CENTURY OF DISHONOR .
... to that of the celebrated de- fence in the case of the kettle , which was cracked when it was lent , whole when returned , and , in fact , was never borrowed at all . It would be a waste of words to 26 A CENTURY OF DISHONOR .
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... fact that no man's sense of justice openly revolted against such subterfuges , under the name of agreements , is only to be ex- plained by the deterioration of the sense of honor in the na- tion . In the days of Grotius there were men ...
... fact that no man's sense of justice openly revolted against such subterfuges , under the name of agreements , is only to be ex- plained by the deterioration of the sense of honor in the na- tion . In the days of Grotius there were men ...
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... do bloody work which she would not have dared to risk national reputation by doing her- self . This fact is too much overlooked in the habitual esti- mates of the barbarous ferocity of the Indian character as 2 THE DELAWARES .
... do bloody work which she would not have dared to risk national reputation by doing her- self . This fact is too much overlooked in the habitual esti- mates of the barbarous ferocity of the Indian character as 2 THE DELAWARES .
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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 |