A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... lives . In the olden time the Indian trader was the Indian's friend . The relation was one of mutual dependence . If the trader oppressed the Indian he was in danger of losing his debt ; if the Indian refused to pay his debts , the I.
... lives . In the olden time the Indian trader was the Indian's friend . The relation was one of mutual dependence . If the trader oppressed the Indian he was in danger of losing his debt ; if the Indian refused to pay his debts , the I.
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... lives . The work of reform is a difficult one ; it will cost us time , effort , and money ; it will demand the best thoughts of the best men in the country . We shall have to regain the confidence of our Indian wards by honest dealing ...
... lives . The work of reform is a difficult one ; it will cost us time , effort , and money ; it will demand the best thoughts of the best men in the country . We shall have to regain the confidence of our Indian wards by honest dealing ...
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... lives depend . ' It is , ' saith Seneca , ' the best ornament wherewith God hath beautified the rational soul ; the strongest support of human society , which ought so much the more in- violably to be kept by sovereign princes by how ...
... lives depend . ' It is , ' saith Seneca , ' the best ornament wherewith God hath beautified the rational soul ; the strongest support of human society , which ought so much the more in- violably to be kept by sovereign princes by how ...
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... I will not survive my nation . I will not live to bewail the mis- erable destruction of a brave people , who deserved , as you do , a better fate . " Were there many speeches made by commanders to their troops THE DELAWARES . 35.
... I will not survive my nation . I will not live to bewail the mis- erable destruction of a brave people , who deserved , as you do , a better fate . " Were there many speeches made by commanders to their troops THE DELAWARES . 35.
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... live in a country which has been in continual trouble ever since they crossed the Ohio . Divide , therefore , this large sum of money which you have offered us among these people ; give to each , also , a proportion of what you say you ...
... live in a country which has been in continual trouble ever since they crossed the Ohio . Divide , therefore , this large sum of money which you have offered us among these people ; give to each , also , a proportion of what you say you ...
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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 |