A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... murdered by another Indian . He visited the Indian tribe ; he explained to them that the murdered man was a sub- ject of Her Majesty ; he demanded the culprit . The murderer was surrendered , was tried , was found guilty , and was ...
... murdered by another Indian . He visited the Indian tribe ; he explained to them that the murdered man was a sub- ject of Her Majesty ; he demanded the culprit . The murderer was surrendered , was tried , was found guilty , and was ...
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... murder , and get the same gain by it which my family must have done ? " Or shall he say in his soul , “ God help me ! I will do what may be within the power of one man , and the compass of one generation , to atone for the wickedness ...
... murder , and get the same gain by it which my family must have done ? " Or shall he say in his soul , “ God help me ! I will do what may be within the power of one man , and the compass of one generation , to atone for the wickedness ...
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... one of the articles that white men committing offences or murders on Indians should be punished in the same way as Indians committing such offences . The year before this treaty Congress had resolved that " 36 A CENTURY OF DISHONOR .
... one of the articles that white men committing offences or murders on Indians should be punished in the same way as Indians committing such offences . The year before this treaty Congress had resolved that " 36 A CENTURY OF DISHONOR .
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... murder many of these Indians ; I say rob - they will get them drunk , and then take their horses , guns , or blankets off their backs , regardless of how quick they may freeze to death ; I say they murder - if not directly , indirectly ...
... murder many of these Indians ; I say rob - they will get them drunk , and then take their horses , guns , or blankets off their backs , regardless of how quick they may freeze to death ; I say they murder - if not directly , indirectly ...
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... murdered in all some thirty men . " They say they do not wish to offend and disobey their Great Father , and before they attempt to revenge them- selves they will wait and see if their Great Father will compel the Sioux to make ...
... murdered in all some thirty men . " They say they do not wish to offend and disobey their Great Father , and before they attempt to revenge them- selves they will wait and see if their Great Father will compel the Sioux to make ...
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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...
References to this book
The Indigenous Voice in World Politics: Since Time Immemorial Franke Wilmer No preview available - 1993 |