A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... remain as savages , for whose fut- ure we have had no adequate care , and to the consideration of whose present state the Government has only been moved when pressed by some present danger . We have encroached upon their means of ...
... remain as savages , for whose fut- ure we have had no adequate care , and to the consideration of whose present state the Government has only been moved when pressed by some present danger . We have encroached upon their means of ...
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... remains next to inquire whether the United States Government , on taking its place among the nations , also recog- nized or accepted this Indian " right of occupancy " as an act- ual right . Upon this point , also , there is no doubt ...
... remains next to inquire whether the United States Government , on taking its place among the nations , also recog- nized or accepted this Indian " right of occupancy " as an act- ual right . Upon this point , also , there is no doubt ...
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... remain as eligible as is compatible with the objects i of the conquest . Usually they are incorporated with the vic- torious nation , and become subjects or citizens of the govern- ment with which they are connected . * * * When this ...
... remain as eligible as is compatible with the objects i of the conquest . Usually they are incorporated with the vic- torious nation , and become subjects or citizens of the govern- ment with which they are connected . * * * When this ...
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... remains in force so long as the nation exists as an independent State . " There is no disagreement among authorities on this point . It is also said by some , seeking to defend or palliate the Unit- ed States Government's continuous ...
... remains in force so long as the nation exists as an independent State . " There is no disagreement among authorities on this point . It is also said by some , seeking to defend or palliate the Unit- ed States Government's continuous ...
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... remains on our frontier one . square mile of land occupied by a weak and helpless owner , there will be a strong and unscrupulous frontiersman ready to seize it , and a weak and unscrupulous politician , who can be hired for a vote or ...
... remains on our frontier one . square mile of land occupied by a weak and helpless owner , there will be a strong and unscrupulous frontiersman ready to seize it , and a weak and unscrupulous politician , who can be hired for a vote or ...
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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 |