A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... ment has expended for the Indians a hundred dollars to their one . They recognize , as we do , that the Indian has a possessory right to the soil . They purchase this right , as we do , by treaty ; but their treaties are made with the ...
... ment has expended for the Indians a hundred dollars to their one . They recognize , as we do , that the Indian has a possessory right to the soil . They purchase this right , as we do , by treaty ; but their treaties are made with the ...
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... ment should care for him with wise forethought . Obedience to the law should be required of him , and the protection of the law afforded him . The jurisdiction of the courts and the presence of the Government should be felt in the ...
... ment should care for him with wise forethought . Obedience to the law should be required of him , and the protection of the law afforded him . The jurisdiction of the courts and the presence of the Government should be felt in the ...
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... ment , but to the proprietary and territorial rights of the Unit- ed States whose boundaries were fixed in the second Article . By this treaty the powers of the government and the right to soil which had previously been in Great Britain ...
... ment , but to the proprietary and territorial rights of the Unit- ed States whose boundaries were fixed in the second Article . By this treaty the powers of the government and the right to soil which had previously been in Great Britain ...
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... ment with which they are connected . *** When this incor- poration is practicable . humanity demands , and a wise policy . requires , that the rights of the conquered to property should remain unimpaired ; that the new subjects should ...
... ment with which they are connected . *** When this incor- poration is practicable . humanity demands , and a wise policy . requires , that the rights of the conquered to property should remain unimpaired ; that the new subjects should ...
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... ment claiming the right of pre - emption . " *** " The United States adopted the same principle ; and their exclusive right to * Clark vs. Smith , 13 Peters . extinguish the Indian title by purchase or conquest , and 16 A CENTURY OF ...
... ment claiming the right of pre - emption . " *** " The United States adopted the same principle ; and their exclusive right to * Clark vs. Smith , 13 Peters . extinguish the Indian title by purchase or conquest , and 16 A CENTURY OF ...
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