A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... Peaceable Indians often say , " You leave us to suffer ; if we killed your people , then you would take care of us . " Our Indian wars have not come wholly from violated faith . In time of peace it has been our policy to establish ...
... Peaceable Indians often say , " You leave us to suffer ; if we killed your people , then you would take care of us . " Our Indian wars have not come wholly from violated faith . In time of peace it has been our policy to establish ...
Page 42
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Page 48
... peaceable possession " of the same . They were to have four thousand dollars a year in addition to all the sums promised by previous treaties , and they were to be allowed to remain three years longer by sufferance in their present ...
... peaceable possession " of the same . They were to have four thousand dollars a year in addition to all the sums promised by previous treaties , and they were to be allowed to remain three years longer by sufferance in their present ...
Page 65
... peaceable , well disposed , " and " actively engaged in agricultural pursuits . " Of the Delawares it is said , in 1878 , that they were not able to cultivate so much land as they had intended to during that year , " on account of loss ...
... peaceable , well disposed , " and " actively engaged in agricultural pursuits . " Of the Delawares it is said , in 1878 , that they were not able to cultivate so much land as they had intended to during that year , " on account of loss ...
Page 74
... peaceable inhabitants . The whole country then becomes excited , and a desolating war , attended with a vast sacrifice of blood and treasure , ensues . This , it is believed , is a true history of the origin of most of our Indian ...
... peaceable inhabitants . The whole country then becomes excited , and a desolating war , attended with a vast sacrifice of blood and treasure , ensues . This , it is believed , is a true history of the origin of most of our Indian ...
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