A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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Page vii
... Governor Douglas had heard that an Indian had been 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 ...
... Governor Douglas had heard that an Indian had been 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 ...
Page viii
... Governor Stevens , and Colonel Steptoe . bore testimony to the devoted friendship of the Nez Percés for the white man . Colonel Boone , Colonel Bent , General Harney , and others speak in the highest praise of the Cheyennes . The ...
... Governor Stevens , and Colonel Steptoe . bore testimony to the devoted friendship of the Nez Percés for the white man . Colonel Boone , Colonel Bent , General Harney , and others speak in the highest praise of the Cheyennes . The ...
Page 15
... governor for confir- mation . The sales by the Indians transferred the kind of right which they possessed ; the ratification of the sale by the gov- ernor must be regarded as a relinquishment of the title of the Crown to the purchaser ...
... governor for confir- mation . The sales by the Indians transferred the kind of right which they possessed ; the ratification of the sale by the gov- ernor must be regarded as a relinquishment of the title of the Crown to the purchaser ...
Page 28
... governors which they exact daily from private men , the ground of this error is this : because these men respect nothing in the law but the profit that ariseth from it , which in private persons , being single and unable to defend ...
... governors which they exact daily from private men , the ground of this error is this : because these men respect nothing in the law but the profit that ariseth from it , which in private persons , being single and unable to defend ...
Page 39
... governor of the territory northwest of the Ohio to " examine carefully into the real temper of the Indian tribes " in his department , and says : " The treaties which have been made may be examined , but must not be departed from ...
... governor of the territory northwest of the Ohio to " examine carefully into the real temper of the Indian tribes " in his department , and says : " The treaties which have been made may be examined , but must not be departed from ...
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