A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... United States by the obligation they had assumed by the Louisiana treaty as a supreme law of the land . " The treaties with Spain and England before the acquisition of Florida by the United States , which guaranteed to the Sem- inole ...
... United States by the obligation they had assumed by the Louisiana treaty as a supreme law of the land . " The treaties with Spain and England before the acquisition of Florida by the United States , which guaranteed to the Sem- inole ...
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... United States toward the Indians at that time : " At the establishment of the Federal Government the prin- ciple was adopted of considering them as foreign and inde- pendent powers , and also as proprietors of lands . As inde- pendent ...
... United States toward the Indians at that time : " At the establishment of the Federal Government the prin- ciple was adopted of considering them as foreign and inde- pendent powers , and also as proprietors of lands . As inde- pendent ...
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... United States , as a nation , has also from the beginning recognized , accepted , and acted upon this theory , it is next in order to inquire whether the United States has dealt honorably or dishonorably by the Indians in this matter of ...
... United States , as a nation , has also from the beginning recognized , accepted , and acted upon this theory , it is next in order to inquire whether the United States has dealt honorably or dishonorably by the Indians in this matter of ...
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... united together , " it is plain that , if there be such a thing as the " law of nature , " which men as individuals are bound to obey , that law is also obligatory on the " societies " made up of men thus " united . " Hobbes divides the ...
... united together , " it is plain that , if there be such a thing as the " law of nature , " which men as individuals are bound to obey , that law is also obligatory on the " societies " made up of men thus " united . " Hobbes divides the ...
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... United States Government in its treaty - breaking with the Indians . Vattel says , on the dissolution of treaties : " Treaties may be dissolved by mutual consent at the free - will of the contracting powers . " Grotius says : " If ...
... United States Government in its treaty - breaking with the Indians . Vattel says , on the dissolution of treaties : " Treaties may be dissolved by mutual consent at the free - will of the contracting powers . " Grotius says : " If ...
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