A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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Page 29
... promises , will no more be respected or unpunished than a man who steals and lies and breaks promises . It is possible to go still farther than this , and to show that a nation habitu- ally guilty of such conduct might properly be dealt ...
... promises , will no more be respected or unpunished than a man who steals and lies and breaks promises . It is possible to go still farther than this , and to show that a nation habitu- ally guilty of such conduct might properly be dealt ...
Page 36
... promised in one of the articles that white men committing offences or murders on Indians should be punished in the same way as Indians committing such offences . The year before this treaty Congress had resolved that " 36 A CENTURY OF ...
... promised in one of the articles that white men committing offences or murders on Indians should be punished in the same way as Indians committing such offences . The year before this treaty Congress had resolved that " 36 A CENTURY OF ...
Page 48
... promised to provide for them " a country to reside in on the west side of the Mississippi , " and " to guarantee to them the peaceable possession " of the same . They were to have four thousand dollars a year in addition to all the sums ...
... promised to provide for them " a country to reside in on the west side of the Mississippi , " and " to guarantee to them the peaceable possession " of the same . They were to have four thousand dollars a year in addition to all the sums ...
Page 49
... promised ; forty horses , " and the use of six wagons and ox- teams to assist in removing heavy articles , " provisions for the journey , and one year's subsistence after they reach their new home ; also the erection of a grist and saw ...
... promised ; forty horses , " and the use of six wagons and ox- teams to assist in removing heavy articles , " provisions for the journey , and one year's subsistence after they reach their new home ; also the erection of a grist and saw ...
Page 56
... promised to pay the Del- awares , the President authorized the Commissioners of Indian Affairs to take the , bonds of said railroad for that amount , and a mortgage on one hundred thousand acres of the land which the Indians had sold to ...
... promised to pay the Del- awares , the President authorized the Commissioners of Indian Affairs to take the , bonds of said railroad for that amount , and a mortgage on one hundred thousand acres of the land which the Indians had sold to ...
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