Essays on the Present Crisis in the Condition of the American IndiansPerkins & Marvin, 1829 - 112 Seiten |
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... territory , till they voluntarily surrender it . 4. In the course of this investigation , I shall not agree with the present Executive of the United States , in the construction which he gives to treaties ; but shall be sustained by the ...
... territory , till they voluntarily surrender it . 4. In the course of this investigation , I shall not agree with the present Executive of the United States , in the construction which he gives to treaties ; but shall be sustained by the ...
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... territory , which they inherited from their fathers , which they have neither forfeited nor sold , and which they now occupy ? For the examination of this question , let the case of a single tribe or nation be considered ; for nearly ...
... territory , which they inherited from their fathers , which they have neither forfeited nor sold , and which they now occupy ? For the examination of this question , let the case of a single tribe or nation be considered ; for nearly ...
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... territory ; and that the title to the soil and sove- reignty over the territory have been repeatedly guaranteed to the Cherokees , as a nation , by the United States , in treaties which are now binding on both parties . The government ...
... territory ; and that the title to the soil and sove- reignty over the territory have been repeatedly guaranteed to the Cherokees , as a nation , by the United States , in treaties which are now binding on both parties . The government ...
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... territory which they occupy . To such a ques- tion they would answer , " God gave this land to our ancestors . Our nation has always been in possession of it , so far as history and tradi- tion go back . The nations of Europe are ...
... territory which they occupy . To such a ques- tion they would answer , " God gave this land to our ancestors . Our nation has always been in possession of it , so far as history and tradi- tion go back . The nations of Europe are ...
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Jeremiah Evarts. of the territory in question , he should pursue the following delineation by the aid of a good map . It would seem that the Cherokees possessed land extending to the ... territory in question, he should pursue the ...
Jeremiah Evarts. of the territory in question , he should pursue the following delineation by the aid of a good map . It would seem that the Cherokees possessed land extending to the ... territory in question, he should pursue the ...
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Seite 101 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Seite 102 - That the United States shall, at their own expense, extinguish, for the use of Georgia, as early as the same can be peaceably obtained, on reasonable terms...
Seite 59 - And we do further declare it to be our royal will and pleasure, for the present as aforesaid, to reserve under our sovereignty, protection and dominion, for the use of the said Indians...
Seite 44 - When this party shall have found a tract of country suiting the emigrants, and not claimed by other Indians, we will arrange with them and you the exchange of that for a just portion of the country they leave, and to a part of which, proportioned to their numbers, they have a right.
Seite 12 - The ninth article is in these words: "for the benefit and comfort of the Indians, and for the prevention of injuries or oppressions on the part of the citizens or Indians, the United States, in congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right of regulating the trade with the Indians, and managing all their affairs, as they think proper.
Seite 18 - Whereas the people of the territory of the United States south of the river Ohio...
Seite 94 - We ought not, therefore, to separate the science of public law from that of ethics, nor encourage the dangerous suggestion that governments are not so strictly bound by the obligations of truth, justice, and humanity, in relation to other powers, as they are in the management of their own local concerns.
Seite 83 - It has never been contended, that the Indian title amounted to nothing. Their right of possession has never been questioned. The claim of government extends to the complete ultimate title, charged with this right of possession, and to the exclusive power of acquiring that right.
Seite 60 - Within the limits of the united States, as defined by the treaty of 1783...
Seite 101 - ... her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world : all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power : both Angels and men and creatures of what condition soever, though each in different sort and manner, yet all with uniform consent, admiring her as the mother of their peace and joy.