Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the Americian Indians; first publ. in the National intelligencer, under the signature of William Penn1829 |
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... stipulations of the treaty to the contrary notwithstanding . Indeed , they must have ex- ercised great forbearance already , as they have permitted the road to be open twenty - seven years , solely out of regard to this treaty ; just as ...
... stipulations of the treaty to the contrary notwithstanding . Indeed , they must have ex- ercised great forbearance already , as they have permitted the road to be open twenty - seven years , solely out of regard to this treaty ; just as ...
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... stipulation . It is said that the lands of the Indians are called their " hunting grounds , " and that they could not , therefore , have a permanent inte- rest in lands thus described . But how does this appear ? The treaty has no ...
... stipulation . It is said that the lands of the Indians are called their " hunting grounds , " and that they could not , therefore , have a permanent inte- rest in lands thus described . But how does this appear ? The treaty has no ...
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... stipulation , however mortifying to our pride , or dis- advantageous to our interest , and the meaning of the ... stipulations , till we could remove them by subsequent negotiations . If we have been overreached by the Cherokees ...
... stipulation , however mortifying to our pride , or dis- advantageous to our interest , and the meaning of the ... stipulations , till we could remove them by subsequent negotiations . If we have been overreached by the Cherokees ...
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... stipulations , we must gain wisdom by experience , and appoint more faithful and more considerate public agents hereafter . Having inquired into the meaning of the title and preamble of the treaty of Holston , let me now direct the ...
... stipulations , we must gain wisdom by experience , and appoint more faithful and more considerate public agents hereafter . Having inquired into the meaning of the title and preamble of the treaty of Holston , let me now direct the ...
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... stipulation . " ART . 6. It is agreed on the part of the Cherokees , that the United States shall have the sole and exclusive right of regulating their trade . ” By the constitution of the United States it had been provided , that ...
... stipulation . " ART . 6. It is agreed on the part of the Cherokees , that the United States shall have the sole and exclusive right of regulating their trade . ” By the constitution of the United States it had been provided , that ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
acknowledged admitted agree binding bound boundary ceded cession character chartered limits Chero Cherokee chiefs Cherokee country Cherokee nation Chickasaws chiefs and warriors Choctaw citizens civilized claim colony commissioners Congress consent consideration Court Creek nation declared doctrine engagements executed extinguished faith Geor Georgia Governor granted guaranty independent Indian title individuals inhabitants jurisdiction justice king king of England lands law of nations legislature legislature of Georgia M'Intosh manner ment Mississippi nation of Indians negotiated neighbors never occupancy Oglethorpe parties peace and friendship peaceably possession preamble present President and Senate principles protection punishment ratified reasonable regard remain remove respect Secretary Secretary of War seisin settlements settlers six nations soil solemn South Carolina sovereignty stipulations Tennessee territory tion tract treaty of Holston treaty of Hopewell treaty of Tellico TREATY OF WASHINGTON treaty-making power tribes of Indians United Washington whites William Blount words
Beliebte Passagen
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 82 - In the establishment of these relations the rights of the original inhabitants were, in no instance, entirely disregarded, but were necessarily, to a considerable extent, impaired. They were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as well as just claim to retain possession of it, and to use it according to their own discretion...
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 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 28 - ... the United States will from time to time furnish gratuitously the said nation with useful implements of husbandry, and further to assist the said nation in so desirable a pursuit, and at the same time to establish a certain mode of communication, the United States will send such, and so many persons to reside in said nation as they may judge proper, not exceeding four in number, who shall qualify themselves to act as interpreters. These persons shall have lands assigned by the Cherokees for cultivation...
Seite 51 - The majority of the court is of opinion that the nature of the Indian title, which is certainly to be respected by all courts until it be legitimately extinguished, is not such as to be absolutely repugnant to a seisin in fee on the part of the state.
Seite 29 - If any citizen or inhabitant of the United States, or of either of the territorial districts of the United States...
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 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.