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Show ~oo had w•·iUen to his lao11se in BaltintOJ'c', aclvi ir1b Omt the;, slwulll not cmhal'k in thi~ fnulc, unless tltese mcl'chauts Wt'I'C Jli'Ohihitecl fi'Ofll cnte&'ill 11 ' tJu.• l'iVCI' ~ . I have Hwnf inned these two as cas(·s in point and whieh June fallen immt'diatcJ) u11 .cr my own ohset·vatiort: llw fiJ~st !)hov.. s the tlis~uJvautagrs undca· which the t1·adc ol' our o'' n nH'r·ehant. is now actually lahour·ing; ancl the sl'(·otHI, tJmt no other menhants "ill (H oiJ:tl.>l.' cng.lht· in 1 hi"' t1 atle, whil ' the Bt·iti h fu•· tradt•t·s art JH.'I'Iuit tl'tl UJ O tl l' ~ovrr·nIIH. ·nt 1o continue theil· tt·afiit· in rppt'l' Louis t:&na. \\ uh thL 'in\- ol' the sul~j < · · t, it h. sulmuttcd I u t lu· ~ OH'I'IIIItc•nt, with whom it alone t•csts to c.h.·eitlt• wlal't IH'I' till' a.i . 11 ~ ::-, io n o&·nonadwi~ ~ ion of those merchants is at thi::; IHUIIH'Ht lllO ~t c;\.IWO j l' ll t. 'rite custom or gi ving ('J'C(lits to ()Jc Jmlian~. whieh ~l'CW OUI ofth1•bp~LO ~:- lJ !-,, Hit'J II • . IJI I t.· ~j~(~ . ~1J 1 t! ~· gl'u:t iJI) ICIUUl' pt't'!){' lli pl.1n Ol' inll'l't:OIII'SC With lhcl)l' }ICUJ'k4 i~ Jikd) to }ll'uUII('(' 11101'(' lH'I'OICillU . t'OH '('(jll<'llCt' ' than it did fOI'IIU'J'ly. 'J'~lt' lndiau~ of the l'fis:,utll'l. \"(w h:nc hC('lJ lll thl' habit o(' COil. iclet'lllg I ht.•:-.e et•cd i l . l'af ht'l' as a lll'l'SC'nt. 01' I he {H'iCl' of theil· [H'I' IIII~~ion fot·llat· t •·atlt:l' to •lepat•f in peace, stillt•ollt iuuc to vic".. il '" 1h e same ligl11. an<i "1ll lhl'l't' ot't' give up tlu•iL· CX}lt'l't atiou" <· n thu ( poin l wit ll so IIW 1 d u<•l :\ll('t'; HOI' eau the Jn t 1 cuauts l dJ r'l'l'lls l' to ;u·qnit•sc.•.t•4 ,, llilu tht·y al'e comvel lt-d to l.w absent ft·om ll1e Jl,LtiOn~ with wlli<:h they (t•:ule five Ol' six 111ontl!s iu the )Car·. 'J'Le lmlians at·e JCt too Yieioas to j•<·r·mit them in ·af'cl .y •o Jca.vc POod · al thcit• .., tt·a<lil<!~ llOII S('S, <.IUI'lllg tht•il' UUSCilCC, in the CUI'(~ of OO(' 01' two lH.: l'sons; the lllCl't:hant, lhel·cl'oJ·c, )\ Oultl •·ather suflcL' the lu::;s l>y 1.;i\'ing tlte Cl't•<:fit, tha.n illClll' the e.Xp('ll. (' of a. compl'tt•uj gu:u·u. OJ' doulJ!ing the <juautity ol' his cu;;agcc , fo1· ilt·cc1uil·cs as many lll<'ll to lake the pcltt·ics and fLU'S to m:u·ktt as it dues to IJl'jll"' the gootls to the trading csta\) ltshuttut, ancl the HUillUl'l' usually employed ar·e nol fuund at an) tilllc, mote thau sunicicut to give a to1et·al.>lc l)Ccurify again~t the Indians. .!Jppm t1 i.:c. prt'~umc that it '\ill not he dtnit•d, that it is out• best polic)• ant1 '~ i ll h<' our praetie«' to atlmit, undt'l' the t•t•s(J'ictious of out• hnvs on this suhjt·<·l. a fair (•omp<'lit ion among all out· UH'l'<•hants in tlu' 1nc1ian tradr. 'J'hi · lwing t hecae tlt<'ll· it "ill l•appt•n. as jj has . ll·cady lla(l lH'nl'd. that one llll'l'l'hant lta\'inr.; ll'a<ho with an) nat ion. at tiH• u:ual ~cason gives 1 ht·n' a <·t·t·tlit and dqml'l : a s<· ·oud 1-.nu\\ iu~ that suth advatH•c· ii:HI ht·,·n math·. hul'i'it·s his out Iii and an·ivt·s at thaj 1 a (wn. JH'l'h:lp a month <' a.l'li(•t• in lh<' fall than the nwt<·llunt \\IW la ~ tl made tl .i!-. ach a nt.•t• lo thr Indian ~ : he immu liatt.'lJ asi'!CBahlt·s tht· nation a ucl oll'n·i'l hi ~out!~ iu t•xeh:. t .q~•· lo1· tla t•ir l't• t\:.,kin hunt; t ill' 1-;uod f'ait h of th • Indians, '" ith l't'"i\H''' ' lo the a h:-n' lllllll a·t·lt.tllt. \\.i ll not hintllhem to •·cfus(•; ane~l· h an~t · . ol' t:tHII ' ~e , t a ke · ~ place; and when the Jlll't·chant l o whom tiH',V :tl'l' iuc.h·ht t·d ;uTivt·s, tht•y have uo prlli'J 4 eilht.·a· to ha 1·h·•· o1· to pa)' him fol' the goods whith they lmvt.· ah·t.•;Hl)' l'cc:dv,•tl: t ae (·ou <' Cfli L' IH't:::, an~, thai flu· nu.·t·t:lwnt "ho l1as s u ~ lain t' cl the lo!-. ~ het.·Oill l.' :, fa·antic; ltr ahust's 1 he Indian ·, lH'~tows on tltt·m the l'pitlal't s uf Jiat'!) ami tlo~-; • ami ~a) s a I housand f hin;..;s only c~dt·ulatcd to sou•· th•·i1· Jllincl ~ . and di:-.afn:cf lhc·an to the wlutcs: thr ri\'al (nHit.• l' I.e :l('('tl'i(' S or h;n·ill(.; l'ob /Jl'(L him or !tis (:)'Ctlits (t'or they IH'Vl'l' ~ive this · lw<·its ofal'tiliccamoug thc .n ·clvcs a mildn· tel'll\) :llltl uaJI:, him many opp•·oul'ious na.mcs; a combat fl't'(jtll'nt IJ ('n!o) ut·s. in "hid1 I ht· pl'incipals at·e not the only actot• ·, f'os· tlwi•· llll'll will, of <·uur·~.t'4 SJllllla. thise \dth tlu..· i•· a·t• :-.pcctiH~ flllployci'S. The ~nd ians aJ'e the sp<'l'la.UH'S of those rio l oll~ (l':lllSaclious4 \\hi ·h Ul'O well calndatl•(l to ~iH~ th e m~~ t'()lltl'lllpt l'ol' 1he rha•·a.ctcL' of tlw whiks, antl to ins11it·e tht•tu witla a helid' ol' the im\ IOt•tanc(~ or thc.·i·· [Wltl·it•s and fill' S. 'J'ht• Bl'i1i ~h tt·aders Lav(• CVCII gone ful'tht•t• in the nut'thwcst, ancl CVl'll om.·a·c(l brilJes to induce the jll(lians to cl(•s tt·oy eadt uthct·; 1101' have J auy reason to douhl hut what th<' s:wte chill!; will happen on the Missmu·i, unll'ss soHH' tli !)intPI't'!-il'tl pt·t·sou. a,l'lllNl \\ith autlHH'it.y h) ~()\' C l'lliii C id, be plattd in !:i tl d t a sit uation ., |