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Show ol}J]H' JH11.\ ', be tliJin~cd, antl the Indians dctct•t·ctl from practising ~l!;g• ·e ·sion; f'ot· when I he lutlians orwe ht•c•oJHe c·onvinecd, that in con ·equcncc of' their· having· pt·acti st•tl 'iolt•nce upon the })CI'SOilS 01' pt·opc.•J•ty or 1 he tt·atle•·~, that th<'y have IH.'('Il ('Ut ofl' f•·om all intc•·cou•·sc with tho ·c twsts, :uul that they cannot rcso•·t to any of her placcg to ohtain rnr.t·chautlise. then they will make any sacrifiee to •·egain the pl'i,ilcge they had pt·rviously enjoyNl; and I am <•otdidt'nt. that in OJ'dc.•J' to ngain out· favou1· in sueh c~uw s. 1hey would saet·ifi<'c any individual wlw may be the ohject ol' our c.li spl<'a ut·c, even shoulcl ltc be thcit· l'avom·itc <~hid'; fol' theil' thit· t of merchandise i · paramount to ev<'l') otiH·r· considel'<ttion; and the lt•a.diug individuals among them. \H'll knoning Otis 1l'ait in the c·hal'aC(l'l' Of tiJeir 0\VIl {H'OpJc. wiJI 110( VCiltlll'e tO CllCOlll'ag<' ol' c.·xc\itc agg•·essions on thC' whites, wht.·n they h.now they arc thcut selves to hecon ~e the victims of Hs conS('(} II«' ll<' l'S, But il', on the olhc•· h.uul. these comnw•·cial cstahlisb. mcnts <.ll'l' not ~~l'll ('t'al. anc.l \\e sulli .. ·•· detached and insulated mc•·chant s. cit het· Hrilioh o1· Am ·•·ica.n, to <'xcJ·cioc their own dism'l'tion. in .. ·dtinM down whcl'e tiH'J may think projH'I', on the \\'e s tl•t' ll Ul'auc.·IH'S or the :Mississippi. I'OI' the pm·,)o. cs or t•·acl tllh with the indians; then, allhoubh these cottlllll'l'<·ial t'stahli~;hnu·nt s 111:4)' he so C.'Xt<'mlrd as to emlJI'atc the ~ii s.- ou•·i. tiuile lo the Manclan!:!, still they will lose a ~··cat pai'L of' thcit· dl<.·cts; I.H'causc the roving band~:; of 'L'Nons. aucl the mo!:lt di ssolut<' of' I he Siouxs bciu:.; cleuied the (H'I'JHi:-i:-.ion to tl·adt.• 011 the .M.i !-~OIIl'i at auy J'atC:', wou)(l rcso1·( to tho:(' t' !:l tahli!-!hment s on tlw Mis ·issippi, ami thus become iuc.Jt.• tWrtclc•JLL 01' the tl'~UIC ol' the .l\li 'SOIII'i, as they have hitltc•J·to lwc·u. To t.·o•·•·<·ct this, W<.~ have~ thn~e alt(•l'nativt" o: Fii'Ht. to t•stahli!>h I wo COflllliCI'('ial posts in this quat·tt.·t·. Secondly. Co pt·ohihit all iute t·cou•·~e with the SiDiton ·. ami othe•· lmnds of ~ioux s , on the •·iveJ~ St. Pctcr·'s and the R<L"'en's -wing 1·ivrl', int'oa·nting lho c Indians that such p1•oltihition IJaH IJC<'ll the COilSCt}Ul'IWC of' the ma.(('OIH111Ct of the Tt·tons, antl thus leaye it to them to con·cct them; or, |