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Show j,(iO Thil·tll~', to malw an appc·al to m·ms in ordct• to £'Ot't'cct the Tetons oursrlv<·s. J n'Jwcssrd with a lu.']jr(' unallo~ cd with tloulJts. thaf the ardeut "ish of our goYet·nmrut has cvet· bern to com·iliatc tlu.· e ... tcem, and sec·ut·c the fl'icntlsla i p or all the savage uafion . \Vit bin tLeir territory. h) tlu· t·x<•t·cisr of t'\'Ct'y consish·nt ancl I>ac i lie measu•·e in the it· powt·t·. appf) in~ tlaosr of eorr·tion only in tlu.· last r·esort, J lu•rc p1·ocrcd witlt n tlur deJi.·•·en(·c to their bc:t tc:J' judgment. to dcvdop a schc111C w I lit• h has suggc·stc·d itst.• Il' tom~· miud. as the lllf>St rxpc•dic·nt that I ran dcvist• f'm tho succ(•ssl'ul eonsunuuation oftlu•it• philantht•opic views towants those '"r(•tcltt'd JH'oplr or Ame1·ica, as \H'II as to sccuu• to the eitizf'ns of tlac Unilc•d ~·Haft's. all thost' ufh·anf: tf!,'l'!'i. wllidt ought ol' •·ig;ht (·xelusi"ely t.o accrue to them, frow Utt' JW~st•c..s,on of Uppt•a· Lou isiaua. .. '.1' ;,(' :-.it u at i ou of tlw lnd ian fl·acl(' on j lw I\1i ssom·i and its \nllrrs.' ltilc UJHlet· the Hpauish ~OV<·•·nment. 'J he t'~('lu ivc {l'l'JHissjou fo h·~HlP '"Hh natious. 'l'ht ghiug b. those cxdusio11s, jJae •·igltt to iudh•idnal~ to furnish supplies, which l't'JH.Ic·rcd ( l1c Jndi:ms jndcpcndcnt of thr go' ca·nmen t. 'rhe times or sctuljng goods to the IJ)(liaus, amJ of rc. tm·ning to St. IAouis-tJH' necessity of giving credits; thereCon~ the tlisaclvantag('S of'. The evils which gn·,, out of OIC nt<•tlwd pm·sucd hy tl1c Spanial'ds. as wrll to thcmselv<'s a!, to thr ludians. The in de pcndrncc of iud j \' id uab ofthei ,. O\\ 11 ~~o' c•·nment. 1,he depcndeuce ol' Uw Indians 011 those iiHI,ivitluals, ami theiL· consrqlu.•nt contcm1)t f(w the g·cn•c... a·n nH'nt, aud f'oa· all otlscr citi~ ·us whom they r•luud('t'etl am! munlt-t·cd at. pleasure. 'I'hE' Pt'C!5Cilt 1'npadly of' illt' lutli:tn!i, O\'t'i1w (o (lti!->causc, . 1 I ,, aut'< also IJy the S)st<·m of :•;ivin:~ ('l'cdib to the Judiau~, which cmw,cd conleufions auwn:;· flu.' ta·adrt·s. ,~ llid1 lt'l'lllinat<• cl l>) giVJug· the lBtliatt'i a conterupt fot· the ~llaraet<'l' of tlu~ w hll •s. rrJac pPrmic;sion to lH'l'SOO fO hunt Oil Jnclian la.uls, JWO dncf iV\' of' llHlll) t'\ iJs. I JH• JllOS( I'I'N]II('nt <'all "it'S o{' war. hostile tn the vit>ws of'c·ivili~inp;. ami of J;OVra·uin~ th<' lncliau!S. 'rtu~ fin;f (H'im·iple or ~ovcr·ninp; Otc Indians ii-i 1u ~()V('l'll th • whit<'s-thc impossibilify of' cluing thi~ without est a. blishmcnt.s, at HI some gu:u·ds at those po!-Jt s. 'l'hc Sibitons may be madt.' a chN•k on the Tctous hy withl!olclin~ thcit· ta·acl<' on O•t· .Mississippi. Iraving stated the S<'V<'l'al t'' ils whi<·h flowrtl f'1•om the SJmnish s_ystcm. J now stafe the Indian eh<u·a<:tc.·t·. the •)' ils which still t•xist, ami what tht'J willtwol•ahly tCI'IIlinnte in, H not t·t'da•es. <'d-tht• plant·eeumm<'ncl<·cl to he })lJI'SIINl a.nll th(' benefits whi<·h may be CXfH'Ct('(lto •·csult thf'l'(•ft·om. <·ondmle thus, it may he pt·,~tfy t•onlidc.·ntly ht•licved Um~ itjs not c•ompctcnt to (H'O<lu<·c the wislwd l'or a·el'uPm among t h<• lncliau ·• Illmtl'J's prt•miUf'd in th<• Indian counta·y pet·nieious-fl·equcnt cause of wa.t' l>•·t W<'{'ll us. Some or tlte ·tipulatious or tht· licenses granted tl1r t.a·n.dcrs. in appli,·ation to the stat<' or the Indians on the l\1.is .. sout·i. of com·se not attended to.. 'l'hc im~ompctency of the Imlia.n agents to sec that any of the stipulations :tt'(' complied with. 'Vhisk('Y• or aa·dt•nt spi•·ils umy, thea·eforc. Lc introduced, and othet· t·ot·r·uptions pa·a('tis(·tl without om· know ledge. 'J'Iu.•t•e is not at pt·cs 'Ill allowed uy law t 0 1 he su pet· in ft'mlan t of I ml ian all'ai t•s, any <I i:owl'el iona1•y powers, by which he can JH'uhihit om· nrwly a('<JUit·ed citizc·n~ of Louisiana. who may l.H· tlisam·ded to oua· ~ovct'lllltcut, fl'om tradiug with the lndiaus: the law sa) s. Umt auy citi~eu of the Uuitetl Sta.tt·s, who <·~Ul !;ive sullicient sntu·ity fut· the sum of live luuuh·etl tlollal's, l'ot· the faithful rou1pJiaucc with the stipulation or his license, shall he pcl·miltt•d to h·adc. An instance has happened in M J'. Robideau, &c • 'l'he pt·c<·cdiug oiJserva:_ions of captain Lt·wis, ahhough left in an unfiuisiH·tl tate, al'e too important to he omiU('d. The [H'cmatm·e death ol'thc aut hot· has prcvcntetl his Jillin~ ttp thf' ahl ontlinc tha t lte has (h-awn. |