Memoirs, Official and Personal: With Sketches of Travels Among the Northern and Southern Indians : Embracing a War Excursion, and Descriptions of Scenes Along the Western Borders, Bände 1-2Paine and Burgess, 1846 - 136 Seiten |
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... civilized and savage life- Familiar sounds - Wrecks in the river - Fort Edwards - Encampment on an Island - Visit to the farm - house of a settler - A peep at the newspaper - Peli- can Island Shooting - Panic of the inhabitants - The ...
... civilized and savage life- Familiar sounds - Wrecks in the river - Fort Edwards - Encampment on an Island - Visit to the farm - house of a settler - A peep at the newspaper - Peli- can Island Shooting - Panic of the inhabitants - The ...
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... civilized communities . And this superior mar- ket was in the District of Columbia , where more suitable goods could be at all times had , than could be found in any of the cities of the Union . The mercantile principle , " that ...
... civilized communities . And this superior mar- ket was in the District of Columbia , where more suitable goods could be at all times had , than could be found in any of the cities of the Union . The mercantile principle , " that ...
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... civilized , are of the most friendly character . We are out of debt , and our public revenue is in a flourishing condi- tion . Besides the amount arising from imports , a perpetual annuity is due from the United States , in ...
... civilized , are of the most friendly character . We are out of debt , and our public revenue is in a flourishing condi- tion . Besides the amount arising from imports , a perpetual annuity is due from the United States , in ...
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... civilized ; and from the other , a brilliance as daz- zling as ever sparkled in the diadem of queenly beauty . And yet they were , and are , neglected , trodden down , and treated as outcasts ! At twelve o'clock on Monday , the signal ...
... civilized ; and from the other , a brilliance as daz- zling as ever sparkled in the diadem of queenly beauty . And yet they were , and are , neglected , trodden down , and treated as outcasts ! At twelve o'clock on Monday , the signal ...
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... civilized , prefer the ground to sit on , and knowing nothing of the luxury of a sofa , or chair , or of the " three- legged stool , " on which , as Cowper sings- 66 -The immortal Alfred sat , And swayed the sceptre of his infant realms ...
... civilized , prefer the ground to sit on , and knowing nothing of the luxury of a sofa , or chair , or of the " three- legged stool , " on which , as Cowper sings- 66 -The immortal Alfred sat , And swayed the sceptre of his infant realms ...
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agency amidst answer arrival asked believe brother called canoe cents charge Cherokees Chickasaws chief Choctaw civilized Colonel McKenney Congress continued council Creeks Department dians dollars doubt doubtless duty eyes fathers favor feel Fort Edwards Fox river Georgetown give Governor Cass Green Bay hand happiness honor hope hundred Indian trade J. C. Hall JAMES BARBOUR justice knew known labor Lake Lake Superior land letter Levi Colbert looked ment miles Mississippi Monroe mounds nation natives never object party Pocahontas Prairie Prairie du Chien present President proposed purchased Ques race received referred relations remain replied river Secretary Secretary of War secure seen sent sort Spirit superintendent suppose Tartar Tecumthé territory things THOMAS L thousand tion told treaty tribes United Washington whilst wigwam Wyandots
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Seite 22 - States, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil the Duties of that Office according to Law; and to have and to hold the said Office, with all the Powers, Privileges, and Emoluments to the same of Right appertaining, during the Pleasure of the President of the United States for the Time being.
Seite 120 - I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and fine sense Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
Seite 45 - President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these Presents, Greeting: KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity...
Seite 32 - ... is affectionate to his children, careful of them, and indulgent in the extreme; that his affections comprehend his other connections, weakening, as with us, from circle to circle, as they recede from the centre; that his friendships are strong and faithful to the uttermost extremity...
Seite 255 - An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers.
Seite 45 - IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE CAUSED THESE LETTERS TO BE MADE PATENT, AND THE SEAL OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE TO BE HEREUNTO AFFIXED.
Seite 236 - Being deeply impressed with the opinion that the removal of the Indian tribes from the lands which they now occupy within the limits of the several States and Territories to the country lying westward and northward thereof, within our acknowledged boundaries, is of very high importance to our Union, and may be accomplished on conditions...
Seite 255 - States, forfeit a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and suffer imprisonment not exceeding twelve months...
Seite vii - I know of no people, among whom there is such a uniformity of features (except the Chinese, the Jews, and the Negroes) as among the Asiatic Tartars. They are distinguished, indeed, by different tribes ; but this is only nominal. Nature has not acknowledged the distinction, but, on the contrary, marked them, wherever found, with the indisputable stamp of Tartars. Whether in Nova Zembla, Mongolia, Greenland, or on the banks of the Mississippi, they are the same people, forming the most numerous, and,...
Seite 29 - On that day, when our chieftains lay dead — lay dead, On that day when our chieftains lay dead, I fought hand to hand, at the head of my band, And here, on my breast, have I bled, And here, on my breast, have I bled.