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• If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed…
• The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage.
• These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good…
• Our relations with the Indians have been governed chiefly by treaties and trade, or war and subjugation.
• The tide of immigration in Canada has not been as great as along our frontier. They have been able to allow the…
• A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion,…
• If we dismiss from our minds the prejudice we may have against the Indians we shall be able to more clearly understand…
• The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy…
• Step by step a powerful and enterprising race has driven them back from the Atlantic to the West until at last there…
• The Indians, however, could not migrate from one part of the United States to another; neither could they obtain employment as readily…
• For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and…
• Whether or not our system of Indian management has been a success during the past ten, fifty, or hundred years is almost…

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