Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-17

residing WITHIN taOsc hoiih'af'c-' -
| NATIONS independent Of The Uui,ed
States.
The u. Suites Slain. Of right.
with respect to oil European nations,
AMI particularly with respect 10 G.
Britain. the entire sovereignty over
the whole territory, und NIL the per.
son, embraced wiihi1 the boundaries
of their duminiuns. &. Brit lin has
no right 10 take coghizauseof tho
| relations subsisting between the se.
| versI co,n,nusities or persohs Twin,
| therein. They form as 10 her. only
| mart, of the dominions OF the United
| States, & il is altogether immaierial.
| whether. or how far. nnler their
| political institutions and policy. these
| communities or persons are inaepen-
| dent states. allies. or su .jeets. With
| respect TO her and all othsr foreign
| nations. they are parts Of whole. OF
| witch the u. States arc solo aud ab-
soiule soveraisns.
The allegation Of the British pleni.
| poient1sries. that it is Inconsistent
with the practisc OF 6. Britain to
| abandon, in her nrgo!ii'iDss for
| peace. those who have ea-spersted
with her in war, IL Rst applicable. 10
the Indiaus, but on the rrroneeas as
sumption Of their Independence,
whi.h. so far as she is sshsorned. has
been fully disproyed. And although
no power from these tribes 70 lac
British government to treat ~ their
behalf. would, for the. sans reason
be admitted by the undersigned. they
NAV nevertheless observe. that tho
British plenipotentiaries having pro-
duced no sssh powers, having no
authority 10 bind the Inl;ans. to en-
gage for their assent TO the parIasa-
ten, or 10 secure the continuance st
peace on their part whilst sleaking-f
them rs allies. do really propose b
treat for them not as If thoy were In
dependent nations, but A. il they were
the subjects Of &. Britain.
The undersigned so far from ask
| ing that. in relation to the Indians
q. Britain should pursue a course in
| consistent with her former practice
and principles, only desire th0shs
would follow her own eximpltl 70.
speetiag them, in her former trea-
lies with other European n,tioas, 4
with the q. States. No provi.ins
for the In.iiaps is found in the irs,.y
Of 1868, by which France coded C.
NADIA TO Great Britain. although al
mast all the nations living ~ithin tha
TERRITORY -rded, or ackn,sieigeS 10
',c,ons 10 q. Britain, had taken part
with France in the var No such
provision vas inserted in the treaty
| Of peace OF 1855, betwec &. Britain
and the u. States. zltho ish almost
all the Indian tribes Twin within Tho
territory Recognised Ivy tie treats se'
brIoBg 10 the y. States, lad, during
the war. as.operated VITA &. Britain,
and might have been considered ~
her aIlirs more justly than on the
present occasion. So far as concerns
tho relations between Great Britain
; and the u. States, these Indians eas
he treated for only Oh the principles
by which an,nesiies are Stipulated "a
favor Of disaRtcied persons. who. 10
times of MAR and invasion. co operate
with the enemy Of the nat on 10 whi-h
they brlsng. To 70 as Far as pss.i-
bic in securing the hensfi, Of tho
peace to the Indians. now the Only
object prnfrssed by the British go
vernmcnt in their present sine 97td
non, the undersigned offer si!puia.
tisr in genera, iePms. that no person
srpersons. " neither subjects. citizens,
or Indians, residing wi, 10 the DO 4i-
Mons ofeiIher party. shall b- neless-
ed or annoy ed, either in their persons
or their property, for any part thsy
! NAV have taken in tie war between
the u. States and q. Britain; 'sut
shall retain aIlihe rights, privileges
and possessions, which they re'prc.
lively had al the commencement Of
the gar; they. on the part. &c.
,neaniug themselves petrrabiy. and
eonfornably TO ti',ir dates 10 The
respective governments. This no
Undersigned have 30 dSubi will eBfe.
tHaily secure 10 the Indians peace, j.
| they themselves will serve it, anu
+ they will moi suppose thai q. b. I'a's
would wish them inc'adra in the
| ncare, hnf MON that cor .iiIOn.