Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-05

upon ~ something quite S0beEoaitial ia Tho time
OF them Things as firmly settled as these, are mot
TO oe easily moved. This mo6l honorablo portion Of
our history is not to be obltefaied bv dash Of the
pom From period not long anterior to tho revolu.
ton N England, there are numerous Indian treaties
made by the agents ef>the Grown, as well asSthe
COLONIES. These Were doubtless made with the full
spprobOtion and in many instances under Instructions
or advice from the Crown officers. They have been
acted upon and acknowledged, in way that puts ali
question as TO thor obligation at rest. The Grown
~ the colonies found IL to be 10 their interest to take
that courses the motives which led it various,
anu are quite obvious, even to careless reader of
our history. As long ago as 68i, we find ''De6-
nitive treaty made'ot AbaDy, between Lord Efing
nam, men Governor OF Virgins, and Colonel Don,
gan, OF Now York, with the FIVE nationss One of
the Chiefs said to them that occasion| that Sths
treaty had spread far in the eaIth that its roots
would reach through sthe whole land, and if the
French should uead upon the soil any where. the
Indian nations would Immediately feeit." They
kept this treaty faithfully. and the Colonies owned
their security for many years. 10 L.. Shortly before
our revolution, the principle me-; be considered TO
nave been so Tar settled that these nations might well
claim to be invested with the capacity contract
that way, as qualified sovereiynties. The doctrines
held IN the time of Henry VII and the Stuaits, were
completely changed before the declaration OF indie
dence. On the 9th of April, l712, General Gaze
issued at New York, by order OF the King" pro-
ciamatlon. fully recognizing he obligations of the
Crown under It's treaties with the Indian nation. l
do not mean, sir, 70 be understood To say that this
been admitted By the British Government TO tho fun
extent that we have carried it since. We found it so
far settled at the period ofzour Independence, that
we openly adopted 1t the public law for ourselves
We have ever sine placed relations with the Ia
dians ON that footing and they not to be disturb
ed now on ANY fanciful hypothesis. As 10 their right
to the soil, however that long bAfore soleninly
settled III practice and has remqined SO for
period -tpo long to be questioned. New Ing
land is hell under fair and honest purchase from
the natives. very small par, OF it was ever
claimed by sexual conquest Pennsylvania and
New York we're acquired IN the same way Mr..
jefferson says, IN his Notes, sleSng for Virginia:
rlIat the lands of this country were taken from
them by conquest, is not general truth is sup
pozed. find In historians and records repeated
proofs Of purchases which considerable part
OF the lower country, and many more would daubt-
less he found on further search. The upper country
We know. has been acqu red altogether by purchases
made in the most uneXcepiionsbic FORM" There is
not foot OF lard now held by Georgia. o5 which we
cannot produce, from authentic history, her title by
purchase from ihecindan NATIONS This sys, en- sir
was conscien, nus in ITSELF and founded good morals
We may here stand up boldly, hike honest men, he
tore all naukiiid.s am not wiling blot out these
iaEres pages OF our history, viii consent that
these proud mnnumcnis Of our coun,r hoIor shall
be dcfaced. would not dnrken the living light of
that glory winch these Illustrations Of the justice of
our ancestors have spread page Of their his
tory for all the Indian lands that ever drea
Of aud al the empire which ambition ycr covered
(Spcech TO be conjinUed)