“It was the wish of the Americans that their red brethren should remain peacefully round their own fires, and not embroil themselves in any disputes between the white people.”
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I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.
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Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.
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