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| 292 | TREATY WITH THE CHIPPEWAS. 1826. | ||||
ARTICLE 7. | |||||
| Rejection of certain articles not to affect the validity of the others. | The necessity for the stipulations in the fourth, fifth and sixth articles of this treaty could be fully apparent, only from personal observation of the condition, prospects, and wishes of the Chippewas, and the Commissioners were therefore not specifically instructed upon the subjects therein referred to; but seeing the extreme poverty of these wretched people, finding them almost naked and starving, and ascertaining that many perished during the last winter, from hunger and cold, they were induced to insert these articles. But it is expressly understood and agreed, that the fourth, fifth and sixth articles, or either of them, may be rejected by the President and Senate, without affecting the validity of the other articles of the treaty. | ||||
ARTICLE 8. | |||||
| Authority of U. S. acknowleged. | The Chippewa tribe of Indians fully acknowledge the authority and jurisdiction of the United States, and disclaim all connection with any foreign power, solemnly promising to reject any messages, speeches, or councils, incompatible with the interest of the United States, and to communicate information thereof to the proper agent, should any such be delivered or sent to them. | ||||
ARTICLE 9. | |||||
| Ratification. | This treaty, after the same shall be ratified by the President and Senate of the United States, shall be obligatory on the contracting parties. | ||||
| Done at the Fond du Lac of Lake Superior, in the territory of Michigan, the day and year above written, and of the independence of the United States the fifty-first. | |||||
LEWIS CASS, | |||||
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