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against him in favour of the white man, for ever, on the evidence of the white man only ; even though that custom be, in the language of the law, so old " that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary."

The white man and the red man are much alike, with one great difference, which you must and will set down to the advantage of the latter.

The Indian has no desire for fortune ; he has no wish in his wild state to accumulate wealth ; and it is in his wild state that he must be judged, for it is in that condition that he is said to sin. If u money is the root of all evil," as Solomon hath it, then the Indian has not that evil, or that root of evil, or any desire for it.

It is the white man s monopoly. If an Indian loves you, trusts you, or believes in you at all, he will serve you, guide you through the country, follow you to battle, fight for you, he and all his sons and kindred, and never think of the pay or profit. He would despise it if offered, beyond some presents, some tokens of remembrance, decorations, or simplest articles of use.

Again, I do vehemently protest against taking the testimony of border Indians or any Indians with whom the white man comes in constant contact, and to whom he has taught the use of money and the art of lying.

And most particularly I do protest against taking these Indians turn-skins and renegades who affiliate, mix, and strike hands with the whites, as representative Indians. Better take our own