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 280 TREATY WITH THE PAWNEES. 1825. ARTICLE l. Supremacy 0; It is admitted by the Pawnee tribe of Indians, that they reside within U. S. acknow· the territorial limits of the United States, acknowledge their supremacy, l°d·‘¥°d· and claim their protection.-The said tribe also admit the right of the United States to regulate all trade and intercourse with them. ARTICLE 2. U_ s_ receive The United States agree to receive the Pawnee tribe of Indians into }’¤W¤¤¢¤ under their friendship, and under their protection, and to extend to them, from 'h°" p'°‘°°“°“‘ time to time, such benefits and acts of kindness as may be convenient, and seem just and proper to the President of the United States. ARTICLE 3. Places for All trade and intercourse with the Pawnee tribe shall be transacted Wade *0 b° d¤· at such place or places as may be designated and pointed out by the §}§;;:,°€'i,,bY th° President of the United States, through his agents; and none but Ame. ' rican citazens, duly authorized by the United States, shall be admitted to trade or hold intercourse with said tribe of Indians. ARTICLE 4. Regulation of That the Pawnee tribe may be accommodated with such articles of ““d°· merchandize, Sec. as their necessaties may demand, the United States agree to admit and licence traders to hold intercourse with said tribe, under mild and equitable regulations: in consideration of which, the said Pawnee tribe bind themselves to extend protection to the persons and the property of the traders, and the persons legally employed under them, whilst they remain within the limits of their particular district of country. And the said Pawnee tribe further agree, that if any foreigner or other person, not legally authorized by the United States, shall come into their district of country, for the purposes of trade or other views, they will apprehend such person or persons, and deliver him or them to some United States' superintendent, or agent, of Indian Affairs, or to the commandant of the nearest military post, to be dealt with according to law. And they further agree to give safe conduct to all persons who may be legally authorized by the United States to pass through their country, and to protect in their persons and property all agents or other persons sent by the United States to reside temporarily among them; nor will they, whilst on their distant excursions, molest or interrupt any American citizen or citizens, who may be passing from the United States to New Mexico, or returning from thence to the United States. ARTICLE 5. Course_to be That the friendship which is now established between the United States and the Pawnee tribe, shall not be interrupted by the miscon- ,,,,5 by indivil duct of individuals, it is hereby agreed, that for injuries done by indiduals, &.c. viduals, no private revenge or retaliation shall take place, but instead thereof, complaints shall be made, by the party injured, to the superintendent, or agent of Indian affairs, or other person appointed by the President; and it shall be the duty of said Chiefs, upon complaint being made as aforesaid, to deliver up the person or persons against whom the complaint is made, to the end that he or they may be punished, agreeably to the laws of the United States. And, in like manner, if any robbery, violence, or murder, shall be committed on any Indian or Indians belonging to said tribe, the person or persons so offending I shall be tried, and if found guilty, shall be punished in like manner as tghgs légggri of the in_]ury_had been done to a white man. And it is agreed, that the mccvir mlm Chiefs of said Pawnee tribe shall, to the utmost of their power, exert property, themselves to recover horses or other property, which may be stolen or