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 TREATY WITH THE CHICKASAWS. 1786. 25 ARTICLE IV. If any citizen of the United States, or other person not being an No 0;;;,,,,, ,5 Indian, shall attempt to settle on any of the lands hereby allotted to the U·S· shall settle Chickasaws to live and hunt on, such person shall forfeit the protection °“ I“d“ml°"d“· of the United States of America, and the Chickasaws may punish him or not as they please. ARTICLE V. If any Indian or Indians, or persons residing among them, or who Indgans tt, d,,. shall take refuge in their nation, shall commit a robbery or murder, or liver up crimiother capital crime, on any citizen of the United States, or person under mis' their protection, the tribe to which such offender or offenders may belong, or the nation, shall be bound to deliver him or them up to be punished according to the ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled : Provided, that the punishment shall not be greater, than if the robbery or murder, or other capital crime, had been committed by a citizen on a citizen. ARTICLE VI. If any citizen of the United States of America, or person under citizens of their protection, shall commit a robbery or murder, or other capital U·S·•;¤mmifcrime, on any Indian, such offender or offenders shall be punished in ::;'££:‘}°§sims the same manner as if the robbery or murder or other capital crime had t5 be punished_ been committed on a citizen of the United States of America; and the punishment shall be in presence of some of the Chickasaws, if any will attend at the time and place, and that they may have an opportunity so to do, due notice, if practicable, of such intended punishment, shall be sent to some one of the tribes. ARTICLE VII. It is understood that the punishment of the innocent under the idea Retaliation of retaliation is unjust, and shall not be practised on either side, except l'°¤¤’¤i¤¤d· where there is a manifest violation of this treaty; and then it shall be preceded, first by a demand of justice, and if refused, then by a declaration of hostilities. ARTICLE VIII. For the benefit and comfort of the Indians, and for the prevention of U. S. to regu. injuries or oppressions on the part of the citizens or Indians, the United lm ¤'¤<i¢· States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right of regulating the trade with the Indians, and managing all their affairs in such manner as they think proper. ARTICLE IX. Untill the pleasure of Congress be known respecting the eighth Special proviarticle, all traders, citizens of the United States, shall have liberty to “‘°“ f°’ “°d°· go to any of the tribes or towns of the Chickasaws to trade with them, and they shall be protected in their persons and property, and kindly treated. ARTICLE X. The said Indians shall give notice to the citizens of the United States Indians to give of America, of any designs which they may know or suspect to be “°‘l°°°f‘l°S'g“° formed in an i hbourin tribe b h s vst against U`S' y ne g g, or y any person w o oe er, again the peace, trade or interests of the United States of America. t ARTICLE XI. ` i The hatchet shall be forever buried, and the peace given by the tease and f United States of America, and friendship re·established between the f¤°¤d$i¤iP PW-
 * said States on the one part, and the Chickasaw nation on the other part, P°t“°f

. shall be universal; and the contracting parties shall usté their utmost 4