Indian Territory, a Pre Commonwealth

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Excerpt from Indian Territory, a Pre Commonwealth: History, Resources, Government, Education, Religion, Taxation, Wealth, Recent Treaties, EtcIndian Territory, and very probably more people now have their eyes turned expectantly towards that section with anticipation of settlement within its borders than to any other country of its size in the world.This, to a great extent being true, a wave of trade has followed the ¿ood of humanity with that vigor and energy which characterize Americans in the various lines of trade and industry. This becomes more interesting when viewed under the light of solemn treaties promis ing the Indian the undisturbed possession and occupancy of their lands, as has been the case with the United States government as guardian for the five civilized tribes. It is enough to shock the mind of an impartial observer, yet, little surprise need be felt, for we know the history of the full-blood whose social instinct is opposed to commercial life and the accepted forms of the higher civilization. So it is only natural for him to shrink from the onrush of his predestined successors, with stub born resistance, those changes which legalize the occupancy of his hunting grounds by those who have heretofore properly been classed as intruders.Sympathy may well be felt for him (the American Indian), for his passing is but one of the melancholy events which so often are followed by the most fitting sequences.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.