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^eir lands. It was not till after a period of 

 years had taken place, that the natives discerned 

 the policVj and became jealous of the increasing 

 power and numbers of the European settlers. 

 With this jealousy the savage temper became 

 sullen, gloomy, suspicious and resentful. Con- 

 troversies took place, mutual provocations, com- 

 plaints and injuries succeeded ; and the Euro- 

 peans were every year advancing, and forming 

 new settlements ia the Indian country. Dis- 

 putes about property and encroachment ensued ; 

 and these had the same effect in the colonies that 

 they have in every other part of the globe, they 

 gradually Jbut unavoidably resolved themselves 

 into an appeal to force ; and when once hostili- 

 ties and slaughter began, war would assume all 

 the barbarity and cruelty that was inseparable 

 from the Indian passions, customs and habits. 

 The result was everj'- where the same ; sooner 

 or later war broke out between the Indians and 

 the Europeans who were settling and taking 

 possession of their country. 



In addition to the wars that arose from this 

 cause, there was another equally certain and un- 

 avoidable, the seat of which lay in Europe. 

 The different interests, the mutual hatred,, the 

 perpetual pride and ambition of the European 

 monarchs, kept their kingdoms in constant con- 

 tention and war ; and these wars, by the decrees 

 of their sovereigns, always followed their sub- 

 jects into the new world, and became one of 

 their heaviest calamities and curses. Whenever 

 the kings of England or France supposed it 

 would be for their interest to involve their king- 

 doms in blood and slaughter^, theii' colonies in 

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