fiU NATURAL AND CIVIL 



* ment, entered into with the other nations, the 



* aborigines of this country, they cannot ascer- 



* tain whether that title has ever been extinguish- 



* ed by purchase, conquest, derehction of occu- 



* pancy, or in any other way whatever. That 



* no settlement can be made with these Indians, 



* respecting their claim, by the legislature of 



* this state, v/ithout the permission of the Uni- 



* ted States, agreeably to an Act regulating 



* trade and intercourse with Indian tribes,'.' 

 passed July 22d, 1790,. ' ' 



" The committee, under all these clrcumjitan- 



* ces, are of opinion that his excellency the gov- 



* ernor, be requested to inform the said Indians, 



* that when they shall exhibit clear and circum- 



* stantial proofs, that the claim tbey now mnkc 



* is founded on the unerring and unalterable riiks 



* of justice, and shail produce therewith the nc- 



* cessaiy documents, authorising tins/ state Ic 

 ' treat with them, they will find their brethrer. 



* of Vermont ready and willing to maintain in- 



* violable the most friendly intercourse with tlx 

 *, Indians of the seven inationsj and. to do and. 



* perform all those acts of kindness and gene- 

 ' roslty, Vvhich their strong principles (Xf justice 

 ' cannot fail to inspire. ' 



^ The committee therefore would advise, 



* that his excellency, be further requested to 

 ^ obtain from the state of New York, all 

 ' the information be can, and shall deem ne- 

 ' cessary, respecting a similar claim, made by 

 ' the same Indian tribes, on that state, and the 



* nature and extent of the compensation allowed. 



* to them thereon : And that he cause to be' 

 ■^presented to them, as soon as conTenientl'.' 



