70 Inasmuch 



Indian Right The Indian, in spite of his roving instincts, has 

 always displayed a keen sense of proprietary 

 right in the land. 



Car-tier at &quot;Before leaving the Bay of Gaspe,&quot; on his 



a8pe first voyage, &quot;Cartier planted a great wooden 

 cross at the entrance of the harbour. The cross 

 stood thirty feet high, and at the centre of it he 

 hung a shield with three fleur-de-lis. At the top 

 was carved in ancient lettering, &quot;ViVE LE ROY 

 DE FRANCE.&quot; A large concourse of savages stood 

 about the French explorers as they raised the 

 cross to its place. &quot;So soon as it was up&quot; 

 writes Cartier &quot;we kneeled down before them, 

 with our hands towards heaven yielding God 

 thanks; and we made signs unto them, showing 

 them the heavens, and that all our salvation 

 depended only on Him which in them dwelleth; 

 whereat they showed a great admiration looking 

 first at one another and then at the cross.&quot; 

 Notwithstanding the pious intention of Cartier 

 and the &quot;great admiration&quot; of the savages; the 

 latter saw in the cross a symbol of usurped 

 possession. On the return of the French to their 

 ships, the Chief, accompanied by his sons went 

 out to them; made a long speech and by means 

 of signs, conveyed, clearly, his meaning, &quot;that 

 the country belonged to him and his people.&quot; 



A chief s &quot;No Greek or Roman orator ever spoke, per- 



Dedaration ^aps w jth more strength and sublimity than 

 one of their Chiefs when asked to remove with his 

 tribe to a distance. We were born, said he &quot; on 

 this ground, our fathers lie buried in it, shall we 



