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Though individuals in the different 

 tribes of Indians live in amity, and ex- 

 ercife the rules of hofpitality towards 

 each other, yet they have no Chief, are 

 neither reftrained nor protected by any 

 laws, but an injury, when offered, is 

 either revenged or forgiven, according 

 to the difpofition of the injured perfom 

 But happily injuries are unfrequent, as 

 they ever muft be, in a ftate where 

 luxury and inequality are unknown $ 

 where the inhabitants have no wants 

 but what are eafily fupplied > where 

 every bleffing of nature is the common 

 undivided property of all ; and where* 

 of confequence, there can be no tempt- 

 ations to difhonefty and injuftice. An 

 injury committed in fuch a ftate muft 

 be either the effect of drunkennefs or 

 wantonnefs ; and it is univerfally ob- 

 ferved, that all their quarrels arife from 

 intemperance only. 



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