In this manner do the Americans obtain, at a very low price, whole provinces, which the richest sovereigns of Europe could not purchase.

*h [Footnote g: See, in the Legislative Documents of Congress (Doc.

117), the narrative of what takes place on these occasions.

This curious passage is from the above-mentioned report, made to Congress by Messrs.
Clarke and Cass in February, 1829.

Mr.Cass is now the Secretary of War.
"The Indians," says the report, "reach the treaty-ground poor and almost naked.