I shall answer your queries from the views of Governor Hammond, of Carolina.

They are at least worthy of consideration.

What right have you New England people to the farms you are now holding ?" "The right of owning them," said Abel.
"From whom did you get them ?" asked Arthur.
"Our fathers." "And how did they get them ?" "From the Red men, their original owners." "Well," said Arthur, "we all know how these transactions were conducted all over the country.

We wanted the lands of the Red men, and we took them.
Sometimes they were purchased, sometimes they were wrested; always, the Red men were treated with injustice.

They were driven off, slaughtered, and taken as slaves.