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Indian treaties. Neither government nor individuals considered
it dishonest to cheat an Indian, criminal to rob him, nor murder
to kill him. Any attempt to protect him or to teach him the way
of salvation was scarcely deemed meritorious. That amicable re-lations
existed at all between the Indians and the English was
due to two causes: first, the few exceptional white men who
looked upon the savage as entitled to the same justice and hu-manity
as that to which the white man is entitled; and second,
the increasing proximity of Spaniards in Florida and the French
in the Mississippi Valley and on the Gulf Coast, bidding for
Indian trade. These the English watched with jealous eye, dread-ing
not only the loss of profitable trade, but the hostility of
the natives, who could become formidale enemies at the very back
doors of the settlements.
This fear caused the colonists to adopt a conciliatory
policy toward the Cherokees, who, responding to their advances,
formed an alliance with them against the French. In the attack
upon Fort Duquesne, a band of Cherokee warriors rendered valuable
service to the English. The contemptuous attitude of British
and colonial officers, the severe military restraint placed upon
them, suspicion of their fidelity, together with various reasons,
caused them to become dissatisfied and return home. Having lost
their horses in an encounter with the French and being fatigued
by the long journey, they supplied themselves with mounts from a
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| Full Text | Indian treaties. Neither government nor individuals considered it dishonest to cheat an Indian, criminal to rob him, nor murder to kill him. Any attempt to protect him or to teach him the way of salvation was scarcely deemed meritorious. That amicable re-lations existed at all between the Indians and the English was due to two causes: first, the few exceptional white men who looked upon the savage as entitled to the same justice and hu-manity as that to which the white man is entitled; and second, the increasing proximity of Spaniards in Florida and the French in the Mississippi Valley and on the Gulf Coast, bidding for Indian trade. These the English watched with jealous eye, dread-ing not only the loss of profitable trade, but the hostility of the natives, who could become formidale enemies at the very back doors of the settlements. This fear caused the colonists to adopt a conciliatory policy toward the Cherokees, who, responding to their advances, formed an alliance with them against the French. In the attack upon Fort Duquesne, a band of Cherokee warriors rendered valuable service to the English. The contemptuous attitude of British and colonial officers, the severe military restraint placed upon them, suspicion of their fidelity, together with various reasons, caused them to become dissatisfied and return home. Having lost their horses in an encounter with the French and being fatigued by the long journey, they supplied themselves with mounts from a 182 |
