TREATY WITH THE CHICKASAWS. 1786.

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ARTICLE IV.

If any citizen of the United States , or other person not being anIndian, shall attempt to settle on any of the lands hereby allotted to theChickasaws to live and hunt on, such person shall forfeit the protectionof the United States of America , and the Chickasaws may punish himor not as they please.

ARTICLE V.

If any Indian or Indians, or persons residing among them, or whoshall take refuge in their nation, shall commit a robbery or murder, orother capital crime, on any citizen of the United States , or person undertheir protection, the tribe to which such offender or offenders may belong,or the nation, shall be bound to deliver him or them up to be punishedaccording to the ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled :Provided, that the punishment shall not be greater, than if the robberyor murder, or other capital crime, had been committed by a citizen ona citizen.

ARTICLE VI.

If any citizen of the United States of America , or person undertheir protection, shall commit a robbery or murder, or other capitalcrime, on any Indian, such offender or offenders shall be punished inthe same manner as if the robbery or murder or other capital crime hadbeen committed on a citizen of the United States of America ; and thepunishment shall be in presence of some of the Chickasaws, if any willattend at the time and place, and that they may have an opportunity soto do, due notice, if practicable, of such intended punishment, shall besent to some one of the tribes.

ARTICLE VII.

It is understood that the punishment of the innocent under the ideaof retaliation is unjust, and shall not be practised on either side, exceptwhere there is a manifest violation of this treaty; and then it shall bepreceded, first by a demand of justice, and if refused, then by a decla-ration of hostilities.

ARTICLE VIII.

For the benefit and comfort of the Indians, and for the prevention ofinjuries or oppressions on the part of the citizens or Indians, the UnitedStates in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right ofregulating the trade with the Indians, and managing all their affairs insuch manner as they think proper.

ARTICLE IX.

Untill the pleasure of Congress be known respecting the eightharticle, all traders, citizens of the United States , shall have liberty togo to any of the tribes or towns of the Chickasaws to trade with them,and they shall be protected in their persons and property, and kindlytreated.

ARTICLE X.

The said Indians shall give notice to the citizens of the United Statesof America , of any designs which they may know or suspect to beformed in any neighbouring tribe, or by any person whosoever, againstthe peace, trade or interests of the United States of America .

ARTICLE XI.

The hatchet shall be forever buried, and the peace given by theUnited States of America , and friendship re-established between thesaid States on the one part, and the Chickasaw nation on the other part,shall be universal; and the contracting parties shall use their utmost4 C

No citizen ofTJ.S. shall settleon Indian lands.

Indians to de-liver up crimi-nals.

Citizens ofU. S. commit-ting; crimesagainst Indiansto be punished.

Retaliation

restrained.

U. S. to regu-late trade.

Special provi-sion for trade.

Indians to givenotice of designsagainst U. S.

Peace andfriendship per-petual.