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TREATY WITH THE WYANDOTS, ETC. 1795.

Indians haveright to hunt onlands relin-quished by U.S. &c.

Indians mayexpel settlersfrom theirlands.

Indians mayhunt on landsceded to U. S.

Trade to beopened with theIndians.

Retaliation

restrained.

ARTICLE V.

To prevent any misunderstanding about the Indian lands relinquishedby the United States in the fourth article, it is now explicitly declared,that the meaning of that relinquishment is this: The Indian tribes whohave a right to those lands, are quietly to enjoy them, hunting, planting,and dwelling thereon so long as they please, without any molestationfrom the United States ; but when those tribes, or any of them, shall bedisposed to sell their lands, or any part of them, they are to be soldonly to the United States; and until! such sale, the United States willprotect all the said Indian tribes in the quiet enjoyment of their landsagainst all citizens of the United States , and against all other whitepersons who intrude upon the same. And the said Indian tribes againacknowledge themselves to be under the protection of the said UnitedStates and no other power whatever.

ARTICLE VI.

If any citizen of the United States , or any other white person orpersons, shall presume to settle upon the lands now relinquished by theUnited States , such citizen or other person shall be out of the protec-tion of the United States ; and the Indian tribe, on whose land the set-tlement shall be made, may drive off the settler, or punish him in suchmanner as they shall think fit; and because such settlements made with-out the consent of the United States , will be injurious to them as wellas to the Indians, the United States shall be at liberty to break themup, and remove and punish the settlers as they shall think proper, andso effect that protection of the Indian lands herein before stipulated.

ARTICLE VII.

The said tribes of Indians, parties to this treaty, shall be at liberty tohunt within the territory and lands which they have now ceded to theUnited States , without hindrance or molestation, so long as they demeanthemselves peaceably, and offer no injury to the people of the UnitedStates .

ARTICLE VIII.

Trade shall be opened with the said Indian tribes; and they do here-by respectively engage to afford protection to such persons, with theirproperty, as shall be duly licensed to reside among them for the purposeof trade, and to their agents and servants; but no person shall be per-mitted to reside at any of their towns or hunting camps as a trader, whois not furnished with a license for that purpose, under the hand andseal of the superintendant of the department north-west of the Ohio , orsuch other person as the President of the United States shall authoriseto grant such licences; to the end, that the said Indians may not be im-posed on in their trade. And if any licensed trader shall abuse hisprivilege by unfair dealing, upon complaint and proof thereof, his licenceshall be taken from him, and he shall be further punished according tothe laws of the United States . And if any person shall intrude himselfas a trader, without such license, the said Indians shall take and bringhim before the superintendant or his deputy, to be dealt with accordingto law. And to prevent impositions by forged licences, the said Indiansshall at least once a year give information to the superintendant or hisdeputies, of the names of the traders residing among them.

ARTICLE IX.

Lest the firm peace and friendship now established should be inter-rupted by the misconduct of individuals, the United States , and the saidIndian tribes agree, that for injuries done by individuals on either side,