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their lands - and that in respect to their lands they might depend on the protection of the United States so that on this head they had now no cause of jealousy or discontent. This being by them well understood, I saw no way of avoiding the ratification of the assignment to their two Children, without reviving, or rather exciting their utmost jealousy, as it would have been denying the free enjoyment of their own lands by some members of the nation, and a denial I was apprehensive would lead them to think that the solemn assurances of the President were made but to amuse and deceive. Here you see my great inducements to the ratification. Let me now remark - that every proposition made by me to the Six Nations for introducing among them the primary and most useful improvements of civil life, propositions