It might be -fai rly said that if the Creeks did not then recognize the legal application of this money for the purposes for which the Government used it. and the treaty was silent on that subject. that was a waiveron -the part of the Creeks of all claim against the United States on ac.count of the application of this money. but on the other hand the Creeks agreed to that application. they ratified it. and. in the language of the treaty of 1866. they expressly ratified it. The lan.guage was read yesterday by the Senator from Massachusetts. and I will read it again to show how broad it is: ARTICLE XI. The stipulations of this treaty are to be a full settlement of Rl -Claims of said Creek Nation for damages and losses of every kind growing out of the lets rebellon and eli expenditures by the United States of annuities in cloth.ing and feeding refugee and destitute Indians since the diversion of annuities for that purpose consequent upon the late war with the socalled Confederate States. "Since the diversion of annuities for that purpose." This is not confined to merely annuities of a particular kind. but since the diversion of annuities growing out of these treaties. and no doubt the .intelligent officers who framed the treaty. the men who were there .and negotiated. hadin view the veryitems of moneys that were taken -for the purpose of supporting the loyal refugees.
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