M-. President. the- States surrounding that Territory have an interest in it beyond that of other States. The conditions are such that refugees from justice from Kansas. fromrlissouri. from Texas. from the Oklahoma country. and from Arkansas take shelter inside of that nation. they defy the laws and defy the authority of the people of the gurrounding States. and from time to time issue forth and commit. robberies upon the citizens of Kansas. of Arkansas. of Texas. and of Missouri. "The people of those States have a right to demand of the Governmefit that the Indian Territory shall not remain there as a barrier to all progress. remain there as a place of refuge for the thieves and robbers who escape from all the surrounding States. Thee is but one voice and one feeling throughout that entire section. so far as I know. and that is that these conditions can not continue. There is.
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Refugees from justice are described as defying laws and committing robberies.