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and it is mine. Then your people first came here and asked for our land, our forefathers sold you some. When our fathers sold you this land they made a treaty with your government, which I now hold in my hand, and it is stated here how much was sold, to you and how much remained to us; and it is also stated here that the land which we did not sell was ours. It belongs to none but us until we choose to sell it. The government has no right to it. It is ours and we do not wish to part with it" Campbell answered by saying "the President says that the treaty is worthless. It will not do you any good. The President does not count it as anything. When you get to the new country the President will give you a new treaty and you shall have a good title to your land there. As you do not believe the President's message, I will send a telegram to him. The next day he brought the return telegram and said, "I will read it to you. You will see for yourselves whether what I have told you is true or not. The President says in this telegram that he wants

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