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5584. MURDER, Punishment for.—[continued].

There is the more reason for moderation, as we know we cannot punish
any murder which shall be committed by us on
them. Even if the murderer can be taken, our
juries have never yet convicted the murderer
of an Indian.—
To Meriwether Lewis. Washington ed. v, 354.
(M. 1808)