TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1846-1859
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amount of ··············-• next fall, (a) at the Council Springs, on the Brazos, where this council is now held, or at some other point to be designated, and of which due notice shall be given to sa·id tribes. Article X. The said tribes or nations and their associate bands are now, and forever agree to remain, at peace with the United States. All animosities for past offences are hereby mutually forgiven and forgot- ten, and the parties to this treaty pledge themselves to carry it into full execution in good faith and sincerity. Article XI. And the said tribes and their associate bands are now, and agree to remain, friendly with such tribes as are now at peace with the United States, residing upon the waters of the Arkansas, Mis- souri, and Red Rivers. Article XII. . If any person or persons shall intro- duce ardent spirits or intoxicating liquors of any kind among said tribes or na- tions, such person or person shall be punished according to the laws of the United States, and the said tribes or na- tions agree to give immediate notice to the agent of the United States residing near them, and to prevent by any means in their power the violation of this article of treaty. (a) This blank was filled by the Senate with $10,000, and for the words "next fall'' were substituted, "at such time as the President of the United States may think proper."
Perpetual peace between the United States and said tribes.
Said tribes to remain at peace with Indians friendly to the United States.
Penalty for the introduction of ardent spirits or intoxicating liquors into the .Indian country.
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