Why was the American Indian mentioned in the U S Declaration of Independence?
I presume you mean this?: He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. But what of this little gem?: The contradiction between the claim that “all men are created equal” and the existence of American slavery attracted comment when the Declaration was first published. “If there be an object truly ridiculous in nature”, English abolitionist Thomas Day wrote in a 1776 letter, “it is an American patriot, signing resolutions of independency with the one hand, and with the other brandishing a whip over his affrighted slaves.” Your old chestnut of the letter from Lord Jeffrey Amherst to Colonel Henry Bouquet is of course a historical fact, the letter is still in existence. However, there is absolutely no proof that this was carried out. A distinguished panel of American lawyers investigated this a
