The waves of population and civilization are rolling to the westward, and we now propose to acquire the countries occupied by the red men of the South and West by a fair exchange, and, at the expense of the United States, to send them to a land where their existence may be prolonged and perhaps made perpetual.
Jackson proposes a plan for the relocation of Native Americans to preserve their existence.
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It is impossible that any government can continue to exist upon any other principles.
If we turn to our relations with foreign powers, we find our condition equally gratifying.
The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.
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