Provision should be made by law for indemnifying the owners; and I would also respectfully suggest whether some provision may not be made, consistently with the principles of our Government, for the relief of the sufferers by Indian depredations or by the operations of our own troops.
Jackson advocates for legal provisions to indemnify property owners affected by military actions and Indian depredations.
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