What ever difference of opinion may have prevailed respecting the just claims of these people, there will probably be none respecting the liberality of the propositions, and very little respecting the expediency of their immediate acceptance.
Jackson acknowledges differing opinions on the tribes' claims but emphasizes the fairness of the government's offers.
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