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But the people of those States and of every State, actuated by feelings of justice and a regard for our national honor, submit to you the interesting question whether something can not be done, consistently with the rights of the States, to preserve this much-injured race.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson poses a question about the possibility of preserving Native American rights while respecting state sovereignty.

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