Actuated by this view of the subject, I informed the Indians inhabiting parts of Georgia and Alabama that their attempt to establish an independent government would not be countenanced by the Executive of the United States, and advised them to emigrate beyond the Mississippi or submit to the laws of those States.
Jackson informs Native Americans in Georgia and Alabama that their attempts at independence will not be supported by the U.S. government.
Share
More from Andrew Jackson
But amid this general prosperity and splendid success the dangers of which he warned us are becoming every day more evident.
I think it my duty to acquiesce therein, and therefore I nominate Alcée La Branche, of Louisiana, to be chargé d'affaires to the Republic of Texas.
If we turn to our relations with foreign powers, we find our condition equally gratifying.
I transmit, for your constitutional action, a report from the War Department, accompanied by a treaty with a portion of the New York Indians.
Other voices in this conversation
