Both measures are necessary, for the double purpose of protecting the Indians from intestine war, and in other respects complying with our engagements with them, and of securing our western frontier against incursions which otherwise will assuredly be made on it.
Jackson argues for measures to protect both the Indian tribes and the western frontier from conflicts and incursions.
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