On the record
I cordially sanction the stipulations which provide for reserving lands for the various tribes, where they may be encouraged to abandon their nomadic habits and engage in agricultural and industrial pursuits.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Johnson supports land reservations for Native American tribes to encourage their transition to agriculture.
Share
More from Andrew Johnson
Jun 9, 1868
In reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 1st instant, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of the Interior, in reference to a treaty now being negotiated between the Great and Little Osage Indians and…
Mar 24, 1868
Thus far during the existence of the Government the Supreme Court of the United States has been viewed by the people as the true expounder of their Constitution, and in the most violent party conflicts its judgments and decrees have always…
Apr 21, 1868
The orders issued by me upon this subject are in accordance with long-established usage and hitherto unquestioned authority.
Mar 24, 1868
I transmit to the House of Representatives, in answer to a resolution of the 9th instant, the accompanying report from the Secretary of State.
Other voices in this conversation
