On the recordFebruary 22, 1822
I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of War, furnishing all the information upon this subject in the possession of that Department.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of War, furnishing all the information upon this subject in the possession of that Department.
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According to my judgment it cannot be derived from either of those powers, nor from all of them united, and in consequence it does not exist.
Congress do not possess the power under the Constitution to pass such a law.
I have thought that the United States should act with a generous spirit; that they should omit nothing which should comport with a liberal construction of the instrument and likewise be in accordance with the just rights of those tribes.
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