• WhatWouldKarlDo
    15·
    1 year ago

    And is it supposed that the wandering savage has a stronger attachment to his home than the settled, civilized Christian? Is it more afflicting to him to leave the graves of his fathers than it is to our brothers and children? Rightly considered, the policy of the General Government toward the red man is not only liberal, but generous. He is unwilling to submit to the laws of the States and mingle with their population. To save him from this alternative, or perhaps utter annihilation, the General Government kindly offers him a new home, and proposes to pay the whole expense of his removal and settlement.

    -Andrew Jackson

      • WhatWouldKarlDo
        7·
        1 year ago

        That was indeed the whole point. He wanted to relocate all of us savages to someplace out of the way so that he wouldn’t be forced to exterminate us. If we refused, extermination was very much back on the table, as it was the moral thing to do.

        The white house statement just reminded me greatly of this speech.