The real America in romance, with reading courses : being a complete and authentic history of America from the time of Columbus to the present day . f obeying the Jackson was as much of a civilian as a soldier,and had a comprehensive grasp of the wants of thenation. He swept his political opponents out ofoffice, and only required to knowof a new applicant that he washonest and capable. His for-eign policy was indicated in hisinstructions to Louis McLane, hisfirst minister to England, in whichhe said: Ask for nothing but what isright, and submit to nothing thatis wrong. He was so dec
The real America in romance, with reading courses : being a complete and authentic history of America from the time of Columbus to the present day . f obeying the Jackson was as much of a civilian as a soldier,and had a comprehensive grasp of the wants of thenation. He swept his political opponents out ofoffice, and only required to knowof a new applicant that he washonest and capable. His for-eign policy was indicated in hisinstructions to Louis McLane, hisfirst minister to England, in whichhe said: Ask for nothing but what isright, and submit to nothing thatis wrong. He was so decided in his opin-ions and actions—so positive incharacter—that he was thoroughly loved or hated;and for eight years he braved the fierce tempestthat arose out of partisan strifes, domestic per-plexities and foreign arrogance, with a skill andcourage which challenged the admiration of hisenemies. In his first administration the object of theGeorgians was consummated in the removal of theCherokees. The Cherokees refused for a long timeto give up their comfortable homes and move tothe wilderness beyond the Mississippi. They never Vol. 11—3. Andrew Jackson. 34 RUMBLED PRIDE. did want to do so, and the Ridges and Boudinotswho signed the treaty to do this were assassinatedor exiled. The whole proceeding from beginningto end is a story of oppression and wrong on thepart of the Americans. Historians throw a man-tle of charity about our shoulders by saying Anamicable settlement was finally reached; andunder the mild coercion of General Winfield Scottand several thousand troops, the Cherokees leftGeorgia in 1838, and went to lands assigned them,well toward the eastern slopes of the Eocky Moun-tains, where they still remain with the Creeks,Choctaws, and others as their neighbors. Theauthor of this book has spent many days in com-pany with aged Cherokees and listened to theirstories of the amicable agreement, and mildcoercion, with soldiers and bayonets, and in theface of history, an
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