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Title: The American statesman: a political history, exhibiting the origin, nature and practical operation of constitutional government in the United States;
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Young, Andrew W. (Andrew White), 1802-1877 Ferris, George T. (George Titus), b. 1840
Subjects: Constitutional history
Publisher: New York (etc.) H. S. Goodspeed & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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meantime the militia grow restless, and he is left to defend himself by theregulars. The enemy, with the aid of their Spanish friends, and Wood-bines British partisans, or, if you please, with Aureys force, attackshim. What may not be the result ? Defeat and massacre. Permit me toremark, that the arms of the United States must be carried to any pointwithin the limits of East Florida, where an enemy is admitted and pro-tected, or disgrace attends. * The executive government have ordered, and, as I conceive, veryproperly, Amelia island to be taken possession of. This order ought tobe carried into execution at all hazards, and simultaneously the wholeof East Florida seized, and held as an indemnity for the outrages ofSpain upon the property of our citizens. This done, it puts all opposi-tion down, secures our citizens a complete indemnity, and saves us froma war with Great Britain, or some of the continental pfowers combinedwith Spain. This can be done without implicating the government
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MR. CALHOUN AND GKN. JACKSON ON THE SKMINOLE WAR. 545 Let it be signified to me through any channel, (say Mr. J. Rhea,^ thatthe possession of the Floridas would be desirable to the United States,and in sixty days it will be accomplished. The order being given for the possession of Amelia island, it oughtto be executed, or our enemies, internal and external, will use it to thedisadvantage of the government. If our troops enter the territory ofSpain, in pursuit of our Indian enemy, all opposition that they meet withmust be put down, or we will be involved in danger and disgrace. I have the honor, &c. Andrew Jackson. ** James Monroe, President U. S. The account of the reception of this letter has been given ; but Mr.Calhouns correspondence contains no information of an answer, otherthan that Mr. Calhoun, after having perused the letter, said to Mr.Monroe, that it was a confidential one, which he (Mr. M.) must ansv/er.Gen. Jackson in his Exposition, says : In accordance with the ad-vi

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