United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434United States, West, 37.09024, -95.712891Adams, Robert Huntington, 1792-18301830-04-00Robert Huntington Adams, a senator from Mississippi, argues in favor of a bill to remove Indians of the Southeast to lands west of the Mississippi River. The bill, proposed and supported by President Andrew Jackson, would guarantee land in the West if the Indians choose to relinquishment their homelands in the Southeast as well as compensation for property improvements and subsistence. Adams presents a lengthy argument in support of the bill and cites the Georgia Compact of 1802 as well as the President's message in favor of the bill. Adams is in agreement with the President that Indian nations cannot exist within state boundaries as separate and distinct political entities. Adams also outlines the history of European dealings with the Indians of North America, claiming the right of discovery and conquest over First Nations. He admits that the Indians were robbed of their land through force and fraud but accepts this as irrevocable history. Adams disagrees with opponents who contend that this bill violates treaties, saying that the federal government does not have the right to negotiate treaties with Indians residing within states. This leads to a lengthy argument based upon what he sees as the rights of the states to legislate over all persons within their boundaries, despite the terms of the Constitution, federal legislation or rulings. (The Indian Removal Act was passed in May 1830 and signed into law by President Jackson.)Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2002, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegpam002engPamphlet held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, E93 .A216s.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Indians of North America--RelocationIndians of North America--Government relationsIndians, Treatment of--United StatesSpeech of Mr. Adams, of Mississippi : on the bill to remove the Indians west of the MississippiText