Andrew Jackson's views of American Indians was, like most white men of his day, blatanly euro-centric and openly racist.
In his speech to Congress he attempts, like most politicians, to present a reasonable face to an otherwise cruel and cowardly act later referred to as the Trail of Tears.'
He makes reference to theh 'benevolent act' of removing 'Indians' from their ancestral and rightful lands. He refers to them as 'savage' and implies the expansion of 'whites' is ultimately in their benefit since it will introduce them to more 'civilized' customs and conducts or 'counsels' as he calls them.