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Posted on Wed, Oct. 15, 2003 Because none of the four 1824 presidential candidates had won a majority of the electoral votes, the contest was ultimately decided by the House of Representatives. After some deliberation, the House voted into office John Quincy Adams, the distinguished son of former president John Adams. Andrew Jackson's supporters were outraged. They'd been robbed! Jackson had won a plurality of the popular vote: he deserved the presidency. Jackson's supporters screamed that their man had lost out only because of a "corrupt bargain" made between House Speaker Henry Clay and Adams. Clay only supported Adams, they...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

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Dear Cecil: I've heard that Andrew Jackson did quite a number on the Cherokee, forcing them to relocate from as far as Georgia to what is now Oklahoma. Some have even accused Old Hickory of genocide, citing the thousands of Cherokee who died on the "Trail of Tears." What I want to know is, how does Jackson rank among practitioners of genocide? Does he even make the all-time top-ten list? I figure he has to come in way behind Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, the Turkish triumvirate Talat, Enver, and Cemal (who orchestrated the Armenian genocide), and the recent Hutu leaders...