The white man and the (American Indian) cannot dwell in harmony together. Nature forbids it...I experience no difficulty in deciding on the proper policy to be pursued towards them. It is to push a rigorous (harsh) war against them... -Lamar, 1838 In this excerpt, Mirabeau Lamar is describing his view that American Indians-

A. Were to be feared by Texans
B. Should be removed from Texas
C. Would rebel against the Texas government