What was the difference between the "old guard" and the "half-breeds" in the republican party of the late 1900s?

The main difference between the Old Guard and the Half-breeds was in the way the saw the reconstruction and the the spoils system. Old Guard were the members of the Republican Party who wanted the radical reconstruction while also emphasizing the spoils system which means that the party would give civic jobs to its supporters and their close ones. The Half-Breeds were in contrast for more moderate reconstruction while also were in favor of reforming the spoils system.

Cherokee  removal, part of the trail of tears, refers to the  forced  relocation between 1836 and 1839 of thecherokee  nation from  their lands ingeorgia, south carolina, north carolina, tennessee, texas, and alabama to the indian territory (present day oklahoma)  in  the thenwestern united states, and the resultant deaths