After having rendered commerce with New Spain difficult for us, it will aspire to the conquest of this vast empire, which it will not be possible for us to defend against a formidable power established on the same continent, and in its neighborhood.
Sumner articulates concerns about the potential for conflict over territorial ambitions in the Americas.
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