The body of farmers, laborers, and trading people will favor annexation, ultimately, should the policy of non-intercourse be adhered to on our part, and they will outnumber the office-holding class, and thus the union of the two countries will be secured.
Boutwell discusses the potential for annexation between the U.S. and Canada based on public sentiment among farmers and laborers.
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