I believe he desired freedom for all the territories; and, could he have been permitted to carry out his own plans, he would have secured not only the freedom of the territories, but would also have consummated all the great national measures of the party that brought him into power.
Mann believes that General Taylor aimed for freedom in the territories and had plans for significant national measures.
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