He does not immediately connect the questions of war with Mexico and war with Great Britain, but apparently knows and feels that they are in substance and in fact but one and the same question; and that, so surely as we rush into a war with Mexico, we shall shortly find ourselves in a war with England.
Quincy warns that engaging in war with Mexico could lead to conflict with Great Britain, indicating a broader geopolitical concern.
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As a treaty of commerce it will be indeed of little use to us, and we shall never obtain anything more favorable so long as the principles of the navigation act are obstinately adhered to by Great Britain.
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That it has exposed in broad day the overruling influence of the institution of domestic slavery upon the history and policy of the Union.
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