He saw with clear vision that by the commercial disability upon the western section of the Union its progress would be obstructed, its already attained prosperity checked; and that possibly its population, drawn first into discontent with the existing order of things, might be seduced into new and dangerous alliances.
Blaine discusses the economic implications of commercial disabilities on the western United States and their potential consequences.
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