Such a naval force as it is doubtless in the power of the United States to create and maintain would also afford to them the best means of general defense by facilitating the safe transportation of troops and stores to every part of our extensive coast.
He argues that a capable naval force would enhance national defense and logistical capabilities.
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During a period in which a great portion of the civilized world has been involved in a war unusually calamitous and destructive, it was not to be expected that the United States could be exempted from extraordinary burthens.
May this territory be the residence of virtue and happiness!
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As to myself, it is my anxious desire so to execute the trust reposed in me as to render the people of the United States prosperous and happy.