The peculiar relation of the General Government to the District of Columbia renders it proper to commend to your care not only its material but also its moral interests, including education, more especially in those parts of the District outside of the cities of Washington and Georgetown.
Pierce highlights the importance of addressing both material and moral interests in the District of Columbia.
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We have at length reached that stage of our country's career in which the dangers to be encountered and the exertions to be made are the incidents, not of weakness, but of strength.
These results have not been attained without passing through trials and perils, by experience of which, and thus only, nations can harden into manhood.
To us of this generation remains the not less noble task of maintaining and extending the national power.
I shall continue my efforts to procure for the wrongs of our citizens that redress which is indispensable to the continued friendly association of the two Republics.
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