But the Republicans in Congress stood firmly by the embargo, holding that if George Canning would modify the Orders in Council, which were intended to drive American commerce from the ocean, Napoleon would modify his decrees, which were provoked by the British Orders.
This passage illustrates the Republicans' steadfast support for the embargo, linking it to the hope for a resolution of trade conflicts with Britain and France.
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I discerned also unmistakable evidences of stern integrity, earnest patriotism, and unswerving fidelity.
And what have I to lose by withdrawing and leaving the party unembarrassed?
His lightest word, sent thrilling to the rim of a vast audience, swayed it with the magic of control.
As he lived, so he died, a strange, lonely, unhappy man, out of tune with the beautiful world in which he was permitted to exist upward of four score years.
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