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De Alexander: “It may be confidently asserted that this canal, as to the extent of its route, as to the countries which it connects…”

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It may be confidently asserted that this canal, as to the extent of its route, as to the countries which it connects, and as to the consequences which it will produce, is without a parallel in the history of mankind.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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Alexander asserts the unparalleled significance of the canal project in human history.

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