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I have venerated Andrew Jackson, and my blood boiled, in old time, when that brave patriot and soldier of Democracy said--'the Union, it must and shall be preserved.' (Loud applause.) Preserve it?
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Alexander expresses admiration for Andrew Jackson's commitment to preserving the Union, invoking historical patriotism.
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