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Martin Van Buren: “It is a subject of congratulation that it provides for the satisfactory adjustment of a long-standing question of…”

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It is a subject of congratulation that it provides for the satisfactory adjustment of a long-standing question of controversy, thus removing the only obstacle which could obstruct the friendly and mutually advantageous intercourse between the two nations.
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Martin Van Buren
Democratic · New York

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Van Buren highlights the significance of a treaty that resolves a long-standing issue between two nations.

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