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Our country presents on every side the evidences of that continued favor under whose auspices it, has gradually risen from a few feeble and dependent colonies to a prosperous and powerful confederacy.
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gutenberg.orgMartin Van Buren: “Our country presents on every side the evidences of that continued favor under whose auspices it, has gradually risen…”
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Van Buren reflects on the growth of the United States from colonies to a powerful nation.
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