On the record
Either the laws to prevent intrusion upon the public lands should be executed, or, if that should be impracticable or inexpedient, they should be modified or repealed.
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gutenberg.orgMartin Van Buren: “Either the laws to prevent intrusion upon the public lands should be executed, or, if that should be impracticable or…”
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Van Buren argues for the enforcement or modification of laws regarding public land intrusion.
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