Thus has been formed a body of free and independent landholders with a rapidity unequaled in the history of mankind; and this great result has been produced without leaving anything for future adjustment between the Government and its citizens.
Van Buren highlights the unprecedented speed of landholder formation in the U.S. without future disputes.
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