It is with unfeigned regret that the people of the United States must look back upon the abortive efforts made by the Executive, for a period of more than half a century, to determine what no nation should suffer long to remain in dispute--the true line which divides its possessions from those of other powers.
Van Buren expresses regret over the longstanding unresolved boundary disputes with other nations.
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