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Martin Van Buren: This result has been alike salutary to the true interests of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures; to public morals…

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This result has been alike salutary to the true interests of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures; to public morals, respect for the laws, and that confidence between man and man which is so essential in all our social relations.
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Martin Van Buren
Democratic · New York

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Van Buren highlights the beneficial effects of economic stability on various sectors and social relations.

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