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The Southwesterners owed thanks to General Wayne and his army and to their own strong right hands; but they had small cause for gratitude to the Federal Government.
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Roosevelt acknowledges the contributions of General Wayne and the frontiersmen while criticizing the Federal Government's lack of support.
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