The treaty has been made; for it needs no argument to show that the intent of the Congress was to ensure a canal across Panama, and that whether the republic granting the title was called New Granada, Colombia, or Panama mattered not one whit.
This quote conveys that the intent of Congress was to ensure a canal through Panama, regardless of the name of the republic involved.
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