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The remarkable growth and prosperity of our new States and Territories attest the wisdom of the legislation which invites the tiller of the soil to secure a permanent home on terms within the reach of all.
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Grant emphasizes the positive impact of legislation on the growth of new states and territories.
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The compulsory support of the free school and the disfranchisement of all who can not read and write the English language, after a fixed probation, would meet my hearty approval.
Under the present system there seems to be no provided remedy for contesting the election in any one State.
I do not present these views now as a recommendation for a renewal of the subject of annexation, but I do refer to it to vindicate my previous action in regard to it.
Being a part of the United States, commerce between the island and mainland would be free.
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