Andrew Jackson: “The people of the United States are justly attached to a pacific…”

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The people of the United States are justly attached to a pacific system in their intercourse with foreign nations.

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Democratic · Tennessee

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Jackson acknowledges that the American people prefer a peaceful approach in their dealings with other nations.

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Andrew Jackson: “The people of the United States are justly attached to a pacific system in their intercourse with foreign nations.”