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Large interests have grown up under the implied pledge of our national legislation, which it would seem a violation of public faith suddenly to abandon.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson warns against abandoning commitments made under national legislation regarding manufacturing interests.

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