In guarding against an evil of such magnitude consideration of temporary convenience should be thrown out of the question, and we should be influenced by such motives only as look to the honor and preservation of the republican system.
Jackson argues that considerations of long-term honor and preservation should outweigh temporary conveniences in governance.
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To the Senate and House of Representatives: I transmit herewith certain papers from the War Department, relative to the improvement of Brunswick Harbor, Georgia.
Amid the duties constantly pressing on me, to give the subject that deliberate consideration which its importance demands
The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.
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