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The trade will be placed upon a footing decidedly more favorable to this country than any on which it ever stood, and our commerce and navigation will enjoy in the colonial ports of Great Britain every privilege allowed to other nations.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson discusses the benefits of a new trade arrangement with Great Britain for the United States.

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