The required foothold there was fortunately secured by our late treaty with the Emperor of Russia, and it now seems imperative that the more obvious necessities of the Atlantic coast should not be less carefully provided for.
Johnson discusses the successful acquisition of a strategic foothold on the Pacific coast through a treaty with Russia, stressing the need for similar attention to the Atlantic coast.
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