The duty of obtaining such an outpost peacefully and lawfully, while neither doing nor menacing injury to other states, earnestly engaged the attention of the executive department before the close of the war, and it has not been lost sight of since that time.
Johnson emphasizes the importance of securing a naval outpost without harming other states, reflecting a commitment to peaceful diplomacy.
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