It would alleviate the present troubled condition of those States, and by inducing emigration aid in the settlement of fertile regions now uncultivated and lead to an increased production of those staples which have added so greatly to the wealth of the nation and commerce of the world.
Johnson asserts that alleviating the troubled conditions in certain States would lead to increased agricultural production and settlement.
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