On the record
In the terms stipulated the rights and honor of the United States were particularly consulted by a perpetual relinquishment on the part of the Dey of all pretensions to tribute from them.
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Madison discusses the favorable terms of a treaty that protects U.S. rights and ends tribute demands from Algiers.
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