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The present condition of things gives flattering promise that trade and commerce are rapidly reviving, and, fortunately for the country, the sources of revenue have only to be opened in order to prove abundant.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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Tyler expresses optimism about the revival of trade and commerce in the country.

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