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John Tyler: “The interests of Mexico, therefore, could in nothing be better consulted than in a peace with her neighbors which would…”

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The interests of Mexico, therefore, could in nothing be better consulted than in a peace with her neighbors which would result in the establishment of a permanent boundary.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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Tyler argues that Mexico would benefit from establishing a permanent boundary with the United States.

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