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John Tyler: “Our extended and otherwise exposed maritime frontier calls for protection, to the furnishing of which an efficient naval…”

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Our extended and otherwise exposed maritime frontier calls for protection, to the furnishing of which an efficient naval force is indispensable.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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Tyler highlights the necessity of a strong naval force to protect the nation's maritime borders.

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