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John Tyler: “The representatives of a brave and patriotic people will suffer no apprehension of future consequences to embarrass them…”

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The representatives of a brave and patriotic people will suffer no apprehension of future consequences to embarrass them in the course of their proposed deliberations, nor will the executive department of the Government fail for any such cause to discharge its whole duty to the country.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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Tyler reassures that representatives will not be hindered by fears of future consequences in their deliberations.

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