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John Tyler: “Our commercial interests in that region have experienced considerable increase and have become an object of much…”

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Our commercial interests in that region have experienced considerable increase and have become an object of much importance, and it is the duty of this Government to protect them against all improper and vexatious interruption.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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Tyler emphasizes the importance of protecting American commercial interests abroad.

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