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From Several Of The Indian Tribes Inhabiting The Country Bordering On Lake Erie Purchases Have Been Made Of Lands On Conditions Very Favorable To The United States, And, As It Is Presumed, Not Less So To The Tribes Themselves.

[in A Republic,] It Is Not The People Themselves Who Make The Decisions, But The People They Themselves Choose To Stand In Their Places.

The Public Lands Are A Public Stock, Which Ought To Be Disposed Of To The Best Advantage For The Nation.

The Civil War Which Has So Long Prevailed Between Spain And The Provinces In South America Still Continues, Without Any Prospect Of Its Speedy Termination.

History Has Shown That At Least One-half Of Every Century Is Consumed In War.