. Historical sketches of Kentucky : embracing its history, antiquities, and natural curiosities, geographical, statistical, and geological descriptions. view of the subject evidently resulted from the natural and known impa-tience of the people on the waters of the Mississippi, for a market for the pro-ducts of their exuberant soil; from the distrust of the Federal policy, producedby tiie project for surrendering the use of that river for a term of years; and froma coincidence of the overture in point of time, with the plan on foot for consoli-dating the Union by arming it with new
. Historical sketches of Kentucky : embracing its history, antiquities, and natural curiosities, geographical, statistical, and geological descriptions. view of the subject evidently resulted from the natural and known impa-tience of the people on the waters of the Mississippi, for a market for the pro-ducts of their exuberant soil; from the distrust of the Federal policy, producedby tiie project for surrendering the use of that river for a term of years; and froma coincidence of the overture in point of time, with the plan on foot for consoli-dating the Union by arming it with new powers, an object, to embarrass anddefeat which, the dismembering aims of Spain would not fail to make the mosttempting sacrifices, and to spare no intrigues. •1 owe it to Mr. Erown, with whom I was in intimate friendship when wewere associated in public life, to observe, that I always regarded him, whilststeadily attentive to the interests of his constituents, as duly impressed with theimportance of the Union, and anxious for its prosperity. I pray you to acceptwith my respects, my cordial salutations. Signed JAMES MADISON. Mann Butler, Esq. ,.
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