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Van Buren and Whig systems clash over internal improvements
A heated debate contrasts Van Buren and Whig views on federal power to fund internal improvements. The speaker argues Congress may regulate commerce and defend the nation through roads and canals, citing McCulloch and Jackson era precedents, while denouncing Van Buren's vetoes and calls for retrenchment and tariff protection to spur Western development.
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Maysville road
Wabash river
Van Buren
Missouri
Mr. Jameson
Mr. Van Buren
C. A. PRESTON
Adams
Congress
Yaatiun
Thuren
powe
Marshall
McCulloch
Maryland
Stewart
Penn
House of Representa
United States
EWART
Pennsylvania
Union
Atlantic
interi
Ues
Wabash
entlemen
Van
South Carolina
McDuffie
Calhoun
Van Barey
Sherrod Will. jattis
Kentucky
Albany
Jackson
Bock
war and navy departments
War Department
Cass
Spence
Baltimore
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Batore
Upper Canada
Mr. Holmes
Indl
Mississippi
Richmond Enquirer
West