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West, on the Holston and Cumberland, as well as 

 on the Ohio, during the troubled years immediately 

 succeeding the Revolution ; and they were furthered 

 by the intrigues of the Spaniards. But the antipathy 

 of the backwoodsmen to the Spaniards was too deep- 

 rooted for them ever to effect a real combination. 

 Ultimately the good sense and patriotism of the 

 Westerners triumphed; and the American people 

 continued to move forward with unbroken front to 

 ward their mighty future. 



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