The United States were therefore necessarily reduced to the alternative of increasing the business of other maritime nations to a great extent, if they had themselves declined to enter into commerce, as the Spaniards of Mexico have hitherto done;
Beraz, Estatu Batuek, edo biziki elikatu behar zuten itsas herrien industria, haiek berek uko eginez gero merkataritzari, Mexikoko espainolek gaur arte egin duten bezala; edo munduko lehen itsas indarretako bat bihurtu behar zuten.