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 | | He popularized the phrase "Go west, young man." Greeley, who began his journalism career at The New Yorker, founded The New York Tribune in 1841 with support from powerful political friends. |
 | | Under Greeley's direction, The Tribune took a strong stand against slavery, the South and slave owners in the years leading up to the Civil War. |
 | | This made Congress realize the need for quick transportation and sparked the digging of the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal. |
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