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Some legislatures were opposed to US expansion because it would diminish the power of the original 13. John Lowell, a wealthy businessman from Massachusetts, proposed the idea in the 1810's.

http://books.google.com/books?id=_c...john lowell secession thirteen states&f=false
http://archive.org/details/thoughtsinseries00misc

Could the idea gain momentum? The USA would then consist of just the Western states.
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