Speeches delivered on various public occasionsLittle, Brown and Company, 1853 |
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... duty , which he felt called on to discharge , of " providing a better currency , " that he recommended the prohibition of small bills . Why ? Because , as it was argued , it would improve the general mixed currency of the country ; and ...
... duty , which he felt called on to discharge , of " providing a better currency , " that he recommended the prohibition of small bills . Why ? Because , as it was argued , it would improve the general mixed currency of the country ; and ...
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... duty of the general gov- ernment , as a natural consequence of the power to coin money and regulate commerce , to take a supervision over that paper currency which is to supply the place of coin . I contend for this truth , — that ...
... duty of the general gov- ernment , as a natural consequence of the power to coin money and regulate commerce , to take a supervision over that paper currency which is to supply the place of coin . I contend for this truth , — that ...
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... duty of government to provide a uniform currency ; his language is , We will turn our backs on this duty . He proposes nothing for the country , nothing for the relief of commerce , or the regulation of exchanges , but simply the means ...
... duty of government to provide a uniform currency ; his language is , We will turn our backs on this duty . He proposes nothing for the country , nothing for the relief of commerce , or the regulation of exchanges , but simply the means ...
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... duty . Look at the custom - house returns , -twenty millions of dollars worth of silks imported in one year , free of duty , and other articles of luxury in proportion , that should be made to contribute MASS MEETING AT SARATOGA . 31.
... duty . Look at the custom - house returns , -twenty millions of dollars worth of silks imported in one year , free of duty , and other articles of luxury in proportion , that should be made to contribute MASS MEETING AT SARATOGA . 31.
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... duty to spare no pains to circulate information , and to spread the truth far and wide . Let us persuade those who differ from us , if we can , to hear both sides . Let us remind them that we are all embarked together , with a common ...
... duty to spare no pains to circulate information , and to spread the truth far and wide . Let us persuade those who differ from us , if we can , to hear both sides . Let us remind them that we are all embarked together , with a common ...
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