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Charles Sumner: “But the present Secretary of the Treasury, when the new system is at last triumphant over all obstacles, including the…”

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But the present Secretary of the Treasury, when the new system is at last triumphant over all obstacles, including the mutiny of State banks and the lukewarmness of Senators, may boast that he has given a currency to his country.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner acknowledges the future Secretary of the Treasury's potential pride in establishing a successful national currency despite challenges.

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