Charles Sumner: “Therefore, so long as Andrew Johnson is President, the return to…”

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Therefore, so long as Andrew Johnson is President, the return to specie payments is impossible.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner claims that under President Johnson, the return to a stable currency is unattainable.

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Charles Sumner: “Therefore, so long as Andrew Johnson is President, the return to specie payments is impossible.”