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Besides its partiality, this provision operates like a gratuity to the banks having these notes.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Besides its partiality, this provision operates like a gratuity to the banks having these notes.”
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Sumner critiques a provision that benefits banks, highlighting its unfairness.
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