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The time will have come, which is the condition-precedent named by the Secretary of the Treasury, when “the want of faith in the Government” will be removed, and the door will be open to cheap loans.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He discusses the eventual restoration of faith in the government as a precursor to obtaining favorable loans.

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