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Even assuming that the coinage could be executed with more economy and perfection at Philadelphia, it is evident that the local interests of California were too important to be neglected.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Even assuming that the coinage could be executed with more economy and perfection at Philadelphia, it is evident that…”
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of local interests in California over centralized coinage in Philadelphia.
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