The banks, then, and every stockholder, will find a motive to press for specie payments, and you will have that great result quietly accomplished, absolutely without shock, while the business interests of the country will rejoice.
Sumner believes that the banking system will motivate stakeholders to pursue specie payments without disruption.
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