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Charles Sumner: “But I see not how to escape the conclusion, that, if Congress is empowered to issue Treasury notes, it may affix to…”

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But I see not how to escape the conclusion, that, if Congress is empowered to issue Treasury notes, it may affix to these notes such character as shall seem safe and proper, declaring the conditions of their circulation and the dues for which they shall be received.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues that Congress has the authority to define the characteristics of Treasury notes it issues.

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