Surely it is the dictate of wisdom, instead of creating a third paper currency, to disembarrass the country of one of those now existing and make the other convertible into coin, so that we may hereafter enjoy one uniform currency.
Sumner advocates for reducing the number of paper currencies to achieve a uniform currency system.
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It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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