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The consequence was that during the decade preceding the war our exports of specie and bullion exceeded our imports of the same by the enormous aggregate of four hundred and fifty millions of dollars.
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Blaine notes the significant outflow of specie and bullion from the United States prior to the Civil War, highlighting economic challenges.
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