The farmers and planters at no other period of our history were in receipt of such good prices, steadily paid to them in gold coin, for their surplus product, which they could send to the domestic market over our own railways and to the foreign market in our own ships.
Blaine highlights the economic prosperity of farmers during a specific period, emphasizing the favorable prices they received for their products.
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