They strengthen the chain of dependence throughout the Union, subject all parts more certainly to common disaster, and bind every bank more effectually in the first instance to those of our commercial cities, and in the end to a foreign power.
Van Buren discusses how financial dependencies can lead to widespread economic vulnerabilities.
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