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This threatening announcement of a great national danger startled the general public, who had settled down into the conviction that all was going on very well with a Democratic administration.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “This threatening announcement of a great national danger startled the general public, who had settled down into the…”
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Sherman notes the public's shock at the announcement of a national financial danger, reflecting the political climate of the time.
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