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Yet it is proposed to recall our promise to redeem this note in coin three years hence.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Yet it is proposed to recall our promise to redeem this note in coin three years hence.”
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Sherman warns against the proposal to delay the redemption of notes, emphasizing the importance of honoring commitments.
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Our family of states is already large enough to create embarrassment in the Senate, and a republic should not hold dependent provinces or possessions.
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