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When that condition of affairs ceased, it failed to furnish ordinary revenue, and by its incidental effects operated injuriously to nearly every branch of industry.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “When that condition of affairs ceased, it failed to furnish ordinary revenue, and by its incidental effects operated…”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman explains the negative consequences of the 1857 tariff once favorable economic conditions changed.
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