It would seem to be expedient to recognize this controlling fact--one that no nation alone can change--by a careful readjustment of the legal ratio for coinage of one to sixteen, so as to conform to the relative market values of the two metals.
Sherman argues for adjusting the legal coinage ratio of silver to gold based on market values.
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Is it not, therefore, possible to frame a bill which will punish the prominent actors in the rebellion, proclaim amnesty to the great mass of citizens in the seceding states, and separate them from their leader?
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