I will only add, that while I have never favored legal tender laws in principle, and never consented to them except under imperious necessity, I yet think it unwise to prohibit the making of any of the treasury notes authorized by the bill now before Congress legal tenders.
Sherman shares his cautious stance on legal tender laws while acknowledging their necessity in certain situations.
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