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The free coinage of silver would also impair the pledge made of the customs duties, by the act of February, 1862, for payment of the interest of the public debt.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The free coinage of silver would also impair the pledge made of the customs duties, by the act of February, 1862, for…”
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Sherman states that free silver coinage would violate previous pledges regarding customs duties.
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