Those of us who were in favor of good money, whether of gold or silver, or whether issued by the government in the form of notes or currency by the national banks, all to be maintained at par with each other and of equal purchasing power, were constantly charged with reducing the volume of money.
Sherman defends proponents of stable currency against accusations of reducing the money supply.
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He took strong ground against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and in 1859 was a competitor with me for the position of speaker, but withdrew in my favor after the first ballot.
Resolved, That the people who constitute the supreme power in the United States, should guard with jealous care the rights of the several states, as independent governments.
What boy did not feel the gushings of patriotic emotion when one of these old veterans appeared upon the stage.
They want disunion, and not compromise or conciliation.
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