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It allows ample time to arrange all the relations of debtor and creditor, and to enable Congress to provide any additional measure in aid of redemption, or, if events make it expedient, to postpone the time.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “It allows ample time to arrange all the relations of debtor and creditor, and to enable Congress to provide any…”
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Sherman highlights the importance of allowing time for financial arrangements and legislative support for redemption.
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