It is respectfully submitted that the United States, already so largely interested in trade with all parts of the world, and becoming, by its population, wealth, commerce, and productions, a leading member of the family of nations, should not adopt a standard of less intrinsic value than other commercial nations.
Sherman argues that the U.S. should maintain a coinage standard that is competitive with other nations.
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Our family of states is already large enough to create embarrassment in the Senate, and a republic should not hold dependent provinces or possessions.
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Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.
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