We also know, by the example of other nations which have found themselves in the condition in which we are now placed, and by some of the states when specie payments were suspended, that they have adopted a specific day for the resumption of specie payments.
Sherman cites examples from other nations and states regarding the practice of setting a specific date for resuming specie payments.
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