Andrew Jackson: “The national debt, which has so long been a burden on the Treasury…”

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The national debt, which has so long been a burden on the Treasury, will be finally discharged in the course of the ensuing year.

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Jackson announces the impending discharge of the national debt, highlighting a milestone in fiscal policy.

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