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Instead of awaiting an appropriation passed by both Houses and approved by the President, it makes an appropriation for itself and invites an appeal to the judiciary to sanction it.
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gutenberg.orgAndrew Jackson: “Instead of awaiting an appropriation passed by both Houses and approved by the President, it makes an appropriation for…”
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Jackson criticizes the bank for acting unilaterally and seeking judicial approval for its self-made appropriations.
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