Eighth Annual Message
12/02/1816
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The bank proposed will be free from all legal obligation to cooperate with the public measures
The Constitution has intrusted Congress exclusively with the power of creating and regulating a currency of that descrip...
Considering also the concurring opinions of two Attorneys-General of the United States that the said debit was not legal...
Peace, at all times a blessing, is peculiarly welcome.