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... Election Reforms , Militia Reorms , Free Banking , Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt , Adjustment of Anti - Rent Difficulties , Improvement in Prison Management , Removal Lateral Canals , of Last Vestige of Slavery , Enlargement of ...
... Election Reforms , Militia Reorms , Free Banking , Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt , Adjustment of Anti - Rent Difficulties , Improvement in Prison Management , Removal Lateral Canals , of Last Vestige of Slavery , Enlargement of ...
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With the appointing power , to a great degree , in their hands - controlling the currency , by their connexion with the banks — retaining well - disciplined emissaries in every county and town to carry their plans into effect — this ...
With the appointing power , to a great degree , in their hands - controlling the currency , by their connexion with the banks — retaining well - disciplined emissaries in every county and town to carry their plans into effect — this ...
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But few bank charters obtained his vote . Gov. Marcy's great loan law * met with his vehement opposition . He made a powerful speech against executive interference with the United States Bank , and against the removal of the deposits ...
But few bank charters obtained his vote . Gov. Marcy's great loan law * met with his vehement opposition . He made a powerful speech against executive interference with the United States Bank , and against the removal of the deposits ...
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This monopoly was overthrown by the whigs , on their accession to power in 1837 , and the freedom of banking , under suitable safe - guards , permitted to all citizens . The contro* See Vol . I. + See Vol . III . p . 338 . p .
This monopoly was overthrown by the whigs , on their accession to power in 1837 , and the freedom of banking , under suitable safe - guards , permitted to all citizens . The contro* See Vol . I. + See Vol . III . p . 338 . p .
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A resolution was brought into the Senate , at the commencement of the session , against renewing the charter of the United States Bank . Soon after a substitute was proposed , declaring the necessity of a national bank for the ...
A resolution was brought into the Senate , at the commencement of the session , against renewing the charter of the United States Bank . Soon after a substitute was proposed , declaring the necessity of a national bank for the ...
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