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... cost in United States paper , depreciated only in the ratio of $ 160 to $ 100 , to import merchandise costing $ 100 in England : First cost . Difference of exchange . Duty of 40 per cent . exchanged to paper .. Fifty per cent ...
... cost in United States paper , depreciated only in the ratio of $ 160 to $ 100 , to import merchandise costing $ 100 in England : First cost . Difference of exchange . Duty of 40 per cent . exchanged to paper .. Fifty per cent ...
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... cost $ 14 per ton ; duty $ 6 per ton , or 43 per cent . ad valorem , equal to 68 per cent . in paper money . Cost in England .... Difference of exchange at 70 per cent . Duty 43 per cent . in gold , 68 per cent . in paper Freight at $ 6 ...
... cost $ 14 per ton ; duty $ 6 per ton , or 43 per cent . ad valorem , equal to 68 per cent . in paper money . Cost in England .... Difference of exchange at 70 per cent . Duty 43 per cent . in gold , 68 per cent . in paper Freight at $ 6 ...
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... enters as an element of cost , are double their old prices . A hatchet which , before the tariff of 1862 and the paper money system , cost twenty - five cents , now costs double . So with ploughs . 40 EIGHT YEARS IN CONGRESS .
... enters as an element of cost , are double their old prices . A hatchet which , before the tariff of 1862 and the paper money system , cost twenty - five cents , now costs double . So with ploughs . 40 EIGHT YEARS IN CONGRESS .
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... cost but thirty - seven and a half cents , now costs over a dollar . Articles into which less labor and more iron enters are greater still in the ratio of increase . A keg of nails which in 1860 cost but $ 2.10 , now brings over $ 7 ...
... cost but thirty - seven and a half cents , now costs over a dollar . Articles into which less labor and more iron enters are greater still in the ratio of increase . A keg of nails which in 1860 cost but $ 2.10 , now brings over $ 7 ...
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... costs now from twenty - five to twenty - eight cents . Mr. MALLORY . More than that . Forty cents at least . Mr. Cox . Well , this I know , that whereas a yard of muslin , three years ago , cost ten cents , it now costs forty - five ...
... costs now from twenty - five to twenty - eight cents . Mr. MALLORY . More than that . Forty cents at least . Mr. Cox . Well , this I know , that whereas a yard of muslin , three years ago , cost ten cents , it now costs forty - five ...
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Page 207 - It is a partnership in all science ; a partnership in all art ; a partnership in every virtue, and in all perfection. As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.
Page 206 - In contemplating the causes which may disturb our union, it occurs as a matter of serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for characterizing parties by geographical discriminations — northern and southern — Atlantic and western...
Page 177 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag.
Page 441 - A TREATISE on the STEAM ENGINE, in its various Applications to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, Railways, and Agriculture, By J. BOURNE, CE Eighth Edition ; with Portrait, 37 Plates, and 546 Woodcuts. 4to. 42s. CATECHISM of the STEAM ENGINE, in its various Applications to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, Railways, and Agriculture.
Page 332 - ... freedom of religion; freedom of the press; and freedom of person, under the protection of the habeas corpus : and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation, which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
Page 332 - The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety.
Page 376 - Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty, each having taken the oath aforesaid, and not having since violated it, and being a qualified voter by the election law of the state existing immediately before the so-called act of secession, and excluding all others, shall re-establish a state government, which shall be republican, and in no wise contravening said oath, such shall be recognized as the true government of the state...
Page 222 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, The glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: Neither believeth he that it is the sound of...
Page 199 - ... a jealous care of the right of election by the people, a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of...
Page 6 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so; and I have no inclination to do so.