American Slavery and Finances, Volumes 1-9W. Ridgway, 1864 - Finance |
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... advantages stipu- lated by their President , had , in fact , and in law , ratified the recognition . It was after all this : when the contest was over , not a Mexican vessel on the coast of Texas , nor a Mexican soldier upon her soil ...
... advantages stipu- lated by their President , had , in fact , and in law , ratified the recognition . It was after all this : when the contest was over , not a Mexican vessel on the coast of Texas , nor a Mexican soldier upon her soil ...
Page 70
... advantage , however , which is not always the privi- lege of a public speaker . I understand my subject . I know the Army and the Navy of the United States , perhaps not so well as their enemies know them ( laughter ) . But I know them ...
... advantage , however , which is not always the privi- lege of a public speaker . I understand my subject . I know the Army and the Navy of the United States , perhaps not so well as their enemies know them ( laughter ) . But I know them ...
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... advantages of this loan be transferred in part at least , from the " banks , representing only the interests of the stockholders , to " the government , representing the aggregate interests of the " whole people . " It has been well ...
... advantages of this loan be transferred in part at least , from the " banks , representing only the interests of the stockholders , to " the government , representing the aggregate interests of the " whole people . " It has been well ...
Page 9
... advantage of a uniform currency , and relief from a " considerable burden in the form of interest on debt . These " advantages are , doubtless , considerable ; and if a scheme can be " devised by which such a circulation will be ...
... advantage of a uniform currency , and relief from a " considerable burden in the form of interest on debt . These " advantages are , doubtless , considerable ; and if a scheme can be " devised by which such a circulation will be ...
Page 10
... advantages of uniformity in currency ; of uniformity in security ; of effectual safeguard , if effectual safeguard ... advantage of a large demand for " government securities , of increased facilities for obtaining the " loans required ...
... advantages of uniformity in currency ; of uniformity in security ; of effectual safeguard , if effectual safeguard ... advantage of a large demand for " government securities , of increased facilities for obtaining the " loans required ...
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Page 44 - Yes, we are all there, — from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Lakes to the Gulf...
Page 4 - No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.
Page 18 - No national banking association shall at any time be indebted, or in any way liable, to an amount exceeding the amount of its capital stock at such time actually paid in and remaining undiminished by losses or otherwise, except on account of demands of the nature following :
Page 21 - ... made after the commission of an act of insolvency, or in contemplation thereof, made with a view to prevent the application of its assets in the manner prescribed by this chapter, or with a view to the preference of one creditor to another, except in payment of its circulating notes, shall be utterly null and void...
Page 7 - ... secured by United States bonds, deposited with the treasurer of the United States, by the written or engraved signatures of the treasurer and register, and by the imprint of the seal of the treasury...
Page 15 - And such worn-out or mutilated notes, after a memorandum shall have been entered in the proper books, in accordance with such regulations as may be established by the Comptroller, as well as all circulating...
Page 24 - ... with intent to use such paper, or cause or suffer the same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes issued as aforesaid, every such person, being thereof convicted...
Page 4 - ... newspaper published in the city or county where the association is located for at least sixty days next after the issuing thereof: Provided, That if no newspaper is published in such city or county the certificate shall be published in a newspaper published nearest thereto.
Page 27 - That the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, is hereby authorized to borrow, from time to time, on the credit of the United States...
Page 77 - But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word, And in its hollow tones are heard The thanks of millions yet to be.