American Slavery and Finances, Volumes 1-9W. Ridgway, 1864 - Finance |
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... faith they assumed to pledge . By the con- stitution and laws of Mississippi , any creditor of the State may bring suit against the State , and test his claim , as against an individual . To this the bondholders have been invited ; but ...
... faith they assumed to pledge . By the con- stitution and laws of Mississippi , any creditor of the State may bring suit against the State , and test his claim , as against an individual . To this the bondholders have been invited ; but ...
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... faith inviolate . 3rd . That the insinuation that " the State of Mississippi would repudiate her bonds " and violate her plighted faith , is a calumny upon " the justice , honour and dignity of the State . ' But " after this , the ...
... faith inviolate . 3rd . That the insinuation that " the State of Mississippi would repudiate her bonds " and violate her plighted faith , is a calumny upon " the justice , honour and dignity of the State . ' But " after this , the ...
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... faith of the State , her citizens still hold , and the State repudiates her bonds on which the money was received , and Mr. Jefferson Davis sus- tains , indorses , and eulogises this proceeding . Never was there a stronger case . Mr ...
... faith of the State , her citizens still hold , and the State repudiates her bonds on which the money was received , and Mr. Jefferson Davis sus- tains , indorses , and eulogises this proceeding . Never was there a stronger case . Mr ...
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... faith , they repose upon honour , the obligation is sacred , and must be fulfilled . It can never be illegal or unconstitutional to pay a debt , where the money has been received by a state or a nation . And , where a State , acting ...
... faith , they repose upon honour , the obligation is sacred , and must be fulfilled . It can never be illegal or unconstitutional to pay a debt , where the money has been received by a state or a nation . And , where a State , acting ...
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... faith . That section , entire , was as follows : - " That in order to facilitate the said Union Bank for the said loan of fifteen millions five hundred thousand dollars , the faith of this State be , and is B hereby pledged , both for ...
... faith . That section , entire , was as follows : - " That in order to facilitate the said Union Bank for the said loan of fifteen millions five hundred thousand dollars , the faith of this State be , and is B hereby pledged , both for ...
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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.