 | Edmund Burke - History - 1870 - 712 pages
...the highest duties of Government, to secure to the citizen a medium of exchange of fixed, unvarying value. This implies a return to a specie basis, and no substitute for it can be devised. It should be commenced now and reached at the earliest practicable moment consistent with a fair regard... | |
 | Elbridge Gerry Spaulding - Finance, Public - 1869 - 368 pages
...highest duties of the government to secure to the citizen a medium, of exchange of fixed and unvarying value. This implies a return to a specie basis, and no substitute for it can be devised. It should be commenced now. * * * I earnestly recommend to you such legislation as will insure a gradual... | |
 | History - 1870 - 696 pages
...the highest duties of Government, to secure to the citizen a medium of exchange of fixed, unvarying value. This implies a return to a specie basis, and no substitute for it can be devised. It should be commenced now and reached at the earliest practicable moment consistent with a fair regard... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1870 - 730 pages
...the highest duties of Government, to secure to the citizen a medium of exchange of fixed, unvarying value. This implies a return to a specie basis, and no substitute for it can be devised. It should be commenced now and reached at the earliest practicable moment consistent with a fair regard... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1872
...the highest duties, of government to secure to the citizen a medium of exchange of fixed, unvarying value. This implies a return to a specie basis, and no substitute, for it can be devised. It should be commenced now and reached at the earliest practicable moment consistent with a fair regard... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1870 - 144 pages
...the highest duties, of government to secure to the citizen a medium of exchange of fixed, unvarying value. This implies a return to a specie basis, and no substitute for it can be devised. It should be commenced now and reached at the earliest practicable moment consistent with a fair regard... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1870 - 142 pages
...the highest duties, of government to secure to the citizen a medium of exchange of fixed, unvarying value. This implies a return to a specie basis, and no substitute for it can be devised. It should be commenced now and reached at the earliest practicable moment consistent with a fair regard... | |
 | History, Modern - 1870 - 974 pages
...of these results are äs nnmerous äs are the speculators on political economy. To secure the latter I see but one way , and that is to authorize the Treasury to redeem iU own paper, at a fixed price, whenever presented ; and to withhold from circulation all currency... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1871 - 816 pages
...of the Government to secure to the citizens a medium of exchange of fixed, unvarying value, and that this implies a return to a specie basis, and no substitute for it can be devised ; that it should be commenced now, and reached at the earliest possible moment. On December 16th Mr.... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1871 - 822 pages
...Government to secure to the citizens a medium of exchange of fixed, unvarying value, and that tins implies a return to a specie basis, and no substitute for it can be devised ; that it should be commenced now, and reached at the earliest possible moment, On December 16th Mr.... | |
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... Among the evils growing out of the rebellion, and not yet referred to, is that of an irredeemable currency. It is an evil which I hope will receive your most earnest attention. It is a duty, and one of the highest duties of Government, to secure to... 
