The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 50William B. Dana F. Hunt, 1864 - Commerce |
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... less than 2 acres . With such facts as these before us , the following from a cor- respondent in Ireland of the London Times , in November last , is not sur- prising . This correspondent says : " I have now for the last ten years ...
... less than 2 acres . With such facts as these before us , the following from a cor- respondent in Ireland of the London Times , in November last , is not sur- prising . This correspondent says : " I have now for the last ten years ...
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... less than reversing with a sweep of the pen the decision of the American people in re- lation to paper money in general , and particularly in relation to a national bank connected with the Government and controlled by political ...
... less than reversing with a sweep of the pen the decision of the American people in re- lation to paper money in general , and particularly in relation to a national bank connected with the Government and controlled by political ...
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... less than seven dollars per head of the population , thirty per cent of the imports and exports , and only five per cent of the annual productions . Had it borne to the latter the same ratio as in 1840 , the amount would have been ...
... less than seven dollars per head of the population , thirty per cent of the imports and exports , and only five per cent of the annual productions . Had it borne to the latter the same ratio as in 1840 , the amount would have been ...
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... less than to add to the outstanding issue of the Government $ 300,000,000 of inconvertible bank paper , of a less value than the Government notes of which he complains , and to make the system of issues " a permanent national currency ...
... less than to add to the outstanding issue of the Government $ 300,000,000 of inconvertible bank paper , of a less value than the Government notes of which he complains , and to make the system of issues " a permanent national currency ...
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... less than one thousand different kinds of bank - notes , which every business man in New York or New England is called upon to criti- cise and examine , and pay discount on , and suffer more or less from , in the ordinary course of ...
... less than one thousand different kinds of bank - notes , which every business man in New York or New England is called upon to criti- cise and examine , and pay discount on , and suffer more or less from , in the ordinary course of ...
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Page 391 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the Constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 105 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
Page 274 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Page 256 - None knew him but to love him, None named him but to praise.
Page 388 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the falling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 455 - That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to issue, on the credit of the United States, one hundred and fifty millions of dollars of United States notes, not bearing interest, payable to bearer, at the Treasury of the United States...
Page 390 - The Government then of the United States can claim no powers which are not granted to it by the Constitution; and the powers actually granted must be such as are expressly given, or given by necessary implication.
Page 454 - States notes that may be issued under the provisions of this act; and all stocks, bonds, and other securities of the United States held by individuals, corporations, or associations within the United States, shall be exempt from taxation by or under State authority.
Page 391 - The power of creating a corporation, though appertaining to sovereignty, is not, like the power of making war, or levying taxes, or of regulating commerce, a great substantive and independent power, which cannot be implied as incidental to other powers, or used as a means of executing them.
Page 391 - Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, and which are not prohibited, but are consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional.