The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 59William B. Dana F. Hunt, 1868 - Commerce |
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... million and a half of armed men , and to expend upon their military estab- lishments sums amounting in the aggregate to more than one - fourth of the whole public revenues of both nations , it is but natural and reason- able that ...
... million and a half of armed men , and to expend upon their military estab- lishments sums amounting in the aggregate to more than one - fourth of the whole public revenues of both nations , it is but natural and reason- able that ...
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... million souls , and an inability to feed these numbers , so evident that , in spite of all the industry and frugality of ... millions , is foredoomed by the unalterable conditions of the case , and can only be turned aside by staying the ...
... million souls , and an inability to feed these numbers , so evident that , in spite of all the industry and frugality of ... millions , is foredoomed by the unalterable conditions of the case , and can only be turned aside by staying the ...
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... million bushels more than a year ago . The imports of wheat into the United Kingdom , from January 1st to May 30th , are 8,000,000 cwts . more than for the same months of 1867 ; the arrivals at Belgium are 25 per cent . larger , and at ...
... million bushels more than a year ago . The imports of wheat into the United Kingdom , from January 1st to May 30th , are 8,000,000 cwts . more than for the same months of 1867 ; the arrivals at Belgium are 25 per cent . larger , and at ...
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... million dollars of his rightful due . In the estimation of the committee such a proposition ought not to be entertained by Congress . It is proper here to say that the delegate , Mr. Ruggles , who favors unification , has at no time ...
... million dollars of his rightful due . In the estimation of the committee such a proposition ought not to be entertained by Congress . It is proper here to say that the delegate , Mr. Ruggles , who favors unification , has at no time ...
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... millions for the conclu- sion of a foolish treaty , and the dishonor of repudiating a contract to which the Government has fairly committed itself , we consider the former decidedly the more preferable . The agents duly authorized for ...
... millions for the conclu- sion of a foolish treaty , and the dishonor of repudiating a contract to which the Government has fairly committed itself , we consider the former decidedly the more preferable . The agents duly authorized for ...
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Page 359 - July 14, 1890, are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. United States notes are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt.
Page 178 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 197 - He unroofs the houses and ships the population to America. The nation is accustomed to the instantaneous creation of wealth. It is the maxim of their economists, "that the greater part in value of the wealth now existing in England has been produced by human hands within the last twelve months.
Page 210 - ... lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except duties on imports and interest as aforesaid.
Page 185 - It is to be remarked that this ratio would be precisely that in which the quantity of money had been increased. If the whole money in circulation was doubled, prices would be doubled. If it was only increased one-fourth, prices would rise one-fourth.
Page 331 - Most unquestionably there is no "legal tender, and there can be no legal tender in this country, under the authority of this government or any other, but gold and silver, either the coinage of our own mints or foreign coins at rates regulated by congress.
Page 54 - If there be one conclusion more clear than another, deducible from all the history of mankind, it is the danger of hasty and inconsiderate legislation upon weights and measures. From this conviction, the result of all inquiry is, that, while all the existing systems of metrology are very imperfect and susceptible of improvements, involving in no small degree the virtue and happiness of future ages; while the impression of...
Page 46 - The reduction in value of the half-eagle would slightly exceed 17 £ cents; in the sovereign, 4 cents.) 5. The coins of each nation to continue to bear the names and emblems preferred by each, but to be legal tenders, public and private, in all. The...
Page 331 - ... regulated by Congress. This is a constitutional principle, perfectly plain, and of the very highest importance. The states are expressly prohibited from making anything but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts ; and although no such express prohibition is applied to Congress, yet as Congress has no power granted to it, in this respect, but to coin money and to regulate the value of foreign coins, it clearly has no power to substitute paper, or anything else, for coin, as a tender in payment...
Page 46 - Coins of equal weight and diameter. 3. Of equal quality, nine-tenths fine. 4. The weight of the present five-franc gold pieca to be the unit, with its multiples.