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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 3 3 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 1 1 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, chapter 10 (search)
ce of maintaining the public faith. July 11, 1868; Works, vol. XII. pp. 443-480. The Boston Advertiser printed the speech; and a pamphlet edition was widely distributed in the State. Sumner spoke briefly, July 14 (Congressional Globe, p. 4046), in favor of allowing the conversion of United States notes into bonds, in order to promote a return to specie payments. He kept up during his life his interest in financial questions. He maintained the validity of contracts payable in coin, March 11, 1869 (Globe, pp. 48, 51). The right of localities to their share of banking facilities engaged his attention, March 25, 1869 (Globe, pp. 274-276). In the session of 1873-1874 he was meditating a speech on the return to specie payments, but death prevented his carrying out his purpose. This speech on finance greatly strengthened Sumner's position with the commercial and conservative classes, who, though approving his prudent course on foreign relations, were rarely in accord with his action on