The New York Social Science Review: A Quarterly Journal of Sociology, Political Economy, and Statistics...v. 1-2; Jan. 1865-Oct. 1966, Volume 2Alexander Del Mar, Simon Stern, James K. Hamilton Willcox Pub. for the proprietors, 1866 |
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... thing . However , let us first settle the meaning of the phrase , ' debase our coinage . ' " To debase the coinage of a country is for the Government to lessen the value of the coin in use , which is made by law a legal- tender for ...
... thing . However , let us first settle the meaning of the phrase , ' debase our coinage . ' " To debase the coinage of a country is for the Government to lessen the value of the coin in use , which is made by law a legal- tender for ...
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... things , the value of which has remained stationary . On the other hand , had the value of money fallen ten per cent . , the advantage would have been wholly on the side of the farmer , who would have been entitled to a discharge from ...
... things , the value of which has remained stationary . On the other hand , had the value of money fallen ten per cent . , the advantage would have been wholly on the side of the farmer , who would have been entitled to a discharge from ...
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... things , and to the propositions under consideration . There is existing in the United States , as I have estimated above , $ 5,500,000,000 of indebtedness , payable in currency , and nearly all contracted when that currency was of ...
... things , and to the propositions under consideration . There is existing in the United States , as I have estimated above , $ 5,500,000,000 of indebtedness , payable in currency , and nearly all contracted when that currency was of ...
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... things cannot be protected by customs duties , and by the consumers in general . Perhaps most articles of consumption are taxed in some form to twenty - five per cent . of their value , some more than double . As war taxes and ...
... things cannot be protected by customs duties , and by the consumers in general . Perhaps most articles of consumption are taxed in some form to twenty - five per cent . of their value , some more than double . As war taxes and ...
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... things , national questions , stirring the hearts and enlisting the feelings of the people , shall arise , the representatives of these oligarchies can unite with able and unscrupulous men who may have obtained position , as the leaders ...
... things , national questions , stirring the hearts and enlisting the feelings of the people , shall arise , the representatives of these oligarchies can unite with able and unscrupulous men who may have obtained position , as the leaders ...
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Page 55 - By that law of our nature which makes food necessary to the life of man, the effects of these two unequal powers must be kept equal. This implies a strong and constantly operating check on population from the difficulty of subsistence.
Page 98 - At twelve o'clock, meridian of the day following that on which proceedings are required to take place as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall convene in joint assembly, and the journal of each house shall then be read, and if the same person has received a majority of all the votes in each house, he shall be declared duly elected senator.
Page 99 - States, said legislature shall proceed, on the second Tuesday after the commencement and organization of its session, to elect a person to fill such vacancy, in the manner hereinbefore provided for the election of a senator for a full term ; and if a vacancy shall happen during the session of the legislature, then on the second Tuesday after the legislature shall have been organized, and shall have notice of such vacancy.
Page 12 - An act to provide ways and means for the support of the government...
Page 98 - State, and the name of the person so voted for who receives a majority of the whole number of votes cast in each house shall be entered on the journal...
Page 12 - All stocks, bonds, Treasury notes, and other obligations of the United States shall be exempt from taxation by or under State or municipal or local authority.
Page 11 - 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 2 - Lord burn upon this man, and bring upon him all the curses which are written in the Book of the Law. The Lord blot out his name under heaven. The Lord set him apart for destruction from all the tribes of Israel, with all the curses of the firmament which are written in the Book of...
Page 60 - But if public spirit, generous sentiments, or true justice and equality are desired, association, not isolation, of interests, is the school in which these excellences are nurtured. The aim of improvement should be not solely to place human heings in a condition in which they will be able to do without one another, but to enable them to work with or for one another in relations not involving dependence.
Page 13 - In estimating the gains, profits and income of any person, there shall be inOn what assessed. eluded all income derived from interest upon notes, bonds and other securities of the United States ; profits realized within the year from sales of real estate purchased within the year or within two years previous to the year for which income is estimated...