This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...there is great uncertainty in the meaning of the term; and therefore all the world would have justified Congress for their first act of removing the uncertainty, by declaring, what they understood by the term; but, the uncertainty once removed, exists no longer; and I very much doubt a right now to change the value, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...there is great uncertainty in the meaning of the term; and therefore all the world would have justified Congress for their first act of removing the uncertainty, by declaring, what they understood by the term; but, the uncertainty once removed, exists no longer; and I very much doubt a right now to change the value, and especially to lessen it. It would lead to so easy a mode of paying off their debts; besides, the parties injured by this reduction of the value would have so much matter to urge in support of the first point of fixation. Condorcet, on the 19th July, 1791, wrote Jefferson Od this subject, enclosing to him a Report of the Academy of Sciences as to the determination of a Unit of Measure; also a synopsis of a system of equalization of Weights and Measures, by Geo. Skene Keith. Should it be thought, however, that Congress may reduce the value of the dollar, I should then be for adopting for our Unit, instead of the dollar, either one ounce of pure silver, or one ounce of standard silver, so as to keep the unit of money a part of the system of measures, weights and coins. I hazard these thoughts to you, extempore, and am, dear sir, respectfully and affectionately. I enclose two letters just received from France." Notwithstanding this explicit approval, it will be seen, that his party in the House of Representatives made an united opposition to the plan of the Secretary of the Treasury. It has been stated that his plan was adopted. It was so, except in a few unimportant particulars; and, during nearly half a century, its principles have governed the policy of this nation. A recent legislative change in the proportion of the value of the coins has produced a gross error; obviously incident to the impracticable attempt of arbitrarily increasing, ...
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