Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, on the Introduction of a Resolution on the State of the Currency
City of Washington: Printed at the Globe Office, by F. P. Blair, 1832. Disbound. Good binding. Item #9988
Octavo. 24 pp. First edition. Removed from volume. Closely trimmed, affecting two leaves, removing the last letter or two of each word on each line. The text is still comprehensible and it is fairly easy to surmise the missing letters. Light toning/soiling.
A defender of Andrew Jackson and his war against the national bank. "His ideal, in the bank war as in all else, was a simple and frugal government that spent money only for defense and western expansion; kept tariffs and taxes at a minimum; gave the national domain to private enterprise as quickly, cheaply, and fairly as possible; and granted no artificial privileges to anyone" (Oxford American National Biography). American Imprints 11290.
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