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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04717.70 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection related to Gerrit Smith |
| Title | From the New York Tribune. Mr. Gerrit Smith on the President's message. The currency and the hard times. |
| Date | 21 December 1857 |
| Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Smith writes, "There is nothing in the nature of civil government, and there is nothing in the Constitution, to justify the Federal Government in banking, or in undertaking to authorize it in others." Also criticizes economists' reference to slavery as an institution, or "an essential part of the basis of public and national credit." |
| Subjects | Reform Movement Abolition African American History Slavery Government and Civics President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Banking Bank of the US US Constitution Economics Reform Movement Finance |
| People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Place written | Peterboro, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Smith, a politician from New York, served as a U.S. Representative from 1853-1854. He was a noted philanthropist and social reformer active in anti-slavery campaigns and women's rights. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |