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[No. 206] - New England Loyal Publication Society ; Finance in War Times--The Example of England; The Harmony of the Union Party a Prime Necessity; 'Representative Recruits'; The Coup de Grace; Advantages of Investments in U.S. Stocks; Faro in Wall Street; Slavery Democrats

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • بيانات النشر:
      Special Collections, Gettysburg College
    • الموضوع:
      1864
    • Collection:
      GettDigital (Gettysburg College Digital Collections)
    • الموضوع:
      1861-1865
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Boston Daily Advertiser; New York Times; Boston Evening Transcript; New York Evening Post ; The first article discusses the precedent set by England on financial matters during a time of war. The second article notes that the Union Party needs to be unified during the Presidential campaign. The third article notes that women can help in the war cause by recruiting soldiers. The fourth article notes vulnerable strength of the Rebel arm. The fifth article describes the current state of the U.S. stock market. The sixth article discusses the currency rates of gold. The seventh article notes a book by self proclaimed "Federal Democrats." ; NEW ENQLAND [No. 206.] LOYAL PUBLICATION SOC IE TX OFFICE, No. 8 STUDIO BUILD.ING, BOSTON. JULY 19 . 1864r. FINANCE IN WAR TIMES—THE EXAMPLE OF ENGLAND. The example of England in her great war with Na¬ poleon has generally been taken as the closest parallel to be found to the present struggle with the rebellion. English writers in many cases have referred to it, without any very close inspection, as a proud exaraple of all that a nation should do, and in gratifying oppo¬ sition to Avhat they custoraarily charge us with doing. Some of the leading facts in the course pursued by Great Britain, which show how closely the policy of this government, in some of those particulars where it has been held to be most in the wrong, has followed the English precedents, are brought together by the New York Times:— "For eighteen years Great Britain suspended specie payraents in her desperate struggle with France, Bank of England notes Avere raade, in effect, a ' legal- tender,' by every person being protected frora arrest who offered thera in payment of a debt, and by the bank being guarded by law from any suit for non-pay¬ ment of its notes. For eighteen years there was thus in Great Britain an inconvertible paper currency. From 1797 to 1815 the Bank of England tripled its eirculation, and the country banks increased from two hundred in the sarae time to nine hundred and forty, or almost five ...
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