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Address to Congress on Currency and National Prosperity
President Grant argues for a return to a specie based currency, limits legal tender, increases revenue, expands free banking, and strengthens national credit. He warns against foreign debt and stresses the need to revive industry, shipbuilding, and commerce while maintaining neutrality abroad and addressing domestic violence and expatriation laws.
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