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Governor's stricter banking reform call and slavery stance
The governor condemns weak banking as a public threat and urges severe laws to curb fraudulent notes and opaque collateral schemes. He denounces political corruption, calls for investigations, and outlines proposed reforms in banking, public lands, taxation, and militia, while asserting federalism limits on slavery and defending Wisconsin against expansion of the institution.
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