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Speech of Henry Clay on Government Bank Power
Henry Clay warns that a proposed Government Bank would concentrate moneyed power in the Treasury, undermine state banks, and threaten civil liberty. He condemns discretionary transfers among depositaries and calls for preserving separate state banking functions and a robust national monetary system.
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