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Speech by W C Rives on currency reform in the Confederate House
In a January 1853 sketch, Representative W C Rives argues the currency must be stabilized to fund the war effort. He traces past finance policy, warns against repudiation, and endorses Treasury Secretary Trenholm’s plan to issue certificates backed by cotton and other staples while maintaining national faith. He cites Revolutionary-era precedent and praises administrative finance as essential to victory.
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