SPEECH OF MR. BENTON, OF MISSOURI, ON THE BILL TO SEPARATE GOVERNMENT FROM THE BANKS. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 14, 1838

by Thomas Hart Benton

$600 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

Cincinnati, OH : Printed for the Committee, by Ely & Strong. 1838. Stitched sheets. 24cm. 32pp. Paper defects to two leaves, at outer margins, with loss of a few letters. Not in Thomson or American Imprints, nor does it appear to be listed OCLC. Benton was the leader in the Senate against the National Bank. He was an advocate of hard money ie: gold and silver over paper currency or credit, which he believed favored the elite in power over the common man.

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