Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the Sub-Treasury Bill: Delivered in the House of Representatives, May 20 and 21, 1840 But Whatever security the Government may have, by these or any other means, with individ ual depositories, it. Has identically the same in the case of banks, and something more. Personal integrity is a thing not peculiar to Government oflicers on the one hand, nor to bank ofiicers on the other; nor is the want of it peculiar to either. In each case the individuals trusted are men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.