...incicident to a power in the States to emit paper money, than to coin gold or silver. The power to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, is withdrawn from the States, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. Bills of...

...the ?alue of foreign coins/' and wheu they forbade the States " to coin money, emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of d^-bts,'1 or '• pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts." If they did not guard more explicitly...

...of credit." The States are forbidden to "emit bills of credit," as well as to "coin money," and to "make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts." The Constitution places the coining of money among the powers of Bills of ,, . < • , ... Credit....

...some were made payable to bearer and were transferable by delivery. as well as to "coin money," and to "make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts." The Constitution places the coining of money among the powers of Credit. Congress, but says nothing...

...grant no letters of marque and reprisal. She shall [36] coin no money, emit no bills of credit, nor make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts. She shall pass no bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of a contract....

...alliance, or confederation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal ; coin money ; emit bills of credit ; make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts ; pass any bill of attainder, ex-post-facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts ; or...

...to coin money and regulate the value thereof, at the same time prohibiting the States from making' any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts. The anomalous condition of our currency is in striking contrast with that which was originally designed....

...principle, perfectly plain, and of the highest importance. The States are expressly prohibited from making any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts; and although no such prohibition is applied to Congress in express terms, yet Congress has no power...

...last branch of the sentence, than to the word " debts," in that immediately preceding ? Can a State make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of future debts ? This nobody pretends. But what ground is there for a distinction ? No State shall make...

...place where such payment may be made, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment, of any debt due from the United States to individuals. ' r •* to be made In ***** Approved, June 27,...