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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912

Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 115

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113 and the whole matter had been published in the newspapers, but it shows the relation existing between the two men. Mr. Pickering opposed the national bank. "Banks are beneficial only under the direction of private individuals never under that of the government." When his term expired the legislature had become largely republican and Mr. Pickering failed of reelection. He retired to his farm and Joseph B. Varnum was sent to the senate. IN the November election, however, he was elected a member of congress. His term of service in the house was a constant fight against war measures. He said concerning these that he was confident of the injustice and inexpediency of the war and that he could vote for no bill which in any manner aided it. 1 1 Annals of Congress Vol. 26 p 1269
 
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