New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-31
Enanfial.
Nsw YORK, Dec 81, 1881
no the SHAREHOLDERS of the FOURTH

New YORK, Dec ~. 1885,
HNO the CHAPEUOI DrRS of tho EOIJRTTI
/ HT,nu.n n.nv 800 y VI az a 10. -,
+, learn tia. Ii. personal feeling Which e1hbed .e in the
81 X T ~ as ye'I ~ ., nd ah' ~ :, A., t,s
Threatened ne prosperity has asa ana that
o. inc aPProschht election eI.is .s e.ns ma's ~
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youi aueea D,e we e.es.sa as' ,h anti,
mo'y OF the Pisfh. bosu oeVn,ed VEG s VIZ puy
wmen you hsd deyov.d upon them ara thrir eno @
ne es,rs,.un % 6t q had been n',eed by
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the scene and occasion Of merely In tn:
wiz sHse 70 sI.h At ~ aPoa1
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prem inf,esed iom about ri'OoOV 10 o ~
il hn % , 9Ssi,, Emu ion an oar' M,
only anout S,nv. 70 an sV,ias. % UPWARDS 81 ff RAJ.
are AZ, IN an equally Prosperous ana satisfactory con
oiloni ana y 10 ior you a. wei a, 1i oo'.G T,e ~
consider we,hsr the successful career wheh "a.
nth ~ ,", ,b RmS hsi m .nss.a in A. interest.
M 10 snoit tns Ds.s sa. oe ~ ~ ~
o. Us whn9ut Issna 70 ptoe hs S,o,an
any indor az 'ieh oh 'h ~
ide end everything mot has been stei ey paIence ana
discretion shall be sacrificed In order that this an or 'hat
triumph over h, sdyer.sry in our JUDGMENT The manage.
nent the Bank involves trust and duty win which psrso-
nal sn,oss should not be permitted TO interfere and the
removed lie Affairs be iom all mere personal
dieultcs the better for ell concerned and invite your
concurrence in this view of tie subject.
Our attention has been called Ito printed cen fecen
sdrestd to you and which has appended 70 the names OF
Of the stors hoef Of the Bank, gen
teruen WHO only would not knowingly make misstae
but who Incapable II any uucand.d dealing what
overland tits circular conveys inEation In regard n
tho purpose offering the Predeacy 10 tho Hon. Hugh
McCuloch, the pressnt Comptroller othe Currency which,
In Of the actual facts OF the cannot TO say tie Last
81 be considered otherwise Than extremely di1nsenuous
and misleading The CIR cuar In question has been got up In
b. bali Of those who hostile TO the majority Of the present
Board Of Dirsctors and spprehcD true interests
Of the Bank Its evident 10 to produce the upress on
hsse hose part favor the appointment OF NJ MeCu
Loeb the that The majority ofr Board
do not The Truth of the matter simply this; known
that Mr. Kechum reluctantly sccep.ed The Office Of Pres'
AsLnst his interests and incratone and thst ne
mas desired be relieved from suitable
reon cond BE- take his place AZ long ss,
Nay soon AMER the prcOnt Organization effected hs
oyened correspondence with Mr. McCulloch in order 70
indnce him accept the Presidency aud e continued bis
cfous that end until finally In September ls,t Mr.!
MoCuoeh yielded bis cosseIt subject only the condition
which 10 set forth the fol- wing from the letter
which he wrote upon that occasion;
You say the Directors Of the Fourth National Bank
that accept the Presidency theeohe acceptance to take
eEtet in March nett ia TINS irving MY acceptance
Ave 10 say that anything should occur render
vit Inc Interest the public service for
q, S.so-. INV connection with the Government. shall
ueet that Won and your Board C. rscc viii good and
no,hn ~ bs sid and ,I - nv a.TnSemsnt, 70 be
ritb Won esYy In but are IN the midst OF revolu
,;n n M Nhh. e,I,rsnt ha III. -, to oi.im tho ser
,, n ,ny and ali Of n, cty.ps aud private Interests
III a. naSlir in,s,c.,,1
Te natron, of Mr. NC lloeh 10 a. conspicuous rsN Of
H. ,L.Tscfer ~ b, M = and M tht minded per
49,. -, 10 n,onr,sy ~ he condition which hs has
~. ~ S Wv -, n,s.sn, uoarI have every
n S eo;r.n ,tio,, rom him iba, hi, actual a.
s"ufan. y On , 49,, ,i IN ,, he neon
sanpuon ., .he ,sS'eb D.. scinovedses