Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-09
I" The Occasion Of Some
Amusement. - ~

A considerable number Of rebel treasury
notes were recently ssptursd BY ths otflOss
Of tho Treasury Department, ofth, dsnomi,
nations Of 5o's 1905, 5oo's, and l,ooo's,
bearing the imprint Of the National Bank
Note Company, No. Wall street, New York
city. Ono Of the hfties only was sent to the
President Of tho Company, and the letter
below Is the answer, the explanation being
that tho making of notes for the "confed.
crate States Of America was 'the occasion
Of some amusement To that dlsinterested
and patriotic company. We think such a
company ought to have steady employment
from the Government
Here is the Presidents letter:
NATIONAL BAEK NorE CoAPANT,)
No. I WALL sTRRET,
New YoRk, eth December, 1855.
Hon H. McCulloch, Secretary Of the Treasury,
Washington, d. c.:
We are in receipt Of communication from
Mr.. Assistant Secretary CHANDLER, enclo.
sing what purports to be Treasury note Of
the so-called Confederate States, bearing
the imprint Of this company, with request
that we return the same to the Honorable
Secretary with any report or explanation,
etc. In reference to which we beg to state;
In the fore part Of March, 1851, Mr.. g. D.
LAMAR, a gentleman then of high social
and commercial standing, president Of one
of the largest banks of this city,) gave the
order in the usual way Of business for the
plate for his southern correspondence.
The idea was the occasion Of some amuse.
ment, no one believing then that there would
be opportunity for the use of such issue.
Five hundred and ffty-fCur sheets were
printed and delivered, when the proclama.
tion of President LINCOLN appeared, inter.
dieting commercial intercourse with certain
Southern States, upon which we declined to
print any more. The plate was then rc.
quested by the party who ordered It. In.
stead of complying with such request, we
at once effaced and cancelled it. Sub
sequently, at the instance Of Mr.. Sec
rotary CHASE, the United States Marshal
called and informed us that he had instruc.
tions to take in charge whatever plates, &c.,
had been made for like purposes by either
company. We promptly delivered the one
face and tint We had made, thus can
celed,) and were subsequently informed
that those made by the other company
had also been delivered in similar condition.
The Honorable Secretary will please con
slider that at the time the order to this com.
pany was given and in part executed there
were no restrictions upon the ordinary free
commercial intercourse between any of the
Northern and Southern States, and that sale.
Of every character Of merchandise and even
implements and munitions Of war were daily
made and shipped southwark; few being pre-
pared to believe that anything of q very
serious character was to be realized.
The whole matter relating to the doings
Of this company, and we think also of the
other in the above premises became matter
of record at the time, and can doubtless be
found in the archives Of the Government.
The writer was from home at the time, but
he was subsequently informed by Mr.. CHAsI
that no further explanation was necessary.
have the honor to remain your most
obedient servant,
(Signed) F. SHEPARD, President.
Please find the impression herein returned.
Let II be remembered that the President
explains about one plate only, (the SOS.
We are anxious to see the explanations about
the other denominations of 100, 500 and
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