, 1873-05-14
CHEF JUSTICE CHASE,

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T. :. some lkofnlnisconces OF Him.
CHAPTER OF WAR u1sTory-ails. cuAsE's aRArr
LAW AND rrs p1NA1 ru,t,sfpW "" o""A'"<
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, OH Whon J. was preparing q akctoh OF tht
hon. Hamnol Hooper Tor my History Of Con
writo a long lottor detailing the connont}on ol
tho dibtlneulahel nnaton Hcnrnuortotiyo .,s,
tho early financial operations Of lie Goysr,'.
stau qrsi incidentally aome auobo
lowing extracts from tic latter viii bo read VIII
'ntsis's; ss a:s now .seo,..e. when or
CD Of April 1eo thou advertised Dr. for psoosale Tssnls
for Treasury notes Tic nronosas wara to bo
hvo days afterwards, ito ilth Ths was tjIpe e 81
oponug Of tic rropoaas arrived ho assS,tiona for fo
tic reinforcement Of pielena aud lie nfoWsomant
responeaee betwoon Denrsaar d W ans uay e c9s-
rebels and Anaraon coinsndn9 thc fars . tno
he asSe Se,.s to s ne9 s
No tio could 10 moro unpropitious to tia ncoot,,.
ta!on o. l9sn: vi H. could M ot 10
aud failure to obtain liz auiount adyarsaG ~.
would have hnd perhaps at that partioular innctnro
Mr. Hooper happenea to bo in wavh,paton ..na IVA,
aupscrber for 1000, On opening TIC prouos,a III
about mon dars i ant far IT,
then personally almost stranger to NO. and asked
e% 70 sse a T. sd9P SI o rha
tooted from loss III the event Of Ills be9 unablo to
distribute tho amount III Doson. Ho complied viii
wloa aonn without my aid from .p Trootrs OF ,1o
It's reau1nsea to como to tho aid Of tho Government II
| tnat critical moment aud tho personal confidence he
cannot be oborated. Tie sum aooa not % now ",et aeo
rgs n9t # wna large thon, and tho responsibility as
IT,. '''N3
g v5 ssg m0pths ia. bad passed ses took
o Interests Of ho peepe turss 81 o thn
ncdats ii peace u so Is Ia war dsmspod ao od.- 1n
notes uniform IL form ai1d IL crodit v.,o 1ss,i ~
under tho sutoEity of to nation for notes vsrying IL
oosn sued Under State authority. and sug.
national b.nkiaa ayson The sugsestioa was a'n not r r
coiyoa ,,e! vi. With fayor, Or anything Ike favor,
measure both to tho HuccosBfui mnnaaenent nf tIo
finances during The war; md to tho prevention Of dis
strong that determined to btiu9 tho suIecs to to
attention Of congross.
santSa e hs Oh
noa Of natigns banking system
direction, aud either sent to tho Comn,,ttes |
Of Ways md Means handed to ono OF ts 1uo,n6ers
faYe gono to tlo ooinintoc nm not ta,staIon. 10y
think In assing that Mr.. Hooper Tie only 1nca-
fSos ssn so@ an spG that ~ only
A. HOOPER to report It without rcsonr'enaatou, on
s Tss 1snHSs M es1 a
l. is not improbabo tt,at IT would havo Ieea roucted
tho influence Of tlu State bal.ks, So reluctant were
they to aceept tho now measure sld strong tho
general sentiment OF tho nealers OF Congress
eeaaass nafera y r. INV. ,os,,,, a;..;,.
fnyn a 93r Sssa,on stfpg M pubic opinion IN
aud Of tic naonsI Banking syaem o AZ ns"ns
accomplishing that object, aI developed ITSELF and
Ar Hooper found hi,naelf ablo to carry tho measure
9 1T ts Il sti ensou
rotnetber thn no,aona anca1a van o1it"s, nu ~ wst!
to Senators, as bud slraady to Reprosentatiyes IN
order 10 overcome their objeutions
HHah hssl &aA aAs1e diqa+qass fgieRa tG
lso3 1,,o t., Thc reauts of tho neaanre during
W.T. na soSa tue Tsr ay9 lshe the
nana In bo oaoa 9 nonorcsa stoae Esoaoa !.
Of much importance to tho public intorests,
But this u uot tho place nor tho occasion for die
casaloa ot tala mator al tl!at you esire il my estl
only Tho S psinepa 1 occasions @ on which
tfo ony occaaona ~ ~ % ~; H .gy were yer ny no fesns
department of tho aoycsnnen Of wi,h tan s 1nI
oargc both by personal counsel and by Oonaresatona1
surpost. During tho whoio tiuo was Vi liz head al
the eaausy constantly felt tho great benefit of his
wise anu energetic cooperation Il would DO unjust,
dnrs tns ~ o. M n9oper not to asy that there wero
- "nd out a. o. Congress to whom IN other
connrS wero yery areaiIv M = T. ana ths
duty to add that ths tl1aS!y aji which | a renszaa
The crisis of the loan Of April 1861 an in promptnS
tho cnactment OF tho National nankng nw paccd 1no,
charged IS Twas With most responsible mud ddiout
sask. u9d9r special obligations which can mover for
Ses1 aaa sha Always aaRe pleasure ln neknogodglna
"!.a gseas respect yolra very truly, 8. T. cuAsE.
While we arc profoundly interostel in this
vic" OF tho financial measures Of tho Govorn-
ment from tho great eocretary'B own point Of
view, we cannot fail to admire tic franknoss with
which 10 gives credit to those by whose acts
1nturo hon uil, arapo;os ,,,o ~ nIts usstatoa'
v1,nt n joht ~ 1,,nt;&,,5a ~. ..,. T. - e |