, 1880-01-11
THE LEGAL.TENDER SUIT.
Chlttcnden GlvoR tho origin xnd His.
tory OF tho pna Ur-Joh.


Special 10 inAtdnapolt1 Journal.
WASHINGTON, u. O., inn. 8,-fOur readers
have seen q Ercnt llcal, Of late days, In regard
10 the Chlltentlot,-Butlcr lcgal-tendor case,
and, although much lus been published cor-
corning 1t, a short nccount by ono Of tho In
tcrcstcd parties will doubtless interest nlnny
Of them. Tho Journals correspondent called
upon tho Hon. Simeon u. Chitscnden, Of Now
York, to-day, n1,d received from him the true
story ot tho origin Of this suit, It's purposes,
md its prospects. In answer to nn inquiry
on tlle subject, Mr.. Chittcndcn said:
During tho session two winters ago, be-
came convinced that this question OF legal
tenders cotld naver he fuirly and honestly
SETTLED by Congress. It was tending to ruin
and disgrace tho country; md determined
to bring tile question In some lNanlier before
the, Supreme Court md li9ye Il forever set
stitutonai or not. fl tho spring q ISIS, wl!si,
RETURNED to my hong. III New York, dis
cussed tile lnMttnr with several gnlltleIneI,
prominent, IN that city, md ass,clatcd With
| good p'an,. nnd we began to look about for
| tho means u curry II out,
"hs .n rs' rs NJ nF Fw WI to 3 st I'm a9YoSens YaS aI
Democratic National Committee, the soll.tn-
lazy Of Mr.. Peter Conpcr,, Md 10 WIS Of tho
ontnlon TINT tho sreat ufeenbaSlker wo1ll.!! l!
/ lAkN III GitaE WILL blC+ 0lks lAEh 1lg SAtSl
Ills fnthor-ln-iaw WIS spending large sl,nis q
money Oh the ureenbacis party, and Thought
there was no more sensible way OF qlnpl0y-
is thn1 IN y tyng gastnq to Setls he
! 1lew!tt's house, and had several iMeetIngs.
Mr.. Cooper TALKED for seyeral days, tllscour-
Ing my plan, and even trying to convert me,
gt ge IL snT s sai s9fse asse a a' bssan be fox *
elsewhere. Several nnlnrs wur0 mentioned,
but nothing was done, and I .cnn,e back to
WsSa'gtoi: fTiea . g mine }HyeHEnE Sf
S YOU t try tiatli. W BntisrS it, Would make yoy
Il goUI opponent" tItl not think lie would
e,!guge Ii, the n1nttcr, hut resolved 10 try him:
The i,ext day went to lin On the floor Of
sai,t to him: "Generat, do ynu believe the
Government has the corst!tutlona! right TO
ssafHi lssalIItee1 ts;lI a p"p'f In times OF peae'"'
the supres S1s coft of tie ' Tntcd III ' gatcs @
lie looked up at INC somewhat SURPRISED, md
f1!ref,ly 19 nnswe5sdt aSt so WIZ! v,1 1Ws. nl
y' yoa M oi, tsS tha srso % M e repsd. rhat eYss. @
fug, or puaslbly tho next dny addressed hin
iiote on tl,e subsctt statlag NY :p'!,rposes
answer agreeing tn my propositions.
"'rliu 1!oxt thing WIS t0 get ease. l
looked abnnt for mortgage oyer w''iel , We
could m"Se thc issgs; H., found o,o III Go;t,
s,ch notorirty Hfter soma tiiill,a liz present
case wins oIfuietl to nc, In which lnun had
bought u hundred baes ot cotton., lIo dill
making this Issue; but, hearing Of my, desire,
liz Offered tlo tho ctlse, and meanwhile the
cotton advanced. aud liz sold 1t ut 4 -gool
proAt. The case Is regular, lu good faith,
flt tho EMU at.nctl nt."
"Shou ths case o stand ,' lts regu'a5, gs,, ords' e.
att would como up nbout 4 year from nex
MAY. Now, in all nv proceedings in till
+ cnse I i,lvn co,,,i1cteit myself aneoriinc tt
medsd viii IL ay sis1IeT oro ar
{ | fhnnsnn,is nf wavs Ii, w1iich +: 1l,au NAV fee
Q tic .p,Iiso. Of tic Court without ever making
! iina oat tliee Intentions Of feelinYs Of tn
r sent my Of tlie Judges, although I know
= fani s,'r., thnt the Gnurt xiii. heforn tia EN-
: Of tI,e present ternl, car md teri,le tho ease
il Although it has denied tho nIotlon OF my ny
4 yunco tho cyse On tic calendar, I feel conf
q ln,t tint tIey viii RECONSIDER their it
Il fnr,unnt{ou mid niye tia cusu n hrartn
Ga ~ dgtslom , tef Sfevn attars . rTo'eaf aTo Wu1
% ing " about Into such shnpe tha
liz Co,lrt can,int do otherwise. Public opil
lon viii bccu,t1p TO strong that thoy viii b
of HsnrcscmtatfyS Weaver to issuu tiye hu,
.'reii mtIiions Ii,,r, nj naner. t,Htonsibty
= MD Tic sulsIer, bit really Yor tie mere l,l
poss q a,Iai'n is n'Sst {ertan'&ts ;s,fs Sse |;
ercatest danger 10 ti,u country's credit, and
SsssIsad Ssisyss that vi; aassf,oa s,;I s!;sYld
E nrayl,,g tfe Gonrt to taEs IN lie aueatioi, All
nauttin n,,on nnti f.,ravitr. This biIl ,