New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20


OF despatch is so urgent Your friend, c,,sr
from the sharp steel of Phillips. How little he
knows or how perversely he msrepresents
The two succeeding letters both touch upon
Chase's willingness accept the Republican norni-
nation for the Presidency in 1864 and to the delicate
situation 1t created in his relations with Lincoln
Washington. Feb. 90 1864.
Ny dear Mr. Greeley
The simple fact that | named in connection
with the next choice of President brings upon me
General & his brother & OF all whom the former,
through his patronage, can enlist IN TINS w8rk mo
finally must necessarily find more or less credit
with honest friends OF Mr. lincoln ana mus 81 mn mn
want the Presidency or any otner once Nl.a
any DO not want to be named IIr any am dis
abied from usefu.ly performing ny anlinosi'leS IN
cited by the fact that | am named for H. -
! am doing my utmost to provide means FOR pay
ing the army and navy d meeting the other Srea'
eXpences Of the war: and this with the great dsad-
vantage OF never being consulted as TO theSe eA
pences or as to the possibility OF lessenlhg mem
cary and complete success. If to these disad-
yantases are to be added those wnicn must arse
made all the more embarrassing by their uncontra-
I ,b claim to be the special ia D,o'
enough that it will be impossible TO raise the
promptitude and without serious injury to the vast
interests dependant on the avoidance OF iur'ner
initiation Of the currency.
What under these circumstances is my duty
! Perhaps Il my name were Withdrawn altogether
continued & / should be left to do my work unem
barrassed by them This would be entirely agree
able 70 me Perhaps If were to retire from the al
minisraiion the work that | now do might be
done more successfully by some other man-Nlr
/ Harper for exdmpe-who entertains the SAM gen
/ era. Views bui would not have TO encounter the
/ entirely agreeable to me: and II would set me at
! liberty to act with the Unconditional Union Men
as might seem best for the common cause without
Give me- your counsel Your friend,
Hon Horace Greeley.
Washington March I. 1864.
receive nv heartfelt thanks for your kind letter
! In A day or two I win SET myself right ana very
much you desire | have already written To the
President wrote indeed Immediately after seeing
Committee saying that | knew nothing Of the Cir
acted in in all hing Without Sons%itns me-
without his entire confidence, TO TINS ne replled,
closing with the statement that there was nothing
called for a change in the headshp Of my Depart
ment: but there was no response In ms letter TO
contained But this is remarkable. What
ever appreciation he may feel for public service he
My immediate object in writing is to call your
attention the aspects in louisiana Messrs
because they are willing that intelligent creoles
should vote without regard TO complexion. AND
calls them "negroheads" Your sagacity will at
once see the drift Negroes may fight but must
seems to me- the Intensity OF meanness. 1t may be
statesmanship Most truly your lrlenI,.
Hon. Horace Greeley.
From political questions Chase next turns 10 his
own immediate work writing Of his financial
plans and difficulties. concerning which even The
London Times wrote that the hundredth part
OF Mr.. Chase's embarra ssnents would tax Mr..
Gladstone's ingenuity to the utmost:
April 6. 1864.
My dear Mr. Greeley.
The National Bank Bn a. the telegraph has
probably already Informed You Was laid on tle
table the motion Of Mr. stevens q me motion
10 reconsider also laid the table This puts II
beyond I .surrecton except by ne" p''i OF p'''
In the Senate. -,
given by friends. Mr. Hooper and Mt stevens
/ fear acted too much from impulse ,...,.. 49,.
public credit and still more In vain to thnk OF
keeping down the price of gold unless We can nave
hope for exclusive national currency uniens we
can have such amendments Of the National Bank
H. state Banks into National Ranks.
curr,l ar" uniform rate OF Interest FOR all banks
organized under tn bill Of d; Ana me TAXATION
OF the National Banks by he St9es Eh,nK p ro,
Of for interest the Sectional Ranks should
not bc taxable by state \ Municipal authorities
bat the bin should have been saved even had II
been necessary to yield these points and sent to
why can't YOU say In The Tribune that II is az
wrong in principle TO issue a circulate piece OF
paper money with COUP the imprint 90 sane
p..c, 81 metallic money. Fix this thought IN the
h. "sitbiishm"nt OF a national currency. ,
hope sim for the rcvvins 81 me banklns IN ~.
not that have any great love for National rather
sf,i. tanks p.r So. but because bell We the first
Constitutional and he latter unc9nsttntionHi ann
because | know that natlonhl iaiihlme 'sS',,,u
under the existing circumstances Is indispenSapir
20 the mainunance OF ne n nation ct9l' s .,
| writ" just now on TINS th.hlr p''aus' u ~ W
most pressing importanc" but even more lnpor-
tant In real n permanent Influence, * suilceht
tax BIZ nay" ntk ~ .n'S ,,, -
! am thought inportunat" hut "nat can 10
we cannot keep gold down Il our disbursements
are to bc kept flowing in so large excess Over IN
Plenty Of nostrums are suggested to me-, but nos nos,
trums won't save rs We must nay" ~ l"as' na,,
nur .xpruees paid by taxation and We must nave
an exclusive national currency In which taxes
BE- paid CIV mg a inf 'T tS Wntona cret
against every thing except great disasters IN me
rr,v LET The Tribune speak Let the issue go
10 the People. National currency ana adequate
taxation win Spec pnymem1' Tma rxa"n
with Paper payments National ln,,ut griod
Hon II. Greeley. S r. CHASE
Apr. 10. 1864
Your letter was put into my hands IN Philadeipn9
,,ness TOO much fatiguod 1t is hardly worth while
however. for | canno; do the worn nan 50 VII %en
AS von have already done it in The Tribune. Siili
| will try my hand. -, ,,,, , ,s,
The spectators got very bad black eye its'
week: but Will rally Of course" Thc scare ill OF
re- Good. though many members persist in sad
ding m. National Banks with state taAatloh ms
n r.rslstcd IN h. going to be very inschirNouS
vii make parties everywhere about inuch or h''t'
t,x.tion and hurt side Let these HANKS "
thr Cnpltal I'm them he reserved an exclusive SUD,
doe, ~ National taxation and let thcIn ne 'iNoh
H., . uniform rule all over the Country as luch "a
tbev can hear I'm this way W" get "A frullui source
of revenue a. shall soon be- abe 10 nt 81, hiiiy
vcxaious taxes. Besides National lhnks Shouu
In urlnciulc be subject only to National taxation
ius az foreign commerce Is, Iel lnc , .
ihc real estate exclusively concurrentiN private
ncrsonaI property a transactions. Lct the Natoi,
have Exclusively foreign commerce Natpnll
tanks A concurrcnty private persoi al property
transactions. such division VIII wcik wen,
H., 1, cr..l.y : f. CHASE.
June 20. 1854
Nv dear Sir. t.. o.. ., ,o,ico
Jbanks for books-ditto for promise as 10 hotlce
Of r. / W Mean to fnd lime to read iormSr.
Was In New York during most OF ,ir "iS III, ,p IL,
Tuesday "Wednesday a Thursday: bur 80 apSoluteN