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Tag Archives: Salmon P. Chase
Chase report
The following is an editorial that assessed Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase’s annual report to Congress. The issuance of greenbacks has been a success and has not increased the money supply beyond the underlying value in the economy. … Continue reading
(rail) road trip
From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven: TO SECRETARY CHASE EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, November 17, 1863. HON. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. MY DEAR SIR:—I expected to see you here at Cabinet meeting, and to say something about … Continue reading
Taxing the Frogs
From The New-York Times January 22, 1863: THE INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT. We have every reason to congratulate the country on the operation post and prospective of the Internal Revenue Bureau. In another column we publish Mr. Commissioner BOUTWELL’S first official … Continue reading
Salmon on the Spot***
And on his currency, too From The New-York Times October 6, 1861: The Financial Victories of Mr. Chase. Correspondence of the Baltimore Clipper. WASHINGTON, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1861. When, before the organization of the present Administration, it was understood … Continue reading
Mercury Still Fanning the Flames
From The New-York Times April 1, 1861 (The New York Times Archive): NEGRO REGIMENTS TO BE RAISED. The latest sensation in the Cotton States has been caused by an announcement in the New-York correspondence of the Charleston Mercury that the … Continue reading
