This order was made, not at the request of the banks, for they were entirely prepared to pay the money, but at the urgent demand of business men, that the currency should not be withdrawn from the banks where it was employed in active business, and be deposited in the treasury where it would lay idle.
Sherman clarifies that his order was made to support business interests, not at the banks' request.
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They want disunion, and not compromise or conciliation.
I have given my views, speaking for no other man, frankly and fearlessly, and I will stand by them now and in the future.
It seems to me that in the present condition of our finances there is no necessity for conferring these large powers on the Secretary of the Treasury.
We have done no wrong; we have no apologies to make, and no concessions to offer.
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