...only in coin, is a clear repudiation of the national faith pledged in the act making the greenback a legal tender in payment of " all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt," inasmuch as the national debt is a public debt,...

...little more than half its value as expressed upon its face. The Act of Congress declares the notes to be a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except duties on imports and interest, &c.; but it cannot be said that the...

...objection to the act does not lie in these features ; it lies in the provision which declares that the notes shall be ." a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private/' so far as that provision applies to private debts, and debts owing by the United States. In considering...

...February, 1862, provides that the treasury notes to he issued under it " shall also be lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest, as aforesaid." The question is whether the law, impressing upon these...

...just what it should, just what was proper — issued a paper currency free of interest, and made it a legal tender in payment of all debts public and private, except duties on imports, and interest on public debts. This took the power from the money-shavers, and gave...

...objection to the act does not lie in these features; it lies in the provision which declares that the notes shall be " a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private," so far at> that provision applies to private debts, and debts owing by the United States. In considering...

...objection to the act does not lie in these features; it lies in the provision which declares that the notes shall be " a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private," so far a^ that provision applies to private debts, and debts owing by the United States. In considering...

...directly to the people, without the intervention of any system of banking corporation, which money shall be a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, duties on imports included ; tins money to be interchangeable, at the option of the holders, with registered...

...directly to the people, without the intervention of any system of banking corporation, which money shall be a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, duties on imports included; this money to be interchangeable, at the option of the holders, with registered...

...TENDER. — Treasury notes issued under the Act of Congress of February 25th, 1862, are lawful money, and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except certain public debts mentioned in the Act. WHAT MOXEY SHERIFF MAY RECEIVE nr REDEMPTION. — The Sheriff...