. The lives and deeds of our self-made men . rovided funds, but made every dollar of moneyact as a direct stimulus to the patriotism of those whosupplied it, On June 30, 1864, Chase resigned his position inthe treasury. That Providence which has ordained somany striking and peculiar instances of victory andreward for men who espoused the cause of humanityin its dark hours, had also one-for Chase. Oct. 12, 1S64, by the death of Taney, the ChiefJusticeship of the United States Supreme Court be-came vacant, and Lincoln expressed the sense of thewhole American people in calling Chase to fill that
. The lives and deeds of our self-made men . rovided funds, but made every dollar of moneyact as a direct stimulus to the patriotism of those whosupplied it, On June 30, 1864, Chase resigned his position inthe treasury. That Providence which has ordained somany striking and peculiar instances of victory andreward for men who espoused the cause of humanityin its dark hours, had also one-for Chase. Oct. 12, 1S64, by the death of Taney, the ChiefJusticeship of the United States Supreme Court be-came vacant, and Lincoln expressed the sense of thewhole American people in calling Chase to fill that ven-erable office. The young lawyer, who without name or prestige,dared to put in pleas for the poorest of his brethren,when the slave power was highest and haughtiest, andwhose pleas were overruled with the most chillingcontempt, now by Gods providence holds that su-preme position on the national bench from which, letus trust, the oppressor and the tyrant have faded awayforever! THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY A?TOR. LENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS. ,.jss ^*-?m
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