He experienced some difficulty in getting a secretary of the treasury who would take such a step; finally he found one in Taney.
When Taney died in the previous September, there was an eager stir among the friends of Chase.
Then they took the boat to Governor's Island and Taney enlisted.
Judge Taney thereupon issued an attachment against General Cadwalader for disobedience to the high writ of the court.
Much of the Northern outcry against Taney seems to me unjust.