Excerpt from Opinion of Hon. J. I. Clark Hare, of the District Court for the City and County of Philadelphia, Upon the Constitutionality of the Acts of Congress of February 5th, 1862, Declaring United States Notes "Lawful Money" And a "Legal Tender"But the laws that have been passed to secure the safe passage of the ship and cargo across the ocean, would be of little value if there were no established currency at the port of destination, and have their complement in others regulating the medium in which the sale of the goods is to be made after they arrive.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.