...tax. [Laughter.] He had, however, contributed $100 at the meeting of the Bar, which was as much as he could afford. He had read Mr. Seward's letter, saying that the war was substantially ended, and Mr. Lord 's letter, that the lawyers' fund was ample; and what more could he be expected to do for the prosecution of the war under such circumstances? He could not call in question these reliable authoritie...