Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-18
WASHINGTON, ID. C.
A DESERVED TRIBU re.

rifying pnblio men, even those belonging 10 the
Party Of Freedom lts editor may sustain
towards them intimate political and personal
relations, admire their talents, and fully APP
preciate their services, but the Public Press
ought not TO be used as an instrument OF fiat
tery or rs a machine for the manufacture Of
regulations, nor is it fit that an editor should
make use OF his position, merely to crafty his
personal feelings whether Of partiality or an
tipathy. AS general rule, public men should
be suffered to speak for themselyes-let their
own acts or speeches mako or unmako them.
People may be slow to recognise or reward
real merit, but the recognition will como ut
last.
There are cases however, when an editor il
not only authorized, but bound to relax his ac-
customcd reserve When, for example, man
stands forth as tho advocate Of great Senti-
ment, true, but odions to the class or section
he represents, and nobly confronts a storm Of
obloquy, the voice Of the Press should be with
him to sustain and strengthen him. Or when
an attempt ID made, by an ovsrbearing major
ity to browbeat and prescribe few men, bat
Ting for the Right, with no large Party to
back them, against almost overwhelming odds
let the Press guard their reputation, vindicate
their motives, and take care that their acts be
not misrepresented to the Public.
OGher exceptions may occur to the reader,
rs one has been suggested to rs by reading in
the Daily Times, of Cincinnati, one Of the old
est and most reputable journals Of that city,
an excellent commentary upon the services of
Mr. Chase since his election to the Senate. As
his term is abontto expire, and his successor has
been chosen, and as his position, as one Of the
only two members Of that body who represent
the Independent Democracy, has subjected him
to continual misrepresentation, and prevented
his general services from being fairly appreci-
ated even by the People of his own State we
take great pleasure in transferring to our col
umns this article from the Times.
SENATOR CHASE
The successor Of this gentleman has been
chosen, after long contest, and our remarks
will not be suspected of aiming at political eff
foot, If we do him the Justice which his career
in the Senate deserves. With his peculiar
opinions and acts, which mark his prominenoy
in political party, we have nothing now to do.
These his partisans may praise as they rave
taste and opportunity. But there are charac-
teristics of his public conduct which no con-
stituent of his with whatever party he may
affiliate, can contemplate with any other feel
ings than those of admiration. Once there
was a time when a member of Congress was
estimated merely by his speeches on holly con-
tested party questions, or his harangues for
some Presidential candidate. This day, we are
glad to see, has to some extent passed away.
The people now require that he should Occa-
sionslly forget that he is politician nominated
by party caucus, and remember that he is q
occupying post created by the Constitu
tion-that his own locality has interests to be
fostered, to which none of his constituents are
Indifferent, and on which all party lines disap-
pear. They require that their industrial pur-
suits and their internal improvements shall
be advanced, so far as they can be consistently
by the General Government; and that all their
local interests, wherever the legislation Of Con-
gross can affect them shall, 20 far as sound
policy and the Constitution allow, receive the
wstchful guardianship of their public servant
yes, Of their public servant. They require him
to understand their business fully, and to do
it well. He may not get much eciot in this SER
vice-the galleries Of the Senate may not ap
plaud him for his simple statements and his
long rows Of statistics--he may have to write
many letters of inquiry, and investigate many
dry subjects in detail. He may be obliged to
remain at his post in the Senate many warm
and weary afternoon, when he would much
prefer pleasure excursion, or the cool quiet
of his chamber Yet these duties, which re-
ward with no celebrity, must be religiously
performed with all the fidelity Of q servant to
his master--of an attorney to his client But
these labors, and such as these, unobserved and
untrumpeted, are not the less lasting and ben
e6oial in their results The development of
the material resources Of q nation is a work
kindred TO the development of their moral and
religious natures . In the ascending scale Of
the benefactors ofmankind, the Peters of Rus.
STA, the OberIins and Do Witt Clintons, are
second only to the Luthers the Wilberforces,
and Channings.
Mr.. Chase Notwithstanding his connection
with party which would be supposed to de-
tract from his personal influence, has per-
formed the duties we have indicated with such
diligence, consummate tact and at the same
time with such winning courtesy, that we can
not point to a predecessor Of his who has done
30 much for the domestic interests Of Ohio du-
ring single term of service, and that his first
one. He first introduced q successful motion
for appropriations for custom houses, including
apartments for post Offices and courts for Gin
cinnati and st. Lonis establishing a precedent
which has been followed at other points The
West under its influence, begins in these re-
spects to recover some share Of the public ex-
pcnditurcs, heretofore lavishcd on the Atlantic
seaboard. To him wo are indebted for the pas
sage through tho Senate Of the bill urged by
him for three consecutive sessions, cedipg all
the public lands in Ohio TO the State--a tract
comprising 900 acres, besides, also, 10000
or 10000 acres included in the Virginia Mill
tary District.
In the session Of 1872 he introduced IL,
and pressed II at many points Of the session.
In April, 1852, ~ u personal favor, he obtain
cd an early consideration Of IT, and made a
convincing speech in lite favor, in which were