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tlemen, who were admitted to their seats. 70 re-
ceve their seats In consideration Of giving
their votes to mean arrangement on lbe part
Of those who voted for it, TO give their votes on
Judicial question in consideration thar friend
OF theirs should receive certain political advan-
tsges. If these things had been done, and I
had not repented Oft at once, Il would have
been a satisfactory justification for any man de.
cling to vote for met would have been as
badas to 60 to the Court House and there make
an arrangement with Judge, that he should
decide particular Judicial question one way
or another, for consideration of a political
character or any other. give up such trans
action freely to whatever eensure Judge John.
son or any body else chooses to bestoW on il.
but it so happens that there is not word of
truth in it. Hear and cheers. No such en-
gagement was ever made; 10 such understand
ing ever entered into. Neither nor any friend
of mine, as l know or believe, ever knew any
thing as to how these gentlemen would vote in
reference to Senator, until weeks Afterwards
OfcOurse there was no understanding To that
effect, and there is no writing to that effect,
neither in mine nor any boly's hand, unless it
be forged. ask them il they make charges
against me, to produce it, It would be fair,
just aud manly, to bring forward to the pubic,
the evidence on which charge Of that sort
rests. There is 10 foundation for it, Il is en-
tirely conc octed. The two gentlemen live a.
mong yOu-Messrs, Pugh and Pierce, and
whatever may be my political differences with
them--and on one great question we never
we're agreed-l know they would speak the
truth in this behalf, l defy any acCuser of
mine upon the most earnest scrutiny to detect
amoug all my actions, any deviation irom the
path which honor and duty would prescribe in
this matter Cheers. What are the real
fac's? there we're three parties in The egisla
ture-the old line Democrats, the Free SoiI and
the Wing party. Neither of these had the ma
jorily. Il required majority of all The mem.
bers voting to fill any Office, and it becomes
obvious, therefore, that two ofthc musl uniie
ar else no election could be had II So 6ap-
peped the Free Sellers were anxious to have
somebody in the Senate Of tie United States,
who would be independent of the old party or.
ganzations, and therefore ready 10 resist any
scheme of aggression by the slave power
without being trammelled by bis political asso.
Citations. They cared nothing about who
should be Supreme judges. further than they
should be honest and correct men. They were
willing to elect Wing or Democratic Judges,
asking only that the Judicial interests Of the
country should be safe in their hands-and it
was this union only that resulted in my cleo.
ton. One of the Judges elected. Judge Spald-
ing, is now acting with the Republican army.
the other, Judge Caldwell, was man against
whom nobody could breath word of obiaC-
ton. Mr.. @. then proceeded 10 say That shere
was further action between these minority par
ties in the election of Judges, and twas in
that alone be would have had different course
pursued than what had been adopted. What
be suggested was, that inasmuch as there were
three parties in the legislature, and none had
a majority, the appointments should be made
according to the popular majority in the coun-
ty' but there was such force of party feeling
that II was disregarded One winter there was
union between the Wings and Democrats,
another between the Democrats and Free Soil
ers, and precisely the same arrangements made
as before.
1t is not for me 70 say. continued Mr.. Chase,
whether have filed the place assigned to me
according to your will and pleasure or not 1t
is enough for me to know that during the time
| have been in the Senate, have not been
faithless to your interests i cheers enough |
for me to know that have always been watch
full to see what could do for the city Of Gin,
cnnati and State of Ohio. and with the assis-
tance of a distinguished Western citizen, Col. |
Benton, il was carried through the first propo-
siton in virtue of which a single dollar OF gov
ernmental expenditure was ever made in the
West for public buildngc--in virtue of
which the Custom house and Post Office are
now rising on Fourth and Vine streets though
| am sorry to see the building don't raise fast
er, Laughter. I think it would, if some
we're not interested in keeping the contract
open as long as possible, because Uncle Sam
has large purse. Renewed laughter So
in regard 10 the River and Harbor improve
ments. IalwaYs stood up for them, some.
times staying up all night to move an appropri-
alton. Ivoted for them on all occasions, and
this last winter carried through bill, which
| am sorry to say failed in the other House, by
which large appropriation was to be made for
the river. So, too, in reference to the public
lands, within our State. Twas not my fault
if the bill to cede the whole OF these lands to
the State of Ohio failed in the House. All
say is, that according to my utmost ability, l
did try to serve the Stale, and in some, not uu-
important particulars. was successful. (Cheers.
In relation to the charges made against him,
Mr.. Chase remarked that one gentleman, Mr..
Davennort had taken hack HIS accusatioo 40