The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-01-06
Hen. sa,mon 3. chase.

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Hen. sa,non =. Chase.
Fum the Peaa,sbanla s,s,s iosusi
Il affords profitable employmeutto 10 read
the speeches aud correspondence of lead
ling ststcsmnn, when time has devaloned
their truo character, and parties have Do
RECONSTRUCTED their platlorma that none OF
the original timbers rcmain W their struo-
turc. And whom thus engaged one kn,la
unmistakable evidence OF pure paldotism
tried and true statosmanship, the heart
naturally turns with patriotic devotion to
the honest man, and it as naturally recoia
from the painful evidence OF time sorv-
ing politician, and rov0lts irum any aa5o-
citation with the name. Ga the eva Of
an important political campaign especial
ly, are opportunities furnished for study
of character, aud an intelligent diserimi-
nation between the statesman and the poi-
itoian. Our readers will better appre-
oiuto the suggestions we have made when
wo toll them that seventeen years a7o, tho
eminent statesman whose name heads this
article, then a Democrat, made speech
p Ia which is traced the exact position OF
the Republican party to-day. The apeech
referred to was reported in substance In
NNt AMlO k1kAAtNNlAlln hMNll u ltuAAlk ANNLN=
Ocratic paper, and will scarcely be doubt
od as reliable authority on this subject.-
The paper from which we make the fol-
lowing extract, Is dated December 3lst,
l lS42.
Nj. Chase said ",hat slavery was pure
0 ly local in is character. The principle
' Of despotism, which is the fundamental
principle of slavery, had no lodgment in
II tho E..uaNfFuNfntt At h. lfuffal ANufaa
u That Constitution lcN the States which
al then permitted slavery, 10 continue or
70 abolish it AZ their discretion, but confer
. rcd no authority on Congress to establish
rs or continue il beyond State limits. Tho
N authority Of Madison and others was full
/, 10 this point"
ID He also said that che did not consider
20 unpnimity on questions ofmoney and trade
20 as essential. Establish justice and liber-
re y--rcstorc the government 10 is true
sphere ofaction--leliycr il from the slave
g, powor-lnd there would be little difficult
ri ty in settling these questions. The great
- question ia currency seemed to be whoth-
pt er credit could be made to serve the pur-
he pose of fmoney. Ii il could-if the paper
could be made the actual representative
II. Of the specie dollar, always changeable
"a. l0I ~ ub tue VIII hl AAN unihNiG MNhNuN
th loss or considerable inconvenience-he
he had no objection to mixed currency
by But he was utterly opposed to mere pa
n. per money syStem-to all bank frauds
% all bank suspensions on their issues
cd or deposita--to all baseless bank oxpRn-
n sions."
cd He also stated that "it seemed to him
es that tho Creator Of all designed that the
Of different nations Of the earth should live
re together in harmony and mutual inter-
Of course, supplying reciprocaly the wants
w Of each other, and that all unnecessary
he restrictions upon intercourse and mutual
Oh supply are wrong in principle and impo-
NO litic in practice, But that jHGsmuch as
he duties on imports losre the most convenient
sources of reUeHue and he settled policy Of
the government ioas 10 raise he national
~, revenue in that manner, he could see no
no objection 10 so ARRANGING THESE DUTIES
'n AS TO ENCOURAGE ANY BRANCHES OF PRc-
~ DUcrIoN OR MANUFACTURES which would,
~ in reasonable time, become so estab-
~, lished as @ maintain themselves without
o protection"
iol Since the publication Of the above ia
i0 the journal, from which we take Il, that
paper. like its party, has changed in ey-
erything but name, while Gov. Chase il
70 The same pure and devoted statesman 90
lu' day, advocating the saine principles, and
u' we need scarcely add that he is a R0pub.
... lean; and the Republican party reioices
:" in the service OF men like him, whose
u, principlosare pure integrity undoubtod and
d abilities unsurpassed. In connection
guy with The foregoing, we are glad TO have
M M an opportunity of making the following,
y" xtgact from a letter addressed by Gov
5 'u Chase to Hon. Il. r. Stanley, OctebcI
- 20, 1859.
ne "Surely there should be no illss.r lo
W meut between Republicans as TO the Tar
,'e if Whatever may be any mans theqrst
~, ical views Free Trade we are All ugreed
-s AZ that there is no prospect Of the adopfioa
" Of the policy Of unrestricted comInercigl
~ intercourse by civilized nations dprl
ho life time Of any Of U.S. and no one
y, lieve, proposes the adoption Of that
~. ~, cy by the United States without the 90.
~ cuuenoe of other nations. Certainly
'Tv y, do not. am praotiosl man, aud wish
~ 10 take practical views ofthis Tariff ques
AZ I'm ton, as Of every othsF, avoiding ultraisu
"a in every direction. / know that we new
ms er had horizoutai tariff, unless The Com.
10 promise act Of 1898 may be called such
ou- know that for a long tine 70 come, au7
perhaps a. lang as our Union shat ed.
M dura Ne shall have q tariN Now thesl
le9 things being 80, am clearly Of opiniQs
ma tlot tariff laws, like ali othsr laws, shoul,
= be so framed as 10 do much good and Al
llittle harm a. possiblei and am there
lh- f1 o, in favor of such discrimlpai ions a
'l4 win best secure and promote d intoroll
~ oflabor--ofo our own labor--and She ecu
'n " orai we'll being OF our own people. M
~. man, la any Judgment, deserves tke nonl
NJ Of an American Stateaman who wouA
~ not SO shape American lfgislasion eul
~ Administration as 4, protect American IN
~ dustry, and falafd impurtialiy an A0cf'
~ ~ can rights and intcirsts"
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