Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-03

The Gazetts and Commercial are at logger
heads over The Secretary Of the Treasury. The
Gaxefte charges that Mr.. Chaee opposed the &C.
ceptance Of force adequate to meet the armies
of the Confeieracy. The Commercial admits
the opposition, but puts il upon the ground thai
Mr.. Chase first wanted that the Administration
should have polieyr "a PoLicYl'-exclaimi
the GaEette-"Two hundred thousand rebels In
arms against the Government, the Capital
threatened, the army melting away from ths
lapse of the time Of service, and yet Mr.. Chas'
resisting the raising Of troops because he want
ed q policy" .J,-'f,.sr. ,...oy.
The Commeyeiaps case is q bad one; and th'
Secretary Of the Treasury is unfortunate In BIZ
advocate. Turn over to bis custody some pool
fellow who Is getting down In the world ant
cannot come back upon IL, and il can demolist
him in the most virtuous style, and with the
choicest BilliDgsgate; but let nobody who has
anything to lose trust his cause in its manage
ment. IL is like some lawyers In the world who
whatever they may do to the opposite party, al.
ways demolish their clients. -.s..
X seems to be admitted that Mr.. Chase did
oppose the acceptance Of troops; and that he
Was In completely with Mr.. Cameron In report
ing the number Of troops. to Congress consider
abIy larger than was the fact. Why did Mr..
Chase do i'll 1t is probable that, II the truth
were known, It would appear that his opposition
was not because the Administration. had not q
policy, but because the Administration would
not adopt the policy which be recommended. II
was, and Is, reported, verbally. that Mr.. Chase
had a policy peculiar 10 himself, which govern
ed his acts as member Of the Administration,
and which he, of course, believed was an entire
and infallible, or the only solution Of the din.
culties into which the county is plunged
Whether IL Is proper for him TO pursue policy
different from that selected BY Mr.. Lincoln, 10
a question which seems to be avoided.
IL may, at least, be nationally coojectufed
that the financial pursuits Of the head Of the
Treasury Department have led him into society
not enjoyed BY the other members Of the Gov
ernment--the capitalists, TO Wis, OF the coun.
try, I. has been said that In Europe questions
Of war and peace. are decided By the house Of
Rothschild, in other words, that they who sup
ply the immediate means TO carry on belliger.
ent operations, become ultimately the parties to
determine how far war should be carried, and
when peace should be made. These people
settle Il upon considerations Of interest alone
the question being, how far Il will do to trust
the Government With their money. The ques-
tion OF finance Is undoubtedly complicated with
that of politics in the United States now. 90 IL
Is In Europe in time Of war; and Mr.. Chase
may have, or may think he hps, more accu-
rate gauge Of the available sinews OF war, than
the Others, and may fnd bis opinions Of the
policy to be pursued governed accordingly.
IL Is said by some, that Mr.. Chase, calculating
| from his financial poilt Of view, has arrived a
the opinion that TO secure q separate independ-
ence would be the point aimed at BY the North
| and that his view Of the extent Of the opera
tions on the part Of the Government has beer
adopted on these considerations: that his ides
has been that OF o wsr Of defense merelyj q
save the North from invasion, and to gain suef
terms as would be honorable and proper on q
division How far this is true perhaps th'
iuture will determine : Cincinnati Pfess,