Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-06
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From the Painesville Telegraph
The recent gratuitous and ungenerous
attack Of the Portage County Democrat
upon Secretary Chase, has excited much
comment, and has been eagerly seized upon
by the opposition journals. It came upon
us like q clap of thunder in clear sky.
The course which Gov. Chase was pursuing
in relation to the Senatorship was one
eminently satisfactory to Mr.. Wade and
his friends, and one in the highest degree
honorable and manly We know that
Gov. Chase has been warmly and persist
emily urged to allow his name to be used
as a candidate for the Senate, by many of
the purest and ablest Republicans in Ohio
and this has been done by many of the
real friends and supporters of Mr.. Wade.
Il is true these latter have taken for grant
ed, what is not at all certain, that Mr..
Wade cannot be elected and if not, then
they have felt that Ohio could have no
nobler Representative in the Senate, and
no truer or purer patriot than Gov. Chase.
1t is perfectly well known that Gov
Chase has no desire to be candidate for
the Senate. he has freely and fully writ
ten his friends to this effect. But acting
under what he believed to be sense Of
duty, he has said that if Mr.. Wade could
not be reelected nor any other true Repu5-
hean,-if il was really the wish Of a major
ity Of the Union members of the Legisla-
ture that he should be the candidate he
would consent, as he felt bound to obey
the wishes of the people of Ohio, who had
honored and trusted him. q If this be
treason, make the most of itIn To US it
has the genuine ring of true manliness. We
admit that Ohio has honored and trusted
Gov. Chase-that she has ever been prompt
and generous in her devotion. But justice
requires it to be said that Gov. Chase has
never betrayed or disappointed those who
trusted him. Without appealing to popu-
lar passions-free from ell the arts of
politician or demagogue-he has calmly,
steadily and grandly moved on his way
filing to oVorhowing the hopes of those
who elected him-reAecting credit upon
his State and her people-and compelling,
not only the respect of his opponents, but
of the nation and the world.
1t may be true that Gov. Chase is 80
utterly depraved and selfish as 10 desire to
be President of the United States. Other
men have been so before him, who stood
high in the love and confidence of the people.
But that he is plotting for personal am
bition, reckless Of his country's good and
blind to her interests, we believe utterly
false, and the charge is unworthy of the
man who made il. To Abraham Lincoln,
Mr.. Chase has been tower of strength
literally " a cloud by day and pillar Of
fire by night" In all the embarrassments
Of the Government-in its darkest hours,
when financial ruin seemed impending,
and the world was sneering at the down
fall Of the Republic, Gov. Chase stood firm
and unmoved. He seized upon the credit
Of the Nstion-appealed to the people to
sustain him-originated plans of finance,
and means to carry on the war, that have
raised him to the highest fame as States
man-and at this moment the currency Of
thescountry is more eagerly sought after
than that Of any banking institution in
the land.
Let us, then, do justice to the eminent
services of Gov. Chase, and let not the can
vass for Senatro distract or divide Repub-
lican councils. For our part we hope
honest old Ben Wade will be elected to the
Senate, to battle lnanfully there for the
right :, let us take Gov. Chase at his word,
and fmpute no unmanly or unworthy mo-
tive to him, and we pledge ourselves that
the friends Of the great Secretary and
Senator Wade can sit at the same table
and i0liQRBhip forever. 9-18le J.