The New York herald., 1863-12-01
The Presidential Question-Secreta
Chase Leading On.

Chase Leading On.
While the eyes Of the country are directed to
the armies of General Grant and the army Of
General Meade, with confident anticipations Of
the speedy crushing Of the despotsm of Davis,
as between the upper and the neither milestone,
there is at least one member Of the administra-
ton with whom, it appears, the vigorous prose-
cution of his claims for the Presidency is q
more important matter than the vigorous pro-
secntion Of The war
Mr.. Secretary Chase is the man. We have
received the copy Of a pamphlet, "Going Home
to Vote,' embracing the speeches Of his late
eectioneering campaign from Washington to
Indiana, and thence back to Baltimore; and we
understand that this pamphlet, under the frank
of the engineering Secretary, is being cir
culated, for the cdiication Of the people,
to all points of the compass. This Is en-
terprise this is pluck; and pluck and enterprise
can people Lacking these qualities, Mr.. Sew
ard has been totally cclpsed, although within
the last two years he has written mass of d.
plomatic correspondence which no living man
will read through in ten years. In fact the
great original New York firm Of Seward, Weed
x Greeley is completely broken up. Greeley
retired in disgust in 1860, and Weed, as we are
told, having, since his return from Europe,
found out that the game is ur with his senior
partner, has ungratcfully dropped him, and is
casting about for a man with whom there is
some chance for an entree among the fat pick
ings and perquisites Of the kitchen.
The only Presidential rival therefore, to Mr..
Chase in the Cabinet is the President himself;
and his only advocate in the Cabinet
of any pluck is Postmaster General Blair. But
what can be do, though aided by General Blair
and the old Jacllsonian patriarch Blair, of Sill
yer Spring. What can he do, or what can they all
do, agsinst Secretary Chase and his financial
strength of a thousand millions Of dollars in
| "greenbacks 7" It is useless to mince the mat
1 ter II President Lincoln, in order to finish up
| his mission-the suppression of the rebellion
and the restoration Of the Union-entertains
| the laudable ambition to serve another term in
the White House, he must dispose of Mr. Chase
by appointing new Secretary of the Treasury.
The thing, we guess, can be done in no other way.
.'Greenbacks" represent the balance of power,
and the Secretary Of the Treasury, not Mr..
! Chase, holds this power Of the "greenbacks"
There will also be sufficient justification be-
fore the country for the removal of Mr.. Chase
in this broad indictment against him: that his
policy for the restoration Of the Union is dan
gsrous, revolutionary policy, while the Presi-
| dent desires to pursue safe, conservative
policy-that Mr. Chase, In fact, is perverting
| the financial power Of the administration 10 de-
feat its plans and purposes In the work OF re-
storing the Union. Upon this ground the re-
moval Of Mr.. Chase, aud the appointment Of a
capable conservative Gnancier in his place,
will clear the track for the President for an
other term, whilo the retention of Mr.. Chase,
in securing the head Of the Treasury the rcpub.
| lican nomination, will result in the fusion OF
the conservative opposition masses Of the coun-
| try upon some popular military chieftain, who
| will run in like Jackson, Harrison or Taylor
With these hints, and we arc no, Joking we
turn over this interesting subject 10 the careful
consideration OF President Lincoln