The New York herald., 1863-10-20
NJ. Chase i'm Onio.


CIyci.Stri mo, October 1T, 1853.
sexrduy Chase on he Pr slin Var Pdth--Hn ovatiow
IN The Wex-Lincoln and Ssoard Overtcpped by the
" Fdtt er Of An the Greenbacks."
The bland smiling pleasant, but decidedly cute Secre-
tary of the Treasury has had qne nice time OF II out
here He came know in tho first place 10 vote Tor
Jhn Brough Governor Of Ohio in the second place 10
help sink Valandigham little eper n public contume'
ly. ard In the third pace-whlch was really the
true and main object OF the trip--to place Sal
p Chase the path for the next Preside ncy
You should have how nicely the latter part OF the
programme managed, and all the time nothing o II
appearing on the surface To vote for honest John
Brough was good thing; to condemn the slippery cop
perbead valandigham was better thing; but TO pave
the way for Chases elevation tho next Presidency OF
the United States was the best OF ALL What wonder,
therefore, that the Secretary should keep his eye on the
main chance Aud he did IT, and has left quite satisfied
that no man has better prospects than himself.
At all the railroad stations his route whore the
cars stopped for even few minutes, large crowds
were assembled TO do the oheoring, and hurrahing,
and calling out business, and the Secretary
yielding the popular clsmor always ready 10 stop
on the platform and accommodate tho Western eges with
the sight his pory person and the sound Of his svery
voice. And he did manage too with great facility oi
preston and great readiness Of IDEAS to say something
and pleasant At every place, and consequently 70
give satisfaction to the leges. lie never hted g be
sure at what the loading thought IN bis own mid
He tailed OF Brough ana of Vaiandsnam. and of Lin
coin, and OF the state and War departments. and
times even OF tho money manutsctory h wash
ington but ho never Once binted al his own
views the succession The crowds cheered 10 him as
the father OF all the grcenbacks but did not hail him
the witches did Macbeth. Presiden, that IA :" he:
And yet although he NAV bsve cared some ht as to
tho result OF tie Ohio election. and as whether Rose
craps and Meade would beat back the rebels and as 70
whether the Missouri muddlc and the orepn complia
tions could be cleared up he most undoubtedly dd not
the nomination and election of himself 10 the ne
Presidency as a less important matter than anv or
degree the OF popnlsrity, ana the iin-
preston made upon me by his Western tour WIS IN Z,
a. between himself aud civil aspiranssnch az tinco
Seward--l would regard his ch nces for tho uelt
republican noma ati decidedly aiiead Whether he
viii be strong he comes o. be m tcLed with the
successful generals WHO have cleared the Miss ssn. of
the rebel stron holds remains fo he tested nut take my
word for it, that matched with the Pr,ideno premier,
The Sec etary of the Treasury will distnce them IN tho
Presidential race.
The people out here believe his ab htv and
a national fnancier, and-the iiEaAp 10 the cn
trary him nor ss the father ~ all
the greenbacks Besides he modified very considerably
his abolition views, st least expression o ihc.
which amounts to the same thing seward made erca.
popularity for himself In his Western pih ugh he h's
since lost portion Of it-but doubt whether he met
hearty and vOcfer0us welcome than did his prscu
colleague In the Cabinet His friends 700, we're hard at
work in turning his popularity 70 advantage and at the
present writing should say that hts stock ut least 10
Ohio, was decidedly high.
If the other Cabinet rivals calculate defeating his
ambitious Objects they must find some excuse for send
ing Seward here Blair wont do. He is not ora
tor BrutusI mean Chases, end has not one OF the
elements OF popularity about him. But somebody oight
to missionary from the Cabinet TO counte act
Chase. Else the result OF his recent visit may be de-
structive 70 many high hopes. Will you please Call the
attention OF the administration TO this meet important
materY 1t should be attended once for delays
prOveybially dangerous.