Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-20
Ovation to Hon. Salmon II. Chase { the
West.


Correspondent New York Times
CINCINNATI, Oct. l6.-l have mentioned
the fact that secretary Chase came home to vote
in the late election. He was everywhere re-
eeiEed with unbounded affection and enthusi-
asm- Ills coming was wholly unheralded.
His closest friend knew nothing of it till he
was right among them. But the outpouring
was everywhere instantaneous and immense
The excitement grew each day he continued
here, and if he had remained he would in week
have fairly elfaced by the new current of
popular enthusiasm, the profound excitement
growing out of ValandIgham's defeat. He
was literally overwhelmed with invitation to
visit the towns and cities of Ohio and in the
neighhoring states, including the great CEN
tres, Chicago and St. Louis The secretary
y felt obliged to decline them all, only yielding
far us TO take Indianapolis in his route
home, in compliment to Gov. Morton and a
most admirable delegation of Indiana, that
came down to Cincinnati, and would not 90
back without him. The reception at the cap
Ital OF Indiana was Il grand affair, quite worthy
of the patriotic llOOsier state. Mr.. Chase gave
happy address accepting the honor rendered
TO him as properly to be divided with the ad-
ministration. leach member of which, the
president andeac one Of his advisers" he was
prepared to v0uch, had labored faithfully and
with an honest purpose to save the enddnger-
ed nationality, and execute the will of The
American people. He entered into brief,
but exceedingly clear and convincing cxposi-
ton of his Financial policy" showed how i.
grew up out of the national necessities, har-
moRized with the national interests, and in the
end would be inSeparnble from the national
progress in unity and power. L had the pleas
ure of accompanying Mr. Chase on part OF his
journey, and saw him subjected to that severe
ordeal of being required to speak to the peo-
pie at every railway station he passed. He
showed himself a perfect master of the art ora
torical. He never repeated himself-alwavs
had something new and something pleasant
for every crowd-malling the occasions quite
as fresh and entertaining to his travelling
friends as to the impromptu station au-
dlences. You may set it down as
one of the great facts of the time,
that no man has achieved more solid
reputation among the masses of the people
during this rebellion thun secretary Chase
1t is quite a mistake to suppose that military
glof} has obscured or will obscure all menu
DRY of other services. | doubt if any general
in the field, even the most successful would,
in passing to-day through the cou.itry, excite
anything like the wild enthusiasm and joyous
popular acclaim of the hundreds of thousands
that rushed forth in.the west to hail AMI cheer
the father Of all the greenbacks," as he was
everywhere and always tondly called. He
will go back to Washington, buoyed up and
sustained in heart and courage by the con-
seriousness that it is not in vain that he labors
and has labored for the country's salvation.
For while he has seen in the west the evil
dences that the whole machinery of his depart
ment is working admirably, sustaining the
war and promoting general prosperity, he has
also been made to feel that the nation is
tredsuring up the memory of his services,
and will not let one laurel be lost, that may
be fairly claimed to deck his brow.