Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-19

On the 18th of this month, while Gen. Meade
was hurriedy abandoning position after position
10 the Couiedeatcs in a retreat which not
TO end until hs army was thrown back to within
fifteen miles OF Washington. an extraordinary
scene was being enacted ut Cincinnati. in Ohio
IL was = great occasionA the eve ol the State
election for Governor, and the actor was great
man, being no other than Mr.. Chase the fiuan.
cial minister of Mr.. Lncoln's Government, and,
after the President and Mr Seward. the most
important person in the Federal States Mr.
Chase. possibly with view OF influencing the
votes OF the Cncinnatians in the next days cleo.
ton, but certainly with designs al his own regard
ing still more important election next year,
made speech on the present state snd prospects
OF the Union, and on It's relations with the two
chief powers OF Europe.
What will most strike the E0glish reader is
the tone of Mr. Chase with respect to ourselves.
Mr. Chase Is n Cabinet Minister; he is the expo
nent of extreme Republican opinions in the Presi.
dents councils nc time when those opinions are
dominant. and he is said TO aspire to the Presi.
dency itself. and to have fair chance of being
elected. He is therefore as important man as
could be found To speak on the relations betwe cen
his countrymen and us. Now. what is the Ian
guage which this gentleman. with all the respon-
sbility of office. utters with regard TO this
tryg lie considers that the English aristocrscy
and French despotsm would like TO see the Union
deStro yed, but that these two powers have beer,
induced TO abstain from Intervention by the dis
play of federal strength. Mr. Chase theory that
the Government OF this country have desired To
to interfere in favor of the South, hut have been
restrained by the successes OF the Northern arm.
les and the power and activity OF the Northern
army, is not only untrue, but il is
an insult to people who have made such large
sacrifices to the integrity of international law
Ii has been said from the beginning of these
troubles by those who know the Americans best
that whatever might be the conduct of England,
they would never allow that any act of hers was
inspired by anything but enmity TO themselves or
fear of their power. The result has proved the
truth of this remark The most necessary public
measure. such the recognition Of the Confed
crates as belgerents. has been made reason for
quarrelsome complaining while the Just aud
faithful manner in which this country has per
formed all its international duties receives only
the compliment remark that the power of the
Union can extort non interference from the Old
Country. For what England has done, how.
ever. she is To be excused, though Mr. Chase has
often felt that he would like ITO take her by the
hair and give her good shaking" This par
don, however, will have to be earned
by paying for NIL the damage done
by the Alabama. Such is the stuff talk.
ed OF by n man in the highest position in
American politics; man who may in eighteen
mouths have supreme authority in the Federal
States aud power over the community and indi
viduals greater than that welded by any sover-
eign in western Europe. Ought il to surprise any
one that the cause OF the Federals is unpopular
in England, when we find them all, high and
low. threatening this country with future ven
geance. This is the unfailing burden of Ameri.
can song. In public and private. in speeches and
conversation. in the pulpit and in the press. the
humiliation of England is put forth the first
consequence and the sweetest reward Of Northern
victory in this war. The vague jealousy of the
days before secession has deepened and settled
into steady, revengeful purpose. Mr. Chase
but speaks the common laugua re. but that one in
his position should thus speak is significant
enough.