The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-27

\ the explanation OF all the SIDE issues gotle'
up BY the 80 called radieals-it is Presiden
making, and not the salvation OF the Unlol
nor even the destruction of slavery, that
] the primary object of the leaders and Their
! instruments.
1 Blair ON Chase IS Candidate for -Presi
/ -r 4.Q. dent.
/ know Mr.. Chase tolerably well. Will
great ability and all the good looks, polish
led manners and gentlemanly bearing tha
Mr. Blow claims for him, he is thoroughly
selfish and narrow as any public man in the
country. He was candidate for the Pres
idency before the last Chicago Convention
the Ohio delegation was divided between
him and old Ben Wade. Wade's friends
supported Chase until ali hope of his being
nominated vanished. 1t was then believed
that Mr.. Chase would permit his friends
from Ohio to vote for Wale, so as TO give
him the entire State, he would get votes
enough to secure his nomination. 1t was
refused on the ground that Wade was from
Ohio: and that if be was nominated his sue
cessor could not we'll be taken from the
same State, and as Mr.. Chase was from
Ohio, this would DE an obstacle in his way.
This one act illustrates the character OF the
Secretary of the Treasury.
What Mr.. Chase snid.
When the rebellion broke out Mr.. Chase
held this language "The South as not
.corth fighting for" Several gentlemen of
high position in TIL 'oantry heard him ut
ter this sentiment, substantially. de was
at that time ST. 2tary of the Treasury. Jeff.
Davis exclaimed, as he left the Senate, "All
the South wants is to be let alone, and Mr.
Secretary Chase was, in effect, declaring 'the
South was not worth fighting for" jeff.
Davis said "let US alone" Chase said "let
them alone" The difference between them,
in fact, although their motives we're wide
apart, was the difference between tweedle-
dunn and tweedledee One wanted South
ern and the other Northern Confederacy,
each believing his own chances best in that
sort of division.
The scheme for annihilatng the Southern
States and reducing them to territories had
its origin with Mr.. Chase, and grew out Of
the same sentiment He was determined
that if the North would not submit to have
the territories of the Republic curtaled, the
river cut in two, aud the hostile
nations established to make perpetual war
upon each otherAat any rate the Southern
States would be deprived of their electoral
votes, which he was satisfied would not be
east for him Hence this scheme for pun
ishing the States for the treason committed
by their inhabitants was devised. This
plan was gravely submitted to Congress by
a gentleman known to hold confidential re-
lations with Mr.. Chase, and was drafted by
Mr.. Chase himself 1t was known that the
plan was In opposition TO the the views ot
The President, but his Cabinet officer was
found to retain his Office whilst concocting
schemes to overthrow the policy Of the Ad
under which he held office -
How are such transactions ordinarily regar
led? This is only in keeping with Mr..
Thases persistent to make use ofthe SLAYER Y |
question in such a way as to make division
among the Union men of the country, and
create dstrust of the President among
the extrome anti-slavery radical men, be
,ause, he, for the very safety Of the Govern.
nent itself, was and is compelled to recog-
lize aud contide in all Union men al he re-
ysrdless of their opinions of slavery. To
utrigue against the President, under whom
le held position, has been the most con
.tant em mployment Of Secretary Chase
The President, unlike Mr.. Chase, prefers
hat he should intrigue against him person
lily rather than embarrass the Government
This is my explanation.
Is it supposable case that such q man
.s the Secretary of the Treasury would
unit an opportunity of enlarging his. elec
,ioneering machinery by the appointment
If whole army of gents,deputies, aids and
boards Of trade on the banks of the Missis
,ippi, especially if by any possibility he
,ould throw the odium of such a step upon |
General Grant, and profit by the power and
1a tronage Of such measure over the busl- !
ness OF the whole Northwest? | knew that
he instant he WAS assailed Tor keeping up
The blockade of the Mississippi river be
would cover himself behind the military !
and Mr.. Blows speech justifies
ny anticipations, whilst it clearly falslfes
he Secretarys pretext. The letter of
General Grant, quoted by Mr.. Blow, does
not Justify single step taken by Mr.. Chase. |
On the contrary, Mr.. Chase's measures are
At complete variance with and in defiance
Of the advice given by Gen. Grant Gen.
Grant is for free trade or no trade at all.
Mr.. Chase is for restricted trade-trade
that will be entirely in the hands Of his
AGENTS. and will enable him to employ a
ana army of his strikers with restrictions
which, as Gen. Grant says, 'if lived up to,
make trade Improbable, aud hence none
but dishonest men 90 into it."
STAMPEDE OF SLAVES FROM ST. MARY's
Leonardtown Md Gazstte,
&C the 22nd instant says:
On Sunday night last about fifty negro
men left their homes in this vicinity and
have not since been heard from. Since then
we daily hear of Others that are missing
from various sections of the country, and
the tenure to this species Of property has
become so insecure as to render il entirely
valueless.
The same paper in postscript states
that from fifty to one hundred slaves, be-
l,,oinC IN citizens on the PatuxeDt side OF