The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-29
The New Chief Instife.

Five years ago, had any one suggested
Salmon Z. Chase as theprobable successor
Roger b. fancy in the most responsible and
eminent position of Chief Justice Of the Uni.
ted States, he would have been regarded as
III need of a straight jacket. Iha cbaSm that
separsted!the late from the present., iuculi-
bent of that station is wider than that, span
ned by the twenty years sleep of Rip Van
Winklc.to which he lay down a loyal sub
ject OF King George and awoke fellow 'citi.
zen of President Washington The death OF
Judge fancy during the night following the
popular vote whereby Maryland was made .
Free State, marked the close of an era tbs
accession Of Judge Chase marks the com
rnencemeDt of another. The passing away Of
the one, the opening Of the other, occur IN
the midst Of gigantic civil CONFUSION which
has piled the earth with its 81 in and filled
the sky with the smoke of it's CONGREGATIONS
but we need not doubt that the angry clouds
I of battle and havoc will soon be iIIumined
by the bow of Cancellation and peace. sag
| The unanimity and heartiness wherewith
Gov, Chase's appointment has been welconl-
ed argue neutrality-suspicious. Of thechang-
ed attitude of our country-far more gener-
~ 'i'esA- -''esN IGd1lZSQ.jt ut
clamor and crash of parties ia our late Pres
ldential contest have given place to gener-
al conviction that impartial Liberty il
henceforth to be the fundamental law Of the
| Republic hence the distinctive i perceptions
that Gov. Chase is the very Inau for Chiei
Justice. For more than twenty years, he has
not only believed but proclaimed that Jiiber,
~ III cur Union is the general and stuerma
nent rule, Slavery the local and trat1si tory
exceptions He SO held when to affirm vita
faith in the Rights of man as imam G was t.
bid adieu to all hope of political power o,
honors he has continued so to hold until
through the madness of the slaveholding in
terest. it has become possible to love auc
uphold impartial Freedom without thereby
mourning ostracism of prescription His
present position adds another to the visible,
tangible encouragements to faith in the
right, and In the present; palpable activity
of Divine Justice in the affairs of mankind.
The position of Chief Justice has been fill
ed since it was created by the Federal Con
stltutlon, by four persons, namely, /. John
Jay of New York 2. Oliver Ellsworth OF
Connecticut; 3. john Marshall of Virginia
4. Roger B. fancy of Maryland. Messrs Jay
and Ellsworth were respectively nominated
by Washington, and each resigned after
serving for few years only Jud ge Mar
shall was nominated by John Adams just
before his retirement from tie Presidency /;
and Judge fancy by Gen. jackson in the
latter half of his second term Marshall took
the office in his maturer prime, and held it
over thirty-folr years, dying in it at the ripe
age of 80; fancy accepted it when nearly so,
yet held it almost thirty years, dying Chief
Justice at the ripe age 81 AS Ellsworth liv-
ed to be 70 and Jay to be SO, the office may
be deemed favorable to longevity, and we
may reverently hope that its new incumbent
has many years of vigor and usefulness be-
fore HMM. y Tribune. M ansazt -s,3l