Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-12-24

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The appointment and confirmation Of
Mr.. Chase to the Chief Jus,ceship.of the
Supreme Court of the United States, to
oil the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Ch,f Justice Roger b. Tuney. is now
fact. The prominence of Nc. Chase of
late years in the politics Of his adopted
State, and subsequently in various tffices
of the General Government, both by Eelec
tion of the people Of Ohio and CT the Chief
Magistrate Of the nation, has rendered the
events of his career somewhat familiar TO
the country, and not an exception TO the
usual criticisms and ventiations of the
press and the people. We do not in the
present ins lauce propose 10 discuss any Of
Mr.. Chase's public acts, bat simply intend
TO narrate those degrees of advancement
by which he has risen to his present con
spicuous position in the eyes Of the country
aud the world rs
Salmon Portland Chase was born in Cor
hlsh, n. H., on the l3 h day of January,
1908. When al he age of seven years he
accompanied his parents to Keene, whittier
the family removed. At the age of twelse
years, his father being dead. the young
man was sent TO Worthington, Ohio. and
placed nnder the tuition of his uncle, Phi.
lander Chase, at that time Bishop of
Ohio. tie subsequently, entered Cincinnati
College, then under the Presidency Of his
nncle. While here the young man advan-
ced so rapidly in his studies that he was
admitted TO the sophomore class in advance
OF the usual order of time. lie continued
in Cincinnati College for year when he
returned to his home in New Hampshire,
He Immediately entered the jnnior class Of
Dartmouth College, and graduated from
that institution in 1929 Soon after Mr..
Chase removed to Washington and opened
a classical school for boys. Before the
close of 1929 he was admitted TO the bar
of the District Of Columbia In his legol
studies he was under the direction of VIM.
Writ. In the earlier part Of the year 1880
Mr.. Chase removed to Cincinnati, and at
once commenced the practice OF law.
Up to the year 1917 he confined himself
exclusively 10 the prosecution OF his pro-
fession, and during that time he was en-
gagged upon several cases Of more than To-
cal interest. For instance, he gained much
reputation 10 an argument, before The Su'
preme Court of Ohio, in defense OF James
G. Birney, prosecuted under State law
for harboring q slave. and also in Q news
paper ventilation of the report OF the Ju-
dietary Committee of The State OF Ohio,
against the trial of alleged slaves by jury.
In 1884 re was 81 pointed Solicitor OF the
Bank of tbe United States in Cincinnati,
aud soon after of one Of tho city banks.
10 l84l Mr. Chase took bold stand 10
politics. Hitherto he sided with the party
holding views approximating his own upon
the subject of slavery, WHICH were opposed
TO the entertainments Of the institution and
in favor of some action controlling It's ex
tension. Accordingly, in the year mention,
ed. be Joined in call for a convention ol
the opponents of slavery and OF its exiep
sion. The convention, met at Columbus
Ohio, in that year. An address. OF which
Mr. Chase was the auIhor. was issued, aud
unanimously adopted by the convention
The address at the same time was promnl
gated to the people. and defined the views
ard purposes of the convention. [r
This was the FIRST harmonious and 'Fegu
larIy plspned aetion sgsinst ,sla'ery.C,EA
| few years later Mr. Chase was 9 member
of the Committee on Resolutions OF tht
National Liberty Convention at Buffalo
In the same year he prepared an address
on behalf Of the friends Of liberty, ireland
and Repeal In Cincinnati to the loyal Ma
,ional Repeal Association in Ireland, In re
iply to letter from Daniel O'Conneh IL
June, l845, in a consenllon held In Cinein
natl. be figured as chairman Of the com
mittes asd prepared an address, in, whiel
be advocated the formation Of . party IN