The New York herald., 1864-12-14
Chief Justlos Chass-The Al min inistra'
tion and the SuoosssiOn.

chief Justics Chass-Ths Administra.
tion and the SaoosssiOn.
Though somewhat taken aback by the ap-
po;n tment Of MIR. Chase to- tho commanding
position Of Chief Justice Of tie United States,
the Seward clique, and other anti-Chaso ele-
ments of the republican party, are consoling
themselves with the idea that their powerful
adversary is at least removed from the arena
of party po litics. and will not interfere with
their game for the Presidential succession. This
idea is somewhat plausible, but we predict that
it will prove great mistake.
Mr. Chase, down to the day Of his retirement
from the Treasury, was the master spirit Of the
administration, in his character of anointed
decided majority Of the party in both houses
Of Congress at his back, he controlled, to very
great extent, the general policy and the ap-
pontments, as we'll as the financial schemes
and appropriations of the government Through
out the country the leading journals and tho
elite OF the party were his apprehension
openly, some covertiy-for the Baltimore nomi-
nation of 1864 against Mr.. Lincoln. But the
Chase -Pomeroy circular against Lincoln started
the shoddy interest, and resulted in such a
| powerful combination against Chase that his
| friends capitulated without firing . shot. and
| he was nowhere at the Baltimore Convention.
| The armistice Of the Presidential campaign
followed. Mr. Lincoln is reelected, and, to
serve the purposes OF bis administration, be
copciliates the friends Of Mr.. Chase in his ap-
pointment as Chief Justice Of the Supreme
| ~ Rut thio ont 1naa NOT q
treaty of peace between Mr.. Chase and the
radicals on the one side, and Mr. Seward with
| the socaled conservatives on the other.
Mr.. Chase is an ambitious man-an active,
energetic man, and be likes the busy, stirring
work of party engineer. Besides, he has GER
tain unliquidated outstanding balances against
Mr.. Seward and the conservatives, which must
| be settled. This conservative faction must be
ruled off the track for tho succession, and here
the trouble begins. Granted that Mr.. Chase
| in his present position has not the remotest
idea Of becoming again q Presidential candi-
date, be is none the less devoted to his radical
| policy Of reconstruction, and the instruments
and the ways and means to carry it out. To
this end his word now, more than ever, will be
the law to a majority of both branches Of Con-
| gress, and through this influence he can still
| direct the counsels Of the administration. We
expect to hear before many months are over
| Of the retirement of Mr.. Seward from the
State Department and Of the appointment of
rigid radical in his place. With this event the
conservatives will begin to comprehend the
| game that is organized against them, IL they
do not, to some extent. already comprehend It,
| As the game stands the odds are heavily on
tho side Of the radicals and Chief Justice
| Chase Against him the conservatives Sc
| cured the Baltimore nomination for Mr. Lin
| coin; but aince his election, as he was before,
the President, Cabinet and Congress are really
| in the hands and at the mercy of the radicals.
| Considering the financial embarrassments Of
| the country, and the inevitable revulsion that
will come, with or without the restoration Of
| peace within the next four years, the democrats
| will, indeed be pack Of donkeys IL they can
not contrive to win the next Presidential cleo
tion. But that is not the present question. We
| are dealing with the unsettled issue between
Chase and Seward, as representing the repub-
lican radicals and conservatives. We hold
that Judge Chase has still the power and the
will, and the purpose, and will exercise them,
to demolish Seward and his faction, and to
rule them out Of the succession. We hold
that, although 90 used up man" as candidate
himself, Mr.. Seward is still used by his conssr-
but that he and they will be laid upon the
shelf.
The skrmishing has already commenced in
this city. Thurlow Weed, the good Man
Friday of Mr.. Seward, Is near the end Of his
tether. He has had . wide range and many
choice pickings, N the way Of free wool stats
tics, lobby jobs, snoddy jobs, horse railroad
jobs, steamboat jobs, and oil sorts of jobs, but
especially as cobbler and tinker Of President
making jobs. Now the radicals are going to
wind him up. In the scorching letter Of An
drews he has opened raking masked battery
upon "the Lucifer Of the Lobby" and in the
trial OF the pending Opdyke libel suit We ex-
pect other masked batteries will be opened
that will rake him fore and Of. Weed will be
laid out, In any event, as Presidential cob
bier and tinker. Then Seward will be put in
| lavender on the same shelf. Then his intract
able conservatives will 60 over, like Booby
Brooks for the plckings Of the democratic party.
Then the radicals, in regard to the administra-
| tion candidate for the succession, will have II
| all their own way.
The reproductive and Transforming elements
Of nature are constantly at work. Nothing in
| hor vast laboratories remains idle. For In.
stance, from field OF Weeds which die in the
| fall o new growth Of weeds strangely different
often s.srG uD.iata life N tAs Aaylex, R9llN: