Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-25
From the 81. Louis News.
The Enemies OF our GOTernment---
the Assailants of lis Credit.


the Assailants of Its Credit.
Had our Government only the enemy
in the field to contend with the war would
have ended long since. Bat such is not
the case. II has an enemy within its
own military lines doing more service
to the rebels than their army under Lee
or Johnston; an enemy too, that has
received much laid and comfort from
the Conservatives, who claim to be
Union. We mean that enemy attacking
our credit.
Mr.. Chase has been assailed by this
enemy from the beginning Of the war
The whole rebel force within cur lines
has been arrayed against him, backed by
q flarkiug party calling themselves Con-
servxtivs Union men The hunt has
been huated down, and thus our credit
has suffered and the Government greatly
embarrassed in prosecuting the war
There Was a purposs in this crusade
against Mr.. Chase, which is now cropping
out-shat Of rendering valuable aid 10
the rebels.
I Il isa well known fact that in war the
deepest stab which the enemy Of either
of the bslligerents ean infict is blow
al the public credit The minister in
charge OF the financial bureau is
often the object of attack by the enemy,
for the reason that in proportion as he is
dspreciated in public confidence, in the
same ratio the public credit suffers.
! The Copperhead presses Of the coun-
try knew the valuable aid they could rem
/ der the jeff Davis government by un-
dermining Mr.. Chase, and hence they
have bsen digging pits for him from the
| inception of the war till now, and in this
work thsy have been aided BY the So-call-
ed Conservatives The latter may deny
the impeachment, but the charge against
them is true.
The practical effect Of their assaults
upon Mr.. Chase has been to depreciste
our currency, and whether their motives
we're in unison with the Copperheads or
not does not matter-the result OF the
Operations Of both has been the break
ing down Of Mr.: Chase as the financial
head of the Government and the deprs-
citation Of our currency.
That there has bseu premeditated
design to serve the rebel cause, in the as
saults spoken of, is proved by the fact
that since Mr.. Chase has resigned, the
frat object to be effected his retirement
has been seized upon by the rebel presses
as evidence Of the fact that our Govern
ment is ruined financially. Hear whai
that rebel sheet, the New York Worlc
says:
1.-THE war breaks down it viii not be from
want of men, but BY the derangeHent o
finances. Mr. Chase resigned because
in his judgement the condition oJ th
Treasury tcas becoming desperate. ii
is man of intellect and ambition, and
: until his recent disappointment, he ha
been an aspirant for the highest Office il
the Government Heis still too younI
to renounce Presidential hopes on th
score Of age: and Aad he seen any rea
sonable chance Of supplying resource
up to the triumphant conclusion Of III
rar, rs could hare chung to the Fepufa
) zion of so signal an achievement II
resigned to seek shelter from th
r coming deluge He has never given sv
t .idence Of intrepidity; his estimate Of th
situation should be received with the de
ductions proper In the ease of any Judge
mcAk aOEtAGQ uu0CI t4G kAA1EHGC Va
an in6rmity which never steadies th
r intellect
! But still, the bearing of so notsworth
| an event as his resignation on the gen
E eral situation cannot well be ignored
5 and to appreciate it truly we must loo
I. at matters from this stand point HaC
: the war ended successfully st any tim
+ between its commencement asd Mr.
D Chase's resignation, we supposed hs woul'
: come off with flying eolors. Great as j
{ the pablo debt de6nitive aad honora
, Bile peace would give great buoyancy t
i its value As soon as capitalists sal
that no further additions we're to be mad
= to the debt, they would have trustEorth
t data for estimating the solEency OF To
; Government The public revenues coul
= then ns made sufficient 10 meet the put
+ lie expenditures without the presen
e alarming deficit; and the general JOY q
!; the return of peace would exert an il
vigorating effect on public credit Ml
Il Chase has been huoyed mp by the e,
n pectatioa that the military campaig n