Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-18

Chase's firm refusal to allow himself 10 be used
as tool 10 advancing the electioneering schemes
OF the President Mr.. Lincoln already has his
plots laid for using the army to keep away Dem
ocratic voters from the polls in States where the
resell would otherwise be doubffnl- Not salts
fed with that, however. he Is determined also 20
make use Of the vast power Of the Treasury De
partment 70 effect the same end. he bad fat
tered himself all along that Mr.. Chase would CO
operate with him in this scheme But Dir. Chase
has other ends in view besides PLAYING second
fiddle 10 a boorish buffoon. He - convinced
that the reelection of such man would be the
greatest calamity that could befall the country.
When Mr.. Lincoln found therefore, that he
could not use the Treasury Department to adj
vance his views, he caused Mr. Chase to under
stand that his presence in the Cabinet would no
longer be tolerated Mr. Chase took the hint
and resigned.
The direction which Mr. LiDcolns mind takes
on the subject may be easily seen by his choice
Of Mr. Tod, of Ohio; to succeed Nr Chase. Mr..
Tod is as ignorant of the sciences OF finance as a
country boy Is Of the science of navigation. But
he Is intensely "loyal," and he would have been
an humble and a useful tool in Mr. Lincoln's
hands The nomination Of Mr. Fessenden was
forced upon the President Mr.. Fessenden has
not yet accepted. If he docs accept the Treasu
~ department. win be ably managed: but Mr..
LiucOln's electioneering views will not be any
more advanced than they would have been by
Mr.. Chase. .....
Besides, Mr.. Fessenden has sstonished the
President by demanding conditions, without the
acceptance of which he has declared that he will
not accept Office under the President. he de-
mands that Stanton and Welles shall both be dis
missed that regular Cabinet meetings shall here
after be held, and that the President shall deter
mine upon no important executive act without
! full consultation alta Cabinet meeting. II is
hardly likely that Mr.. Lincoln will consent To
/ these terms.
Letters have been received by the last steamer
| from well-informed gentlemen in London. which
indicate that change in the English ministry i:
/ imminent. and that The change will bring into
/ power a party who will Immediately cause the
/ English government to recognize the indepen
/ dence of the South. This step will be taken, il
is said, solely to advance English interests, by
putting stop to the war. and thereby securing to
England her regular supply of cotton 1t is said
that the same step will be taken at the same time
by the Emperor Napoleon, and that secret trea
ty has already been drawn up between the rebe
ambassadors on the one size, and the Emperor
/ Napoleon on the other By the terms of this
treaty, in consideration OF certain commercial
advantages, the Emperor Napoleon will not only
recognize the independence of the South, but
will also agree to furnish TO the South such mill
tary and naval aid as will compel the North to
abstain from any future attempts to conquer OIL
subiugate the Southern States. Before this j:
DONE however it is said that England and France
will unite in representing TO the United State:
that the Southern States have sufficiently demon
| strated to the world their ability TO maintain
their independence. and that the manufacturing
and commercial interests of the two countries
as well as the general interests of humanity, re
quire that the war shall cease
If this anDeal is disreqarded by the United
i States Government. then. il is said, the Emperor
Napoleon will lend powerful naval force t.
raise the blockade off Wilmington Mobile ant
Charleston, and viii send a force of 3000 0t
French troops TO cooperate with those of tn,
rebels Nothing is said il. these letters about an,
material aid of this kind being expected from
England. But it is evident that there will be aiC
of some kind furnished from England, and pow
erful aid too: nor is il understood that England
expects as her reward certain commercial advan-
tages in regard to the cotton of the South, which
will practically amount to almost monopoly o
that staple Such is the substance of these let
tiers.
Such is the humilisting position then Il
which the nation has been brought by tn,
hatred and intolerance of Abraham Lincoln
toward the South. IL was in his power Il
have averted the war at the beginning 1t wa
in his power to have stopped the war, an,
restored the Union two years ago. Hi
measures, however, have only served to pro
long the war and to develop the power of tn
South. and now he will have the humiliatian O
seeing foreign nations aiding the Southern
States in finally and forever breaking up tn
! Union DIoN.