Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-07-13
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TIE Resignation Of Hi. Ctase-ZHe Faults and
Weak7lesse. Of the tate .>ecretary-Better
7Hiuqs Espected of Jf1.. Fesse,ede,,- CLOSING
SIN Fsge per cent. Fund Con fde7ace IN Grant
Col Poole and COL AHen-Te71n of Scr
Of tie Fifth Wisconsin Expired.
| Correspondence OF the State Journal
WASHINGTON, July l, 1864
The resignation of Mr.. Chase yesterday
| took everybody by surprise, and for a time
occasioned some sensation; but it is follow
| ed by a feeling of relief and even satisfac-
! ton, since Senator Fessenden has been APP
| pointed his successor. No one was more
surprised to find him out of office than the
| distinguished Secretary himself He had so
/ long been accustomed to have his im3erious
| and frequently unreasonable demands grant
| ed both by the President and Congress, and
! had come to regard himself so Indispensable
10 the Administration, that he could continue
to dicttte his own terms. He demanded ex-
elusive control in all matters pertaining to
the New York sub-trcasury, as he has here
Iofore IN the Custom House; he wished to put
/ Mr.. Field in place of Mr.. Cisco; MIR. Lincoln
! aaTised otherwise; Mr.. Chase demanded it as
his exclusive prerOgative, and for the second
or third time rendered his resignation, ex-
| pectng, of course, conciliatory Father Abra-
/ 'feather which broke the overladen camel's
/ back" he taken at his word, and while
| at the capitol engaged with the Finance
/ Committee, not dreaming of any change, the
/ name of his successor was sent IN.
+ Whatever may be said of Mr.. Chase's abil-
! ity and integrity, his imperious temper, his
arrogance his logged determination to have
/ his own way regardless of his friends, his
! towering ambition, his utter inability to dis
criminate character, unfit him for a safe
/ administration of position of patronage and
/ power. No department of the government
! has so many corrupt and unprincpled attaches
4 and none has pstered more traitors and rebel
s~mpathisers than the Treasury under his ad-
I ninistration. When his attention called
/ by the Potter Committee of Congress to the
J rebels and traitors in his Department, he re
/ piled, "if he was 1ot competent to determine
/ his own business, Congress had better take
/ charge of it." When distinguished Senator
/ called upon him to demonstrate against his
retaining a known corrupt assistant, he re-
/ piled in high temper, Il do not thank any
/ one to talk to me thus about my assistants"
/ By fiattery and deceit, innumerable agents
/ have obtained his confidence and been en-
! ploved, (under the extraordinary powers con-
| ferred upon him by Congress, whose moral
| political and financial characters would dis
| honor auv government His trade regula-
| tions have been a most fertile source of adj
| vantage to the rebels and of disaster 10 our
| arms, while the persons selected TO admins
| ter them have caused the valleys OF the Ohio
1 and Mississippi and the Atlantic coast to ring
with loyal curses against political, moral and
official delinquency.
! Gen Washburne has interpOsed the strong
/ arm of military power at Memphis, but the
| evil has been iscalculable and still continues
from Cincinnati TO New Orleans, save within
his jurisdiction, as well as at Norfolk, Beau
| fort and all down the Atlantic coast. If Mr..
| Fessenden accepts the position, hi. character
| affords some guaranty Of q change for the
better The corruptions within the Depart
| ment, (which have been whitewashed and
| smOthered by a recent committee, and the
| schemes of fraud so long carried on under
| permits" &C., viii receive q wholesome
/ check under the new administration while
the National credit will sustain no damage by
the rupture which has so long been threaten
ed and finally occurred.
/ Congress Is in the last thrOes Of dissOlu-
ton and few more days will close its inhar-
monious but not fruitless session. | am more
than gratifed that it has finally wiped out
the Infamous fugitive slave law, though it
could not adopt the constitutional amend
ment prohibiting slavery, because of the
love of northern Democrats for the institu-
ton which has so long been the corner stone
of their political hopes. Ii has been impos-
act as a unit on any measure of general inn
portance and no caucusing could bring to
gether the majority into a solid phalanx
against the opposition. The most : radical "
| Republicans would sometimes be found vOt-
I inc with Copperheads, and then again the
most (" conservative would be taking the
lead in radicalism. On all measures of
/ finance and taxation, as well as those pertain
inc To tbe conduct of the war there has exist
rd a great diversity of opinion among the
Unionisrs. which has emboldened the opposi-
rion until the rankest treason has been open
" proclaimed by many who came into Con-
gress claiming to be War Democrats
The action of the Baltimore Convention
produced for time a salutary effect and, |
have no doubt, was the inducing cause of s.e
final repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Law. But
disappointed ambition had its representatives
in both Houses, who have not failed to favor
unjust aspersions upon prominent men IN the
Administration In the midst of the conflict
of politicians and the want of harmony
among the leading friends of the Union as TO
the best measures for its restoration, 1t Is
gratifying TO notice the hrmness OF the popu-
lar mind in behalf of the Administration,
and the determined purpose of the people TO
fight " on the same line and under the same
staudard-bearer until peace shall be con-
/ gueTed
+ Mr.. Lincoln Mr. Seward and Mr.. Stanton
/ have gained great strength in the popular
estimation, from the answering consistency
! of their course amid the storms of conflicting
congressional opinion. Il is generally con-
ceded that Mr.. Blair will have TO leave the
/ Cabinet though he has ceased 10 obtrude his
obnoxious views on the slave question. = Ny
MARYLAND having determined that hence
forth no more slavery shall exist within her
borders, Mr., Blair viii no longer attempt &c
resist the popular current of freedom, but the
neople will require his overthrow for his past
sins.
The effect of the change in the Secretary
of the Treasury upon the stock market Is the
opposite of what was anticipated here, and
the repeal of the gold bill also had strange
effect upon the price OF gold. Nothins' now.
ever, viii establish stability In THESE ma..ers