New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-25
Ch,er.yussice Chase. vi.i. % C..,,.....
OFFICE or THE GENERAL AGENCY pom CAP,
rURED AND ABANDONED Progeny I
CHARLEsTON, 8. c.. NAV I5 Issx {

OFFICE or THE GENERAL AGENCY ron CAPh
TURED AND ABANDONED Properly
CHABLEsIoN. 8. C.. May ia 1855
Hon SIMEON DRAPER. Special agent for Department.
The event of the week here has been the ar
rival Of Mr. ChiefJustios Chase. Mr.. W. p. Mellen Of
the Treasury and their suite They came on Thundsy
morning and left on Friday night. On Friday morning
Mr. Chase. st my suggestion. consented to go the
Leading citizens Of Charleston. About 30 Of them In
ending the Mayor called upon him. and he gave them
an insight into the policy Of the Government toward
the States IN nsurrection which highly gratifying
to them. He told them that the Government
That they supposed but that in few day the Treasury
Department would send special agents to purchase
all the property the product Of the soil that they might
for sale paying them therefor IS per cent of tho
EewYo market price. This they regarded as very
liberal the part of the Government, and ons
which woud do much toward allaying tho hostile spin.
Of, people oad bring them to realizing sense Of tho
nrgnonimity OF the United States.
As 10 Teconstrictiop. he counscled them that ths
Government world recognize Of their old Slats
and mulcipnl autaoritcs. That tho people must bsgia
at the foundation and rebuild their stste and local
governments of undoabtcd loyal materials. He said
II his opinion that the only true way to lasting
hood OF all their people and give them tho elective
franchise. They urged in reply that the blacks wcrc
four in SOch Carolina that they would outvots
the whitc and e!ec. negro Governors. Congressman.
Mayors &C. Mr. Chase said Tsctcus remarked that
when the Plebeians attained tue elective franchise
they always chose Patreians 10 represent them and
added fttiney. that reconstruction With Sllyeiy
was impcssibe--,lat Slavery was overthrow by
tho acts OF the whites-,nat this DenOc.
rscy. and the majority ought Of tight to
rule He counseled them that they should
speedily prepare the people orce slaves for an inte'
gent exercise of the functions Of citizenship The
President he said hoped to the negroes. who had
undoubtedly been loyal. vested with the franchise; but
that that would not be IN indispensable requisite TO the
return Of Southern States TO TIE Union instancng the
case Of Iowa, Tennessee, under her new Constitution.
which, willie aboising Slavery and involuntary servi'
tude forever had cf the political status OF the negro to
tie Legislature OF the Sta.,.
The ChiesJustice made profound and lasting in
preston upon hs visitors who loud in their express
sions of satisfaction Nor this feeling abated by the
remarks which ho subseq gently addressed to the negroes
at lions Church.
There was en- attempt here to get up union meeting
Al the Hibernian Hall which United states Lieu.
tenant by interfering without authority broke mp.
fy negroes were present Lieut.. Bodne ordered them
outs they returned by consent Of Col Quincy and the
meeting broke up in disorder without doing anything
Col Quincy promptly ordered Bodine under arrest and
be will probably be dismissed the service.