Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-08-03
Chief Justice Chase Oh the Suf-
1rage Hobby.

1t Is IanGntaDlC that while the artlilccrS
ofour national degradation are exultant over
the injuries done to our political and social
institutions by their own cxtravaganccs and
follics, they are disposed to ignore even the
forms of deccncy in their efforts to complete
the work which they have undertaken
The times was when the judges of our high
est courts maintained becoming dignity,
Wilhelm itsclfa proof of sclf-rcspcct--c
manded the respect of others Occupying
an elevated and dignilicd position, they
stood alOof from the cntanglemcnts ofpoliti-
cal strife, and sought for honor in the dis
pcnsation of justice within the sphere in
which they moved Thisrenders rsmore odious
the course pursued by Chief Justice Chase
since his abandonment Of depleted Treas
ury, and his acceptance of the position he
now occupies. Instead of 'magnifying the
law, to make it honorable, we hear of him
in various sections of the South haranguing
his colored brethren congratulating them
upon the attainmcnto of freedom which they
have failed to comprehend. and cxhorting
them to continue the conflict of the races,
until they can place themselves on a foot
ing of equality with the whites And then
we hear of him in New Hampshire, at the
Commencement Dinner of Dartmouth Col
lcgc, where he delivered u speech, from
WHICH, LOT inc bI our TcutItTS, VIC
make the following extract:
'It is my belief that no re organization
of the country will be complete and perma-
nent until every man in it, of whatever
color, is allowed to vote. The right Of suf-
lragc is the right oiiiccdom and citizenship,
and it must be granted to all, and to all who
have been made free by the course and
events of the war. 1t will be objected that
the negroes are not qualified to vote But
; my observation, recently assures me that
they are sufficiently intelligent. There are
among them on the plantations carpenters
mechanics, blacksmiths and preachers, who
are very sklltul and Intelligent At least
there is at the South, among the colorct
men, Il real aIistocracy, an aristocracy o
nature. There are those who are intelligent
enough to construct ticket, and othcr
with intelligence enough to vote it whcl
put into their hands. They can take tn,
ticket you give them, and if they are unabl,
to tell the reason why they vote it, they ye
know enough to walk up to the ballot boA
and put it in. And think that is abou
as much intelligence as those before m,
have. think if should ak the reasons
of you why you voted as you did, oucoulC
not give them think you, Mr.. President
and Mr.. Tx President, and you, gcntcmci
Itl lnt IlUN''tN, NlNl lHfNt ulSll'pulSItI
! gentlemen here, could not tell why they
, voted AS they did at the late election. YOU
. found ticket ready made, and you knew
enough to go to the ballot box and deposit
r it. You had no hand in making it, and tn,
=. colorcd men Of the South can do as well a
r you have done
Assurcdly, those literary dignitarics mus
have felt highly complmentcd in bcin
told, by the Chief Justice of the Unite,
States, that they had not intelligence cnoug
r. to tell why they voted at the late elcc
- ton. " Nor will they fail to appreciate tn
{ honor of being classcd with the negroes OF
4 Southern plantations Doubtless Mr., Chase
! while induging his aspirations after prcsi
u dental honorS, will see to it, that the righ
r kind of votes are put into the hands of hi'
h New England admirers aud if they hol,
/ their own, they will probably know enougl
" to deposit them in the ballot-box. lfnot
they can call upon the "colorcd aristocracy
of the South to tell them what to do An
n that kind of twaddlc comes from Mr. Chi,
u Justice Chase But disgusting as it i,
7 we learn from it that the leaders of the IT
! publican party are determined to force upo
= an unwilling people the "irreprcsSible issue
= of negro suffrage. And what the next issu
=, will he may be inferred from what we kno,
!" of the past, -iHdm Dcdicr.