Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-27
RADICAL PRESIDENTIAL PRO
GRAMNE FOR 1865.

Inc fOlCN IN ana OuL o. congress ActuzlEll al
the South, aud Contra ization of Power.
1t is sometime before the next Presidential
election, but on the principle that the early
! bird cathes the worn," the schemers in
and about Washington are stating the prob
lem on the political state. How it will
work out Is, Of course, very doubtful, but
the very well-infoFmed Washington oorres-
pondent of the New York World states the
figures already made as follows:
THE RADICAL PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMME
-CHAsE's CHANCES.
The general xpectation-amounting to
more than geneyal hOpe-of the whole
country, that Congress would soon adjourn,
the sooner the better, is likely to be disap-
pointed in the rumor now current in Wash
ington, that the session may continue, with
out a recess even, till next March. To be
sure there are the fall elections to be at
tended to, but the Radical majority has
resolved Itself into a general committee TO
control all the State elections from the CEN
trail point, the capital, and Congress prom
ises TO print protusely, and scatter widely
under franks all eleCtioneering documents
that may be necessary, at no expense what
ever to State or local committees. The per
sOnal attendance Of many members will be
absolutely necessary in their respective dis
tricts, if they expect to retain their present
seats by securing reelection. But this
can be managed by keeping a picket guard
"a bare quorum in either House-sutiicient
In the Senate to reject the Presidents APP
Pointments, and just large enough in the
House to do the buncOmbe and to distribute
documents. The sentinels on general OBJ
struction business will occasionally be re-
lieved by relays Of returning members from
Saratoga, from the sea-shore, and from their
districts, who will do duty while the mem
bers who have been in session 60 home,
abroad, or anywhere Eternal vigilance
is not only the price of liberty, bur it is the
particular price of the Radical party about
this time. The certainty of losing three
Congressman in Connecticut next spring,
and the strong probability of large Radical
losses in other States the coming fall, to-
gether with the close hinging of these cleo
tions upon the Presidential campaign, are
all warnings that these Radicals must make
hay while the sun shines or be prepared to
grass at a much earlier period than
would be desirable-that is in their own
estimate of this contingency.
The Obstruction Committee, which con-
trols Congress, which is trying to control
the country, has already prepared the Pre-
sidential programme, which runs as fol-
lows:
|. To exclude the Southern States from
representation till after the Presidential
campaign.
III. To exclude the entire Southern vote
for President and Vice President, upon the
precedent established by Congress in the last
election.
III. If the Southern and Northern Dem
ocratic vote together should elect President
to be prepared to resist that election by
new rebellion.
". To nominate none but thoroughly
Radical candidates TO avoid all doubtful
men, and especially men Of Democratic
and to go before the country
on negro suffrage, negro superiority, South
ern Standardization, and Radical Centrali-
zatiOn.
\ comprehensive programme, which Chief
Justice Chase sums up in two words! "nom-
mate Chase" Congress has partially CON
cluded to do so, while Chase himself has no
doubt about it. His office has been proSti- |
tuted to the pursuit of this nomination. He |
has made himself the living embodiment of |
the most radical of radical ideas. He had |
largely prepared the way in the West for the |
succession to Lincoln, and the stakes driven |
then still stand firm. He has presided, |
praved, preached, and discoursed at various |
negro gatherings in the capital and else /
where. His latest wholesale bid for the votes |
Of 4 large and important class ofpeople was |
at the Methodist centenary meeting. On |
that occasion, Chase, who is known 10 be a |
lifelong staunch Episcopalian, of the high |
church order, buttered the Methodist church |
ls "coeval with the establishment of the |
Government, and standing in the vanguard |
Of all great movements of reform" Ii was
the loyal church that aided greatly in
bringing our late conflict to a successful
end" 1t was the greatest institution in
creation.
Especially since Chase had noted d" its
amazing progress in numbers, wealth and
influence" That's it. There are hundreds
IF thousands of voters in that denomination,
md on the centenary occasion, having after
he manner of Sergeant Blizfuz, put the Jury
N the best terms with themselves" he pro
,eeded to open the particular case of Mrs.
.bout rebellion, Lincoln, emancipation. ne
,ro suffrage, negro-equality in civil, and SUI
,eriority in social rights, platforms, parties,
iod in history, and Chase in the Supreme
]ourt Of the United States. 1t was what
Draper, speaking after the manner of auc-
ioneers of government Tor other cotton,
would call "a big bid" 1t settled the ques-
ion, in Chase's mind, so far as the nomina-
ion is concerned, and the majority of the
Radicals in Congress have fallen in with
bases views. The chances Of Chase are
IS good as any other Radical; but they are
hances after all, and some of them would
ike the certainty of success which the
nomination of a particular military hero
would give them. But they dare not trust
i'm and this want of trust seems to give
he promise of the trial to Chase, "Barkis is
Filin' quite so; but it is long way vet
o the day of nomination and there are the
errible fall elections TO come first, Never
heless, there is no more happy or hopeful
'olitician in Washington, or elsewhere in
he country, than ChiefJustice Chase.