The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-11-27
gsPsolitital,
Judge Chase and the Presidency.

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Judge Chase and the Presidency.
Many Of err Conservative and some of
..souur Radical exchanges have made procla-
>. si..f6nation since: she Ohio election that the
{ defeat. of the Republican, party in this
< (: :sState-for tho loss Sof the constitutional
amend dment: and; of thee Legislature con:
-.zbtitates substantially a defeat-cnds now
S::srlt ind forever the Presidential prospects OF
<,.JJ Idae Chase. Perhapsit does; but there
are some points;in fact that should be con-
sidered, and we propose TO name them in
:. the; hope of producing wholesome retlec-
!: fion: :Insthe first place, Notwithstanding
the great reputation as a Radical that
Judge Chase has, he is, intemperament in
:. and convictions, one Of the most t-conserv-
:: -satiye. men,in the country. He was the
! first, public man, after the close of the war
and the death of Lincoln, to call the at
tention. of the President to the only solid
: basis Of reeonstruction-tha is, the en-
.s.:franc chisement of. .everybod dy-sufirag for
seslIE slaves, amnesty for all rebels, with,
. nerhips, half a:dozen named exceptions.
!; as what: t:we must. all come. to. The
>wisest-meu of all parties have admitted
8 it, The policy is that of Judge Chase,
and was. urged upon President Johnson
! some time before the date3ot the North
carolina. proclamation.. for the schemes
Of vengeance in the form of the conisca-
tion.of the lands of Southern white men
;.rld and their division among the blacks,
-!s:IndGe Chase discopntenances them en-
fire[y: The notion that Congress should
!. :sseizs npon the President and thrust him,
sISEiithz blows and maledctions, out OF office,
.si1as never been encouraged BY Judge
sChase. On thescontrary, it was his opln-
.sio5n4thatno little5s mischief was done duz
:: ling thec;late. political campaign by the
ss@ild dSthreats of summary Impeachment
SHAT were freely made. Judge, Chase is
FIELD responsible for the presen tation OF
The NEGRO Suffrage issue in Ohio during
last campaign. He, never urged It,.
sIfe & Recognized. the fact that while in the
Southern States, where the great body of
ssYaiists were black, negro suffrage was
dsmandedsb by considerations OF the pub
) ic safe ety, nozsuch demand was made IN
) An 3 n osth, and that:thes Southern whites.
= tsniiclit In a great degree have their prelu-
dicesi conquered by coupling suffrage with,
- amnesty, whils there was no such induce
m eIlt in the North. to make application Of
sthe-goIden rule. Wesdosnotz see that IT
.silaaansb be iustlyzcfairned thatsJudge. Chase
was especially deteated IN in.the fallGre OF
Z s5Ihe CONSTITUTIONAL mendment. That
s ndment3was embarrassed by clause
/. al disfranchising two classes of persons, and
tSilt .tilat was was opposed to his policy He was
'ccsolicitous. us the issueswas before the peo-
:, rlas Of Ohio. .thatsit should be decided in
: favor ofsthe eniranchisement OF the ne
<saso:sa as it would at any time be easy to
remove the restriction proposed upon
s srehols and deserters. AS, TO those COM
United TO this doctrine Of negro suffrage,
Z: nine. tenths Eof the Republican party of
= Ohio are committed toit as, decidedly as
5:sJudoe Chase is. Ii he is to be. discrimi-
mated aeaI st on account of hisprinciples,
Z so are they: DO they propose that the
ono senth are TO be made the rulers over
tie entire household. OR shall the majori-
,lIyI rule??S Injurious imputations have been
: cast upon Judge Chase in connection with
the national banks. To be sure he es-
them, and they who do not
know that he cid so, under "a national Pc
: cuniary necessity, and that he accomplish
ed the great object of establishing uni
formity Of currency, and of giving the
Government q command of the currency
: that It needed, and that was Of very great
utility, areebutill informed. Tie banks
> are: TO be. dealt with now under different
circumstances No doubt the national
: banking system needs revision and adap-'
tation to the changed situation of the
country We presume it is better than
"a dozen irresponsible systems would be,
and that we would do well in process OF
2 reformation not to destroy it. On the
!. .grsenback question:, as 1T is called, MI.
: Chase has been held responsible for the
= administration of the Treasury Depart
: s ment since heIeft it. We may say on this
:a,oint that heis notin favor of paying the
Z national debt in grcenbacks as a primary
. ,,Ionosition. nor is he in favor of Secreta-
ry + McCullochs policy of forcing resump-
ton of specie payment by reducing the
volume fthe currency. His policy would
Z be5to settle the affairs OF the country, re-
duce the expenses of the Government,
spread abroad with amnesty and entran-
i chisement, confidence. peace and good
will; and thus to invigorate the public
Z. crodit and make the greenbaoll as good
: as cold, when the question of the payment
: of the national debt is at once solved, as
1T It, becomes. matter OF Indifference to
both bondholder and taxpayer whether it
; is paid in gold or grecnbacks.-Cinct,uaatt
Commercial.
: CouLpN'r Hep Tin = certain town
ON. Che Penobscot river lived two worthy
=. I Il f,,o huf
could never agree on political questions'
In dispute one day, one OF the dlsputt!autss,
lost temper and called the other "llar.1