Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-10-09

oBURPRESEIl But NOT DIsMAYEB.
-,Ahggpsnsa, that there was a UniOr
nsetiHg, so-called," by itself, held a
Columbus on Saturday, 5th Oct. and 1
Happened at tie same time, that, the Hon
S. p, Chase, Chief Justice Of the Uni.
ted States, was at the Neil House in Co.
'lumbus. The meeting patiently heard
the Preachers speech and then adjourn
81 to the Neil House to surprise NJ.
Chase. Being summoned, Mr.. Chase
appeared at 8 parlOr window, and thus
spoke;
BECEPTIOE OF CHIEF JUSTICE CHAsE-A
BRIEF SPEECH.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 6.
Hon. s. p. Chase arrived here last
night, and was enthusiastically received
BY the citizens. He made the following
speech:
1'aFnends and Fellow Citizens. This
L greeting takes me entirely by surprise.
Icame to Ohio to perform some private
duties, and one public duty, and have
avoided, as far as possible, all public de-
mOnstrations. In the position which
Ioccupy L am not at liberty to take an
active part in a political canvass. have
my opinions, however, as a man and 3
citizen; and it would be mere afectatiOn
If, on an accession like this, I should re-
ffain from saying that abidein the faith,
q and cherish the sympathies you know,
= a man given to change. Ny vote, there
fore, on Tuesday next, will be given for
the candidates Of the great party whose
proud distinction it is that it demands
equal rights and exact justice to all men,
and insists on maintaining inviOlate the
public faith. Ny whole political life
and my whole public conduct pledges
me to this, and 1 rejoice in the belief
that the noble people whom it has been
my pride to serve in days long past, will,
on the one hand, sternly refuse their
sanction to any violation Of national con-
tracts, and on the other, generously ex-
tend the right of suffrage to all men to
whom it is at tpresent unjustly denied.
With these few words, and thanking
you again and again for the kindness Of
your welcome tonight, and for the kind
'Ress with which you have followed me
ever since I entered public life, you will
now permit me to bid you good night"
The ostrich covers its head under a
bush and thinks its body concealed
The Chief Justice is taken by surprise
but that is what he came for. The pre-
tense that he came to Ohio on a public
duty. which he afterwards avows was
merely to vote, will deceive no one. He
came to be present ata time Of excite
ment and to proclaim to willing ears
othat he is up to the work in all that the
Desolation Party may desire; and in his
hopes Of being yet leader he talks Of
his followers. He is for negro voting
and paying the bonds in gold-and that
is what he means by preserving invio-
late the public faith He says that he
is not /" given to change" That should
have been uttered only in hearing of
those who have no memories for his
whole career is one of conflicting change
and shifting ezpediency. At one time
for hard money and against all banks
at another against dealing in suspended
bank paper, and at another flooding the
country with Shin Plasters which have
not had any pretense Of redemption
At one time asking Congress to issue
500 millions Of treasury notes as a pledge
that they may be converted into 6 per ct.
gold bonds and then when they are all
issued, asking Congress to revoke the
pledge. That is the first open violation
Of public faith and it will not by any
means be the last. The speech given
above is short, smooth and surprising
and II via everywhere provoke remark
that the Chief Justice of the United
States should seek to throw himself in
to an election contest to talk Of his past
audspresent principles.