Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-19
from the New York Herald
Mr.. Chase and His Plans and Prospects
for the Presidency,


AS the shocking disasters Of the first Bull
Run fell upon the loyal States, SO have the
astounding results OF the New York election
fallen upon the Radical Chase faction. Mr..
Chase himself, alarmed ut this fearful catas.
trOPhe, has, with the clearing away of the
smoke from the battle Geld, deemed it expedi.
ent 10 come at once to this city for the pur-
pose OF considering the extent uf the damage
he has suffered, and the ways and means of
repairing them. He has been here forseycral
days III active consultation with his Radical
friends, and We think the opinion may be
safely Ventured that, so far from giving way
In favor Of General Grant, MIR Chase Is re-
solved hencetorth to use all the organized
forces and resources at his command to rule
out Grant, and to secure for himself the nom.
lnation Ofthe Republican National Convention.
10 this end he has his hundreds of nation
al banks aud other financial agencies to back
him, in addition to that numerous faction of
fanatics whose ultimatum, sink or swim, is
universal negro suffrage. lie has, too, a pow
ertul body Of retainers in both Houses of
Congress, who will be very apt to shaep the
Legislative measures of the coming session
IN accordance with his wishes. We NAV thus
expect, among other things in the interest of
Nir. Chase, the Southern reconstruction, I'M
der the existing laws, will be so actively push.
ed forward that all the ten outside rebel
States will be organized aud restored as me-
gro Radical States-some, ii not all. in sea.
son for the Republican Convention, but all
in time to give their electoral votes to Mr..
Chase.
Against these formidable appliances of the
Republican party machinery the friends of
Gen. Grant have nothing but his popularity
to depend upon.
AS the contest now stands, however. with.
in the Republican lines, Mr. Chase has the
odds heavily on his side for the manipu-
lation of the convention Assuming that.
after all, no will secure it, and be nominated
with some such man as Fenton. Morgan.
Stanton, or Geary for Vice President. and
that Gen. Grant will decline to run in oDposi.
tiOn to this ticket, what will be the course of
the opposition elements They have only
to nominate General Sherman or some such
popular Conservative Union soldier, in order
to sweep the whole North from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, excepting Massachusetts and
Vermont, and, perhaps, Kansas, and thus
carry through mighty political revolution
In 1865 from the hopeful reactcin of 1867.
This visit of Mr. Chase to New York means
business. He made desperate but homeless
fight against Abraham Lincoln for the Re,
publican Convention of 1864 ii is not TO be
supposed that he will give up the prize of his
ambition or slacken his efforts to gain it with
the machinery which he has secured to work
up the Convention Of 1868. When a man
gets the little buzzing bee Of the Presidency
IN his car, he can dance to no other music
till the insect is extracted. The two Houses
of the FOrtieth Congress meet again on the
Zlst inst, and then we guess not many DAYS
will pass before We shall see that the Radi>
Gals contemplate no retreat from negro suf-
frage and Southern negro supremacy. Atall
events, if the friends Of General Grant would
make n decisive impression upon Congress, or
upon the National Republican Convention, in
favor Of their champion against Chase, now
is the time for action