The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-20
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Fa1iandiK Kham.
1t is pretty well known that VAL
LANDIGHAM was, few months ago
rather bitterly opposed to the nomina
tion of Mr.. PENDLEToN for President
We believe he gave expression to that
opposition while in this city some time
since. A correspondent of the New
York Herald visited Mr.. V. few day:
ago, and has favored that paper with q
lengthy account of the interview, from
which we make the following extract
PROSPECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. Vallandigham is satisfied that
with harmony at New York and prop
er candidate, the Democracy can win
next November. The chances for vic.
tory are unsurpassable. The Republi-
can party just new is lukewarm and
disorganized, and without enthusiasm
for the ticket placed in nomination at
Chicago. With his followers he be-
lieves first in the choice of George H.
Pendleton, for whom there is perfect
unanimity among the masses ana the
politicians of the North and West. Mr..
Pendleton's strength lies in the enthu-
siasm of the masses for him, and in his
position on the great question of re-
deeming the bonds in greenbacks,
which is so popular with the industrial
classes throughout this region.
Mr.. Pendleton is his choice, and he
thinks Mr.. PendletOn could be elected.
If, however, better name is presented
at New York, the supporters of Mr.. Pen
dletsn would be willing to examine fur
ther and would not be found pertina-
cious. That gentleman, as the great ex
ponent of the greenback theory, would
draw vast numbers of followers from
the masses of the Republican party in
the West, while
CHEF JUSTICE CHASE AS A CANDIDATE
Would bring over its leaders aud man
ayers and create fatal diSatfection in its
entire organization. The objections to
or rather the difficulties in the way of
Mr.. Chase's nomination are two only-
first, his position regarding the matters
of negro suffrage and negro equality;
and, second, his actual position on the
question of redeeming the bonds. His
position on the question OF reconstruc-
tion is perfectly satisfactory, opposed.
as he has expressed himself, to the Con-
gressional plan. The subject mead not
enter into the Democratic platform, be-
cause, as Mr.. Vallandigham shrewdly
philosophers, a party out of power had
better deal in generalities and make
their platform short, while any opposi-
tion which might come from the enc
mics Of Democracy could be met by the
argument that General Grant, as the Re-
publican candidate for the Presidency,
declares that he will have mo policy"
A general amnesty to all white men in
the South would be the only requisite
to an adjustment of the question in the
future, and so far Mr.. Chase would he
acceptable.
The first difficulty is not insurmOunt-
able. The Chief Justice as a private
citizen enjoys the right of thinking
that negro equality and negro suffrage
are both eminently proper and just, and
had the right of coming back 10 Ohio
last fall to vote, as he did, for TIE con-
ferinent of those privileges on the col
ored race. But it does not follow that
Mr.. Chase, as President of the United
States, need be al urgent or active pro-
pagandist of his views outside the State
of Ohio, especially as the question of
suffrage is u matter not of national but
of local State politics.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE AS THE "FATHER OF
6REENBACKs."
The second difficulty is not more for
midable. Could Mr.. Chase stand on
the Western Democratic financial plat
form' 1t is the general impression
that he is in favor of redeeming the
bonds in gold, although Mr.. Vallandig-
ham has seen nothing that exactly de-
fines his position on this question.
What he has said is nothing whatever
as against what he has done Mr.. Chase
is the "father of greenbacks," and as
Secretary of the Treasury wrote the
words-which will be found on the
back of every legal tender-"This
rete is legal tender for all
debts, public and private, except
duties on imports and interest on the
public debt" &c. Now Mr.. Chase is q
gentleman, not merely of ordinary but
Of great intelligence, and IN preparing
the manuscript from which the green
backs were printed he doubtless weigh
ed carefully every word which he pen
ned. It will be observed that he ex-
cepts the interest on the public debt,
which is only another way of saying
that the coupons of the bonds will be
paid in gold. Is not this positive evil
dence that Mr.. Chase is call right" on
the greenbaek issuef
As a statesman the Chief Justice nm
deniably possesses abilities. If the
Democratic party is to 60 outside its
ranks for a candidate Mr. Vallandigham
is for his nomination.