Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-07
THE CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE sESsA-

TON.
Chief Justice Chase has thrown
rather ugly bombssheIl into the impeach-
ers camp. Coming from a Radical of
his approved standing, it has created
quite sensation not only in Washing
ton, but throughout the country. His
protest against the course Of the Senate
on the impeachment matter, seems to
have aroused the ire Of the hungry pack
who are painting for the place Of Andrew
johnson, and such Senators were very
free to condemn the Chief Justice. The
Washington correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Gazette Intensely RadicaD re-
fers t. the matter as follows:
"The precedents in all the cases in which
the Senate ha- heretofore acted as a court
Of Impeachment, are in favor Of Mr.. Chase's
view, that the rules can only be adopted
after the court Is organized. On some other
points the English precedenls are against
him, as deliberately presented in the debate
on the subject yesler iay by Roscoe Conk-
ling The general talk among both Sena-
tors and Representative this evening is
adverse 20 the position OF The Chief Justice.
Special objection is made TO his sending
any communication whateger tothe Senate
Though il il replied thar the same objec-
ton lies 20 the action Of the Senate com
mittee ia going, three days ago, 10 consult
with him On the subject A good deal OF
indignation ia expressed hg most of the
Senators at Mr.. Chase's action, az being
likely to impair the effect Of the impeach-
ment proceedings, or at least TO encourage
the Democratic opposition to them. Secre-
tary Stanton said tonight to a number of
members OF the New York delegation that
it was a bid for the Conservative nomina-
ton for the Presidency, and there is much
wild speculation on this subject by less re-
sp9nsible parties"
This correspondent argues from the
action Of the Senate in the premises
that the opinion of the Chief Justice will
not influence the Senate either at this or
any subsequent stage ofthe proceedings.
The Cincinnati Commercial says If
Congress, in impeaching the Chief Magis-
trate, finds it necessary TO override the
Chief Justice, the interest of the situ>
alton will be materially increased Con-
gress is not 1.-THE whole government, though
the most important part of it, and some-
thing more potent than Indignation is re-
quired to meet the grave reasoning of
the Chief Justice upon the organization
Of the court of impeachment
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of the 9Th
inst. refers to this matter as follows
"The sensation on our streets yesterday
was the telegram that Chief Justice Chase
had sent to the Senate a protest against
certain Of its proceedings in the impeach-
ment case. AZ this part of the programme
was altogether unexpected, the sensation
was the more profound, aud caused a very
lively speculation az to the result. The
impeachers were dumfoHnded, and did not
know how to take. Those Republicans,
who we're disguised with the course of their
party managers at Washington, were de
lighted with the stand assumed by Judge
Chase, and expressed the wish that the
whole performance. so humiliating to the
country, would nov be dropped. The
Democrats were rather pleased TO think
that the Radical tadpoles at Washington
we're getting into deeper water than they
we're accustomed 10. Altogether, the news
produced a lively feeling of satisfaction
among a majority of our citizsns, and it
was very evident from the remarks made
that more Of the same sort Would not he
hard 10 take"