The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-06-12

NV WoVv0ouS 10 favor OF tat noD :
inatios Of Chlsf J ussies Chase fcs the
rrssidsacy originAssd IN Ph;lsdel.
phia. lie Was waited upon one day
recently by a committee Of two gen.
tlemen, representing the Citizens
Conservative Association, Of that city
The New Yeik Times gives the fol
lowing account of the interview;
The Committee told the Chief
Justice Of the high respect they had
for him, said people we're al turning
toward him to lead them ont Of the
pssi!svs condition :.sc =h.cA they
had been brought by the revolution
asy conduct Of the Republican party,
and ticksed his car with some 6ne
phrases about sweeping the country
from ocean 10 osean with his name.
Mr.. Chase responded that he was
much grsti6ed with their visit that
his position forbade him from enter.
ing mech into politics tina, he was,
however, the servant Of the people,
and should they call him to preside
for the next four years over the dcs.
TIMES Of the country, he should feel
il his duty TO comply lie further
said that the Office Of prrsiden, never
is an agreeable one, aud would no,
now be necessarily agreeable hu.
he deeply felt the dcplorate condi.
ton Of tho country, and would do
anything he could to restore conf
dcncc. 80, If the people called him
to the Presidency, he should not feel
at liberty to decline allowing the use
of his name. The gentlemen said
they were much pleased with the
words Of the Chief Justice, and after
they left him, called on various lead.
ing Democratic Congressman, to con.
cert measures for placing him in the
field as the regular Conservative can.
didate against Gen. Grant
Whether this has immediate refer.
cncc to the organization Of a third
party, to be composed of conservative
republicans and "war democrats,
does not very clearly appear. That
It is intended primarily to operate
upon the National Democratic Con.
vcution, and to control Its action.
either in fsvo- Of Judge Chase or
some man holding similar views, is
probable. Mr.. Chase and his friends
certainly indulge the hope that the
ith Of July Convention will award
him the nomination for he has re.
Gently gone 30 far ~ to say, that
there was but one point Of difference
between himself and the Democracy
lie favors what he denominatcs
manhood or negro suffrage, but
qualities the expression with the dec.
laration that it is a question which
Congress has no right to determine
aud tina: esah State, for itself, must be
the sole judge. II Fly this is meant,
that tho white .oters of the South
should settle, in each State, the sat.
fragc question, there would be really
no practical difference between hi,
views and those Of tho democracy
but IL the States are to he taken a,
the Presidential incumbent is likel,
to find them, with majority Of III.
intelligent citisens Of the South dis
franchised and debarrcd from holding
Office, there is a wide and danger
Gus gap between him and the trn.
conservative element Of tho country
Tho very question which Judge
Chase announces as the only one with
which be and the democracy are a,
difference between the Democrat,
and radical parties. That there ar,
men, and perhaps a considerabl,
number Of Northern Democrats, who
would temporize with this question
VIC are ready to believe, but thoy arc
not sufficiently powerful to cons. tute
even a majority of the Convention
The adherence to the two thirds rule
will prevent the nomination of any
man who Is not perfectly sound in
every particular. In the event Of a
failure to nominate Mr.. Chase or
some such man, a third party Is lik,.
" to no formed. The course he h,s
pursued recently gives currency TO
the belief that such party is organ.
king. What effect il will have in
the Presidential campaign time will
determine. Third parties, in coun-
Try like ours, whore distinctive issues
arc presented to the people, have
'ever been successful nor are they
likely to be this year. But i.s can.
didase may rally suficicn. strength
to damage one or both Of the others.
In our judgment, third party will
materially weaken the radicals, and
act a. sedative aud purifier Of tho
democracy, by carrying Of all dis
cordant elements.
~ We were in Jefferson on Sat.
urday, aud spent a portion of the
Sabbath there. Business We learned
was dull trade, as was to be ex-
pcc'ed at this season Of the year, had
fallen oG Nearly all the cotton had
comc Ia. Every one, however. seem. |