Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-05
Judge Chase and the Presidency.

Judge Chase and the HIebkoShSJ'
The minds of Washington correspond
ants of late seem very much Impressed
with the idea that decided and strong
movement is on foot for the purpose of
bringing out Chief Justice CHASE as the
nominee of the National Democratic Con-
yention for President. It is not for US
either to say yea or nay to this movement
If Il finds endorsement by our friends at the
North. They know better than we the
causes which may make one name more
available than another. We are more IN
terested in the platform than IN the man.
There is one error, however, into when
the calculators upon the chances OF success
have fallen IN their estimate OF Judge
CHAsE's strength at the South, WHICH we
desire to correct. One OF the most potent
,.,,,,roepta m favor of his nomination is
+bot he will secure the seventy electoral
x,o+ea of the Southern States beyond a
doubt. This may or may not be true
But it is absolutely certain that he can ger
no more votes in the South than any other
nerson who may receive the nomination o.
that Convention be may get much fewer
than some Il must be recOllected that
the Radical party of the South IS composed
entirely Of ignorant negroes and place
hunting white men. Tho negroes are
bound by Oaths and associations to support
only the nominees of their party, and madt
TO believe that any withdrawal from, OF
his tfrTl visited
with severe punishment, including thelf
reinstatement. The whites arc carpet-bag
adventures from the North and Southern
political bankrupts, who use the negro for
selfish purposes. Consequently, THAD.
STEVENS himself, should he receive and &C.
cent the Democratic nomination, could not
make anv moro inroads into their party
ranks than could BRYCE" PoMEROY.-
This has been shown in the recente!ectlonS
in this State. Holden, who has committed
himself as strongly against the poLlt1ca
rights Of the blacks as any man IN the
State, and whose history as q 6iave-oWnel
was not such as to commend him to the
favor of the free Omen Watts, who made "a
livelihood by hunting runaway slaves witt
dogs; Jenkins, who amassed quite an estate
bya lucrative traffic IL human flesh" Cole
man. who rests under an Indictment for al
attemDted outrage ur2n the wife OF resp' C
table colored man DOckery, who intro
duced q resolution in public meeting soon
after the surrender of the Confederate ar
nies in 1865, to nenoTalize the Govern
nent to permit the Southern people to hOlc
their slaves for five years; Harris, who
voted in the State Senate Of 1865-'66, time
and again. against allowing the blacks to
testify in the Courts. even when their OWL
rights and property were involved, have,
one and all, been elected by The almost
unanimous concurrence of seventy thon
sand negroes to lucrative and distinguish
cd positions.
It is useless to nominate any Conserva-
tive Republican in the hope Of securing
negro votes. TLoBe CT that class who will
vote for the nominee Of the Democratic
Convention Will do so without regard to
Tho man. They will vote With their friends
rather than for the candidate, And on the
other hand, the members Of the League
will vote as their white leaders tell them,
equally without regard TO the candidate.
Whoever is nominated should be select
ed entirely with regard to his popularity at
the North We believe that at least an
equal number OF the Southern electora!
votes will be cast for tho Democratic can
didateB, but there VIII be 10 virtue in pla-
cling upon the course any one with view
to his supposed strength here If there be
the least doubt of his availability at the
North. Our people arc united, and while
we have our preferences, We will support
any one opposed to Radicaism with ardo,
and enthusiasm. The North, which must
elect the candidate, must also select him.
Any Southern delegation which attempts
to control or influence the nomination. viii
not only be misrepresenting the feeling at
the South, but may do irreparable injury
by causing the defeat Of the party.