The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-15
Tho chief Justice ut Home.

The Cincinnati Ga=ete, which has been Mr.
Chase's organ, now speaks Of that gentleman
as follows:
REJECTED by the Democratic Convention
after he had sacrificed personal character,
political principle, and official integrity to pro
cure 1t, Mr.. Chase has now the same bitter.
ness OF heart toward that party, the same de-
sire for revenge, and the same readiness to
grasp a. a9 political organization which will
"a chief justice may accept and may desire
nomination for the Presidency. The people
can not he limited In their election But in
alton, Mr.. Chase has not only abandoned per-
sonal character and political principles, but
nomination on n platform which pronounced
upon questions OF the reconstruction acts oil
Congress, which are liable to come before him
for judicial decision. And not only that, but
pronounced acts unconstitutional which he
supported politically, and whose constitution
ality he has judicially affirmed. His statement
o his partial exception to the financial expires
sion OF the platform, which his construction,
however, would remove, so that the platform
would be no obstacle to his accepting the ON.
inatlon, II he accepts all its other features.
We think there can be no dissent from the
decl aration, that Mr.. Chase has, by his course,
made himself unfit for the supreme bench; and
the public deeency requires that, since he has
dragged his silken judicial robe into he miro OF
oiiice seeking, and has preJudiced his judicial
decisions on the great constitution questions
that may come before him, he should resign
Their and cumulative reason, that n man whose
mind Is so affected by his ambition, and Is so
turned " to vengeance by disappointment, and
70 Intensity toward both parties, cannot be
possessed OF the judicial temper which the
once OF Chief Justice requires"
Tue NEW TREATY with China, which was
sent to the Senate yesterday, Is now In the
hands OF the Committee on Foreign Relations,
1t Is supposed that 1t will be reported In ex-
ecutive session to-day. The Star OF last even.
ing says:
1.-THE treaty contains no commercial mo-
visions, and contains no BtipulatiOlH OF Gonse.
guence as affecting our relations with China
II 10 generally q rehearsal OF truisms, and
generally recognized as existing by the virtue
OF international law without treaty stlpula-
tonA between first class powers. AS Instance
OF this Il section that the United States may
not build railways In ChineAn territory with
out their consent, nor they In the United
states. The Significance OF this treaty lies Ia
the TACT that II recognizes the Chinese Empire
as being within the community OF treaty pow
ers, ana under the protection Of the law OF
nations, aud II Ia valuable o them rather from
Its effect upon their future negotiation with
European POwerH, some Of which have been
In the habit al acting as II China had no rights
they were bound to respect. This treaty AZ
firms the inalienable right Of immigration be.
tween the two countries, guarantees religious
federation, and stipulates that reciprocal edu-
cational privileges shall exist in each others
schools"