The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-04-11
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE AND I'M
PLACEMENT.


picions of Chief Justice Chase's antag'
onism to the impeachment movement
We cannot believe that they are founded
upon any good reason whatever. They
are more likely to have had their
origin in the Copperhead camp-con-
jured up for the purpose of creating a
division in the Republican ranks and
,arraying Chase's friends against the
Radicals. Lies without numb were ut
tered against Mr.. Chase during the few
months directly preceding the National
Republican Convention of 1856. They
mad their origin in precisely the quarter
10 (which we have ascribed the author
ship Of the existing assumptions, and
were fabricated for like purpose with
that to serve which we conclude these
stories have been invented. 1t is very
certain that Chief Justice Chase is a
far seeing politician as we'll as Jnrist
ard Statesman Of great ability. 1t Is
also true that he is an aspirant for the
Presidency. 1t may also be true that
he would dislike, from personal reasons,
10 see Ben Wade elevated to the Ezecu-
tive Office. But what of all these things ?
What force is there III them as an ar
,sument in susiaiunent OF the charge
-hat Chase opposes Impeachment ?
Assuming the violent and unwarranta-
BILE .upposition that the Chief Justice
j. as selfish and Inscriptions a poll
,tician as johnson, what could DE e1
pect to gain by the defeat of lmpeach-
neu: He certainly is not 50 mad as
10 think that by saving johnson
head he could be enabled to make
successful contest for the Presidency as
against Grant. Were he even debased
enough to renounce his life long Re-
pub licsn principles and suffer himself
TO become " Conservative candl-
date, he could, by 20 possible turn of
q fairs gain for himself any larger sup
port than that of the Bread and Butter
Brigade The extreme Copperheads
who are the managers of the Demo
cratic party would spurn him as GER
tainly as the Republicans would repu
date and despise him.
No. Mr. Chase. whatever his individ-
nal views about the policy of Impeach-
meut may be, is still e Radical Eepub-
lcan. His sympathies are all with the
mos. s:eadfast men CT his party. He
still looks to the New York Tribune and
kindred journals for vindication and
support. These papers are, in common
With the Republican press everywhere
throughout the country, strenuous ad-
yocates Of Impeachment, Tie Blairs
and Blacks and StanberrEs will tiatter
and cajole him il vain. The egotism
ana |tHE Jt>st5 "AItt :t-uH-C -1l'H4t "
johnson a ready prey 20 tEoRs Willy
in,riguers are no parts Of his comPo-
siiion. HIS course upon the Supreme
Bench has demonstrated his fidelity to
Eepu olican principles and his sympathy
with the policy of Congress. Upon a
like principle to that which governs
law makers in dsvising 10 provision
against crimes that are ont Of the
course OF human error, our minds should
refuse to entertain a suspicion that a
man of Salmon P. Cbase's character
can, by any possibility, be governed in
his course regarding Impeachment by
the base and contemplate motives
which have teea ascribed 20 him by a
lats contributor to the Anti Slavery
Standard. We shall feel like doubling
the existence OF such thing as politl |
cal probity if Chase falls down under
the pressure which is sought to be
brOugh. against him.