The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-16
The Radical Party Split I'm Twain
F0rney DenOunces MIR. Chase.
From the Washington Chronicle Of yesterday

From the Washington Chronicle Of yesterday.
THE CHIEF JUSTICES LITTLE GAME.
Those who are not for us are against us.
We would trust no man whose sympathies
are not sufficiently enlisted in the great
cause of the people to express himself.
Andrew Johnson's friends have no diff
Guilty in saying that they intend to vote for
his acuuittal, and we have no patience with
that sort of treachery which seeks to inn
pose upon us by pretended respect for de-
corum. The country has right to know
what senators mean to do. If they do not
mean to vote for conviction, then the vote
had better not be taken at the present
time. To acquit the Presidential criminal
at this time would be to undo the whole
work of reconstruction in the South and
maugre all pretence to the contrary, We
cannot view the recreant senators in any
other light than as co-conspirators with
Andrew johnson to effect this purpose. As
for Mr.. Chase's little game, it will be as eff
fectually blocked by o postponement as
by conviction.
He says "the party has surrendered to
General Grant, whose habits are a COM
slant theme with Chase's partisans, and it
iSno secret that Mr.. Chase would infinitely
prefer Andrew johnson as President for the
balance of his natural life than see either
Mr.. Wade or General Grant in that Office
for day.
Having failed to secure nomination for
President over Mr.. Lincoln in 1864, it is
well known that Secretary Chase endea-
rored, after the Baltimore Convention had
placed its candidates IN the.feld, to organ
lie new movement to divide the party.
Failing in this, he reluctantly retired to the
Supreme Bench, where he has considered
himself politically shelved, and with rest
less ambition has constantly manGuyred to
get the Presidency. An eminent politician,
well acquainted with the purposes of promi-
nent men in Washington, announced Blk
months agothat there were to be three candi--.
dates for the Presidency, of whom Chase
and Grant would be two, with o view Of
throwing the election into Congress, out Of.
which the Chief Justice expected to come
triumphant.
We expect this is true Indication of the.
ultimate purposes of the Chief Justice, who
has resorted to an extraordinary amount OF
dinner diplomacy, and long drives with.
doubtful senator's, to defeat impeachment.
1t is about time his long careerof treachery
to the Republican party was exposed. Mo-
body, Of course, doubts that he and Andrew
johnson long ago conspired together TO save
the life of jeff Davis; and that this lead-l
ing traitor would have been tried, convicted,
and punished long ago had an honest Judge
performed his duty and an honest Execu--
tive enforced the law. Is s..
The Treasury ring is q powerful machine,
but The great American people are still more
powerful; and we warn all those who are
attempting to defeat justice that they will
be called to account. s
Mr.. CHASE DETERMINED TO BEAT WADE
AND TO RUIN THE RADICAL Party The
Washington correspondent Of Forney's
Pre$s says:
" The fact that the Chief Justice is con-
ssltantly in the company Of Messrs. Fowler,
Irnmbull, and others; who are known e, be
Or are considered doubtful, is accepted as
circumstantiaI proof that there has been q
conspiracy from the first TO accompl ish the
result now threatened. He drives, dimes,
aud visits with them, early and late. IL
has been his custom ,ieretoSor to hold hina-
self aloof, and compel people 70 ssek him
instead Of seeking them, as he now doee.
A private letter from him 10 an eminent
southern loyasist declares that he has done
everything in his power In the past 70 de-
Ieat Senator aae, and that he viii continue
70 DO the same IN the future. hope soon 20 |
oe able to get permission to print extracts
from this letter but until Il do, you must
accept the meAgTc abstract Of lbs eoptents;s VI
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