Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-18

take him II would be choice OF evhS
We trust be will never be nouinatsd By
the Dsmocratic party, which. II \ can
not win without, him, will hardly do sc
with him, at the expense Of any deser'
ton Of principle. But II il should I'M
happily so turn up that he was the nom
iuee, we must confess, that he Is better
than Grant. Grant keeps the rebelstats
out Of the Union by military power
Chase says that Congress has no sucn
authority, and that lis exercise is usurpa.
ton. Grant favors s,-called universal
suffrage. without universal amnesty
and restoration Of political rights to
the white race. Chase is for universal
suffrage, accompanied With amnesty aud
the re establishment Of all poli,cahights
to all. Grant is for military trials in
time of peace Chase is against them rs
unlawful Grant Is for sutjeciing the
Supreme Court to the domination o.
Congress Chase is for the independ-
ence of the Judiciary. Grant yields a
check to Congress over the powerof the
President for the pardon Of Offenders.
Chase afIi-ms that congression-
al restriction Of this power is
usurpation. Grant will have cabinet
If Butlers. Stantons and Wades. Chase
declares for selecting portion OF South
ern representative men. Both'concede
the right Of each State to determine the
terms Of suffrage for itself. But Grant
regards negro suffrage as enforced IN
Tenn essee--as finaliiy only now to be
changed by minority of white and black
voters confined Chase regards the en-
forcement Of negro suffrage by the
,bayonet as null in lay, and con
SCENTS that the question should be
RENTED for decision to ~ the people
of the States when restored to their po-
l,ical rights, so that the question shall
be determined in the South as in the
North, by the votes of those alone whom
the Suprene Court has declared to be
citizens Of the United States. Both are
for the resumption of specie payments
and for settling the bond question by the
impossible means Of Masking greenbacks
equal to gold. These are the views OF
these Presidential aspirants as we gather
them from all sources-those OF Mr..
Chase being on the authority Of corre-
spondsnt of the New York Herald, who
professes to give the terms on which Mr.
Chase will consent to run. Ii he does
run, it will be on the Democratic plat
form. and he will be bound BY it. That
platform will be made on Democratic
principles, and not to suit the views OF
any candidate.
We repeat that we are not for Mr.
Chase, except as a last choice against
Grant But as to record, character and
professions, for which Chase is likely to
have the most respect if elected, Chase
certainly has far the advantage. Besides,
as a statesman, he knows something
about commanding the Ship of State,
which Grant does not. Wewonld greatly
prefer Of two evils to choose neither one
But if il comes to that, we cannot con-
sent to the wisdom Of kicking the traces
and declaring that the Southern Democ-
racy should wash their hands OF the
Democratic party on the ground that the
choice Of Chase would be an abandon
ment Of principle. Half loaf is better
than no bread. And much as we dislike
Chase, and abhor half his record. we be,
lieve he might make an excellent Presl-
dent, and would restore US to all the
rights we claim, and the country to pros
ner;ty. We are a. sea outside Of the
Constitution, and we shall not sickle
much about theories, until returned
to its haven, we have time to dis
cuss them. We protest against the
suggestion of q morning cotemporary
that, if Chase should be nominated, the
Southern delegates fought to withdraw
from the Convention and have no further
part or lot in it." Our vote is TO stay in.
We are against any more secessions,
whether by the South, by Hartford Con-
ventions, or by delegates to National
Conventions. We will work for anybody,
against Grant, except the twin governors
of Tennessee and Tophet. And we shall
abandon no right principle in doing so.