The New York herald., 1868-06-09
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
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CHEF JUSTICE CHASE In NRSNA.
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Views Of MIR. Chase as Expressed TO Southern
Observation-Disclosures Of the People-Chaso
the Present Favorite-What He Said Of the
Presidency, the Democracy and tho RAD.
caIs-His Views Of Suffrage, Reconstruction
and Amnesty-The Howard Amendmenc-
The Finances-NIilitary Tribunals.
RICHMOND Va, June 4, 1868.
To say that the arrival OF the Chief Justice here has
created a.tlrore among the people generally would
be giving only faint expression to the enthusiasm
his presence has created for the past few days. His
record marks him with the people Of the South as
the greatest jurst, fnancier and statesman in the
North, and the ability and impartality with which he
conducted the impeachment trial add new laurels
to his already towering frame. 1t is matter of re-
gret to the people here that the Davis trial has been
postponed, for in the hands Of such upright and
eminent lawyer as Chase they had no fears but that
impartial justice would be done their former leader
and President.
The views Of Mr. Chase on the political situation,
as given by your Washington correspondent, were
eagerly read here and were the subject of the most
animated discussion among all classes Of politicians
Spontaneously almost public interest seems to have
centred on Mr. Chase and, to use the language Of an
eminent and distinguished jurist here the destines
Of the nation are now in his hand; he is
the only man on the political chess
board not swayed by parties and motives,
the man without stain upon his regulations; the
man who has maintained inviolate the dignity,
purity and grandeur Of the judiciary, and the man
to whom the country must look for safe conduct out
Of its present unfortunate difficulties and embarrass
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the Southern people, produced by the extraordinary
events through which the country has recently
passed and by the marked career of Mr.. Chase
Since his arrival here he has conversed freely with
leading citizens, among whom were embraced all
types of Southern politicians, and in the expressions
ELECTED the views given In the HERALD Of Wednes-
day were substantially reiterated. He is not am
bilious to be President, believing that he can
the better serve the country In the more important
and responsible position Of Chief Justice particular
y when the revOlutionzed condition Of the country
Is taken into consideration, in which its best and
greatest interests are jeopardzed; and he is i'm
pressed with the conviction that moderation and
conservatism must eventually triumph over fanatl-
cism and Jacobinism.
When broached as to his opinion of democratic
principles the Chief Justice reticent, it
impossible at this time to divine what position that
party would nationally assume in view Of the present
condition OF the entire country and the altered
pexion Of affairs since the termination of the ma
tional struggle; but as far as could be adduced he
evidently in favor of policy In contradistnc-
tiOn to that OF the present radical party, who were
evidently urging the country to ruin
On the suffrage question the Chief Justice main
as avOved by himself. He favored manhood suffrage
as indispensable for the protection of labor. The
weak must be protected as well as the strong and
the least expensive mode of protection was by the
ballot. Through the progress of civil rights and pO
cheaper than by standing armies which would other
wise be required. He believes the Southern people
pressed hope that with early adjustment of the
present national difficulties all these matters would
eventually assume their proper course.
Questioned upon reconstruction reticence again
marked the conversation OF Mr.. Chase; that was
subject yet to be adjudcated and to give opin
ion would BE- transcending the properties OF his i'm
portant position. Nothing was said on this subject
except in general way but It was clearly evident
t9at Mr chase was opposed to the Jacobn measures
and he favored general amnesty and the early ad
mission of the southern States. "But," said lead
US go in on such constitutions as now framedg' To
which he replied, Some constitution is better than
be gone through to make better, and peace
able :, modes % were FAR preferable TO violent
OF bad case and to trust to the good sense of the
American people to rectify in the future whatever
upon the close of great civil war and the delusons
produced by ambitious and schemng politicians.
.Can y said gentleman 70 Mr.. Chase "a State with
draw its assent to the Howard amendment, which
disranchses the best men in the South ?" which
curtly answered as follows:-"Can State withdraw
its dissentY' And this was so palpabe that 1t was
easy to see Mr. Chase believed general amnesty to be
almost inevitable.
Speaking of the finances Mr. Chase said his plan
had proved superior to all Others ana that the
rious experiments since tried had only been an
expense and had had materially increased the debt
Had he continued Secretary Of the Treasury
he is satisfied that specie payment would have
been resumed ere this, and in that case the great
nnf N ms uynn bn
Of-that Is, the payment of the interest In green
backs instead of gold. Everybody who conversed
with him was tavorably impressed with the express
sons OF the Chief Justice adverse TO military
missions and the trial of citizens by them. These he
seemed to feel hurt that civil law should be total
ly Ignored among people who were evidently as
law-abdng as any in the North.
Summing the whole up that have heard to-day
from the most authentic sources MIR. Chase is actu
ated by honest, patriotic principles without any in
nuence Of party or politics whatever. He is emf
nenty able, moderate and conservative, and OF all
others would be the man to restore that peace,
quiet, happiness and prosperity for which the coun
The Democratic National Convention.
DELEGATES FROM ALABAMA.
At Ldr0e-General j. H. Canton, Lewis II. Parsons,
OF Talladega; John A. Winston, Of Mobile; Reuben
Chapman, OF Huntsville. Alternates-W. N. Smith,
& AieSanaer % ~ white OF Dallas W: b Wood OF Lauder
Dtstrtct.-First-C. G. Langdon, OF Mobile and r.
G: scott, Jr., of Monroe Alternates-walter Tate,
j. T. Hotzclaw, OF Montgomery, ana w. @. Oates, OF
Henry. Alternates-Joseph Hodgson OF MOntgom-
cry and J. f. Clements, OF Lowndes. Tbird-W. II.
Barnes, OF Chambers, and M. ]. Bulger, OF Talla
poosa: Alternates-y. II. Davis, OF Randolph, and
+. >. Ferguson, Of Macon. Fourth-Samuel Rufiin,
OF Choctaw, and J. J. Jolly, of Greene Alter.
nates-J. H. Chapman and Daniel Pratt, OF Avtauga.
Filth-Wm. Nj. Lowe, Of Madison, and j. L. Shelf
field, OF Marshall Aternates-R. b. Kyle, of Baine
and T. Il. Cooper OF Cherokee. Sixth-R o. Picket
Of Lauderdale, and T. J. Mcclellan, OF Limestone
Aernatcs-J Ii. Sloss OF Colbert and A. Martin, Of
Jefferson.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
From Montgomery, j. II. Clanton, chairman, V. g.
Murpney and ID. -. Troy, First dl-trict-B, M Wool