The New York herald., 1868-06-28

rate Of postage from three cents ON prepaid letters
and ive cents unpaid letters to two cents TO he
prepaid In all cases. Mr.. Chase said-
10 is objected that there is danger In this expert
ment; that the Post once Department will fail to
sustain itself for limited time do not think the
objection good one, II may be recollected, and
should be recollected that every one OF the predc.
tons that Ia now made In regard to this experiment
OF the old rates. 1t was thought then that we were
going too far and too fast but the result has triumph
ausSces which were anticipated for It BY its its friends
have been realized, and not one OF the evil conse-
quences which were predicted by lts antagonists
has been realized. have not the slightest doubt
from my examination OF the subject that II the
two cent rate OF postage prepaid In au
viii be indefinitely more auspicious for the Treasury
than the adoption of the mixed rate OF three cents
prepaid and i've cents unpaid. prefer the three
cent rate Will much better satisfy the people at
large and certainly do better for the Treasury OF the
; M Gss aso Ss s Oh
On a bill regulating discipline in the navy Mr.
Chase said:-
cannot agree by my vote to sanction punish
ment which places on the breast or anywhere ON the
the epitHet .thief" Nor r can consent % to sanction
any such punishment as the "ball and chain" 1t
viii be observed that this punishment is not to be in
have been offered to this bill are anythinstbut
ments. They make that which was harsh and
severe enough much more harsh and much
more severe. One of these amendments
authorizes the commander OF any vessel in
the navy or OF any shore station to punish offences
withouta court martial, without investigations but
summarily and upon his own motion-by diminish
ing the ratons, by restricting the diet to bread and
water, by imposing extra police and other duties
and In case OF theft In addition to any one Of these
punlshments, by making good from the wages of the
offender to the owner the value OF the article or
articles stolen and Obligng the offender to for
fnn VAfn 5nrvta hn.ysvn A.
word "thlef" thereon The first OF these punish
ments s the imposition Of extra police and other
be inflicted under this single provision, and how en-
larged Is the range OF discretion which 1t cOnfers
upon the officers in commando This is power too
extensive, too arbitrary, too dangerous to be
granted. The other Of these punishments to which
desire to call attention ia that OF obliging the
offender to wear a badge with the word 'thief"
thereon. The object OF all punishment is reforma-
tom at any rate reformation ought to be its object,
and seems to me that to the other various punish
ments authorized by this act and the amend
ments It is worse than superfuOus to add
punishment which is, In its nature, so
dshonorable and degrading. Sir, man may be
attacked and degraded not by punishment inflicted
on the body only, but on the spirit also, and in my
latter. cannot, therefore, concur by my vote in
the adoption OF a law which authorizes a punish
ment OF this character.
Mr. Chase also advocated every legitimate encour
agement to the spread of American enterprise. On
the bill to provide mail line between New Orleans
think Senators on former occasions have shown
by their liberality, when their sections have
been concerned, that they not governed by sec
ti0nal considerations In their action. Ny friend
from Texas (Mr. Rusk) has adyerted TO the crcum-
stance that the steam lines which have hitherto been
established by Congress piled on Northern waters,
orally TO the North. The shortest lines OF
water transit always command the commerce, and
the shortest lines being from Northern ports the
Northern steam lines, obeyng the laws OF the
commerce they convey, must principally be there.
l Bnt when there Is line proposed between two
prompt In voting for every proper measure for the
benent OF Southern commerce as they are for the
benefit OF their Own.-Sendte, March 81, 1852.
AS a recognition of his sympathy with democratic
principles Mr. Chase gave utterance to the following
eloquent tribute to Thomas Jefrerson:-
In Senate, March 20, 1850 Mr. Chase observed that
he did not know that any monument had been
erected over the grave Of Mr.. Jefferson. Mr. Seward
SAID there had been, and quoted the lnscriptOn:-
"Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author OF the
Declaration of Independence Of the statute of Vir-
GINA for religious freedom and father Of the Uni
versty OF Virginia."
Mr.. Chase-No monumental marble bears nobler
name The inscription s appropriate, and worthiy
commentaries distinguished services. But, Mr..
President, II a stranger from some foreign land
should ask me for the monument OF Thomas Jefrer-
look upon granite Obelisk, however admirable In
its proportions or inscriptions. would ask him
hifn:-BehOld on every side his monument These
thrOnged cities, these nOurishing villages, these
cultivated fields, these million happy homes OF
prosperous freemen, these churches, these schools
these asylums for the unfortunate and the helpless
these institutions OF education OF religion and
humanity these great States-great in their present
resources, but greater far in the mighty energies by
which the Of the future to be
these these are the monuments of Jefferson. His
memorials are over all our Western land.
Our meanest rill mlghtiest river
Roll mingng with his fame forever.
These extracts from the official acts OF Mr.. Chase
as Senator clearly point out his uniform co;opera-
tiOn with the democratic party. To accept him as
their candidate would not only be consistent with
their duty TO the nation but to themselves party