Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-06-26
P O T. L II I @ a l..
[Fron The Charleston Mcrcury.]
Mr.. Chase and the South.

Mr. Chase and the South
But what will be tho effect on the South
Of the election Of Mr.. Chase to the Prcsi.
dcncy?
In letter defending himself against tho
Radical aspersions against him during the
late impeachment of the President, he con-
cludcs as follows
What the developments of tho future may
be know not 1 neither expect nor desire
to bo candidate for Office again. 1t would,
ho~erer, gruti;N n,c ccccclingy If The Demo
crate rary wo"M take ground 'chich wouil
ass"rc the party against aN attempts to suJ.
vsV Mc principle Of univcrsal sn0ruyc cstab.
tthcd "a ciyht, anil n he established IN at o/
thc Southern constitutions. Then, l think,
the future of the great causc-,for which
haOc toborc0 50 to"y-would bc secure, and
! should not regret my absence from political
labors. SALMON p. CHASE
Tho Washington correspondent of the
(. 9 New York Times " gives Mr.. Chasc's posi-
1 ton more ut length. 1t Says
First, then, the Chief Justice insists upon
making his owm platform. lie will not be
candidate upon any other. lie says he can
change his party, perhaps, but not lis princi-
pics. Hence, if the Democratic nomination
IS accompanied with an c.rposition Of princii.
pies at rqriance 'cHh his ,ccilhnown ric,cs ON
s"0ragc, finance ant reconstruction, he can
not accept it, Ills position, in brief, I un-
.dcrstand to be this: Reconstruction must be
accepted as an accomplished ,Euct; suArage
~ the reconstructed States, uniccrsol or i'm.
fart'ut mast also be AclI to be an srreyc,st.
6le fact; the credit of the government must
DO maintained in good faith, its contracts car.
!. rlcd out in letter and spirit; specie payments
q resumed at at early day, and the National
sBunh system protected. These arc the lead.
. ing points which hc demands shall be conco.
ded to him, and if conceded, what will the
Democratic party have left to fight for? But,
z on the other hand, he is not without some ma.
g torial which, while he docs not regard it in
the light of concession to tho Democracy,
yet affords common ground upon which it
go happens they can mutually stand. This
consists Of two idcas-univcysal on,nesfv
Compensated for ly aniucrsal su0rayc) and
opposition to tho military clement of recon.
struction, especially in its assumption Of .jm-
dtctat powers. Ho would restore tho South
orn Stotcs to thoir positions in tho Union at
the earliest possible time, and give them once
/, more the sovereign control Of their own af-
fairs SUBJECT only to The changes Of condition,
a0rought BY Me ,cur. IIo thinks the Demo
cratic party arc bound to be defeated, unless
they accept he results Of the scar IN good
,tatM, which includes reconstruction, Of course
and cease fighting over settled issues.
"Ihe great cause" for which Mr.. Chase
I" has laborcd so long "--is negro freedom and
negro equality. These arc carried out by the
RECOMMENDATION laws of his party, in the negro
constitutions and negro 60, ,fnments about to
be enforced by the bayonct over the South.
In thcso constitutions no man is allowed to
vote at elections, who does not swear to sup
port negro equality and mover to attempt to
subvort II. IT is true, wo SEQ it stated that
Mr.. Chase is in favor Of leaving hereafter tho
J, question, Of auffrago with tho States. OF
courso ho will do this latter his reconstsuc.
ton policy y completed, and tho negro con.
, stitutions are put over the Southern States !;
for by them tho Southern State governments
aro put into tho hands of tho nc sroes. Will,
the EXCLUSION Of tho white voters, these oQn.
,stitutiops provide for, and their own nu,nori.
cal power negro supremacy will be q fixod
!, fact sia at least opc'half of tho Southern