The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-24

changed ito one,of anger andAlsrm: wv
athe handwriting on the wall produced q
ssmore. sudden and chilling EFFECT on the
awine:aushed banqusttsrs at thesfesst of
"Belshazsar.s The panic is well-grounded;
s.for of all men in the country the Chief
rJustice is best able to combine the various
defective elements of opposition to the
"Rsdioal party and messures.---Mr. CHASE
sis precisely what General GRANT is not
so bold, ingenious and most fertile strate-
..gist, q sound constitutional lawyer, gem
atleman, by culture, habits and associations,
sand thinker of ripened and oomprehen-.
"sive experienoe,-yet these are qualities
tsand attainments which, in The next Presi-
"dent Of tho United States, will be gene-
orally conceded to- be desirable. OF the
sssuperior fitness of Mr.. CHASE in o per-
.sonal sense for the Presidential station,
,"there can be no shadow of doubt. The
"tender point in the matter, the defect
(which is so ,sibilanuy urged by the watch
4ful guardians of the Republican party,
s'lies in the question, is itmoraiiy right for
"Mr. CHASE to stand as the candidate of
''the Democratic party? We acknowledge
'.that this is question likely to be asked
s..by others beside the. hack, organs Of tho
."factions or the moribund stipendiaries of
ssthe Loyal League. II is quite true that,
elf certain of beating him, the Radicals
.s::might well, spare, themselves the trouble
esof arguing the morality of his position;
'stbut although their anxiety on this point
sis equivalent to confession Of his
s'strengtb, and: 80 open to an ambiguous
"construction, it cannot be.denied that
-"when astatesmsn has been conspicuously
t5.iidsntihed with one party and suddenly
.sappears as the leader of another, sus-
is'picion, must ordinarily arise touching the
a"integrity his motives. There are, how
"eyer, among others, three Important things
"to be said respecting Mr. CHAsE's posi-
estion: First, thatFasiy yet he has neither
s"been rendered, nor consequently has he
"yet accepted, the Democratic nomination;
sand that therefore, the sacrifice or oonces-
..ssion of principle which may, on either
"side, precede or accompany such action,
'nis's still unknown Second, that even if,
avith tie aid Of time and reflection, Mr..
-"CHAsE should prove to have modified or
tsevsn to have reversed his opinions on
ss:ssome subjects, it t,willsurelygbeno proof of
,amoral turpitude. Inconsistency, as it is
'aosllsd, in political matters, whether in
,omsn or-.as We have lately attempted to
."show--in public journals, is commonly
smuchmore severely censured than, philo-
"sophioslly speaking, il deserves, and in
3.;our belief Is more frequently praisewOrthy
ethan, the reverse. Third, it remains to be
satisfactorily ifshown whether or not MIR.
"CHAsE abandoned his friends before they
..proved faithless to his principles, or as
consequence of..suchi detection" In con-
,clusion, the Round Table says that the Rad
ieals should remember that their Msgnus
"Apollo, General BUTLER; and their preur
,.,chepalier. General SIoKLss, came to their
It.arms from the camps Of fsthe; unworthy,
.tand that even General GRAHr himself,
-aprior to the bewildering- events Of the last
afow years, was "a lifelong Democrat II
.swili do them no harm too tosrecollectthat
dthe charge which they now level at the
isChief Justice was directed against Ed
.muND BURKE; and that as was said by he
"0uarterly, Review, the national feeling Of
tEngland was happily expressed by Sir
sJosHuAr REYNOLDS, whenl~he applied.rto
"BUnKE M1LToN's description Of ofAbdiel."
The third article, "The Democratic Plat
aform," is devoted to oonsideringawhether
the D Democracy would not play their best
card in adopting Mr.. CHASE. Aside from
his opposition to- slavery, Mr.. CHASE was a
State Rights Democrat, adhering to strict
construction Of the constitution, to 8 main
tenance Of the reserved rights Of the States,
and to the doctrine that only gold and silver
are constitutional currency. In the i'm
peachment trial, he proved the indepenr
dence of his judgment and strength Of b! his
character excellent qualities in Presi-
ssdent."s The Round Table continues:
!aAlready considerable element in the
.'press of the party is in favor of universal
oamnesty and willing to waive, until adju--
1'dicsted by the legitimate tribunals, the
s'whole question of the suffrage. Universal
..amnesty will restore to political life the
conservative leaders in the Southern
Estates, while the limitation of the right to
s'vote may be left to such general rules as
sthe State Legislatures may hereafter pre-
sssoribe. The party undoubtedly holds that
sahe regulation Of suffrage belongs to the
Estates individually, and should be exer-
sscised by them according to their discre-
sstion. The friends of SEYMOUR and CHASE
twill unite in making strong plank in
"favor of sustaining the national credit by
s'religiouSly observing the national pledges,
.sand, at the same time, leading the
country as rapidly as may safely be to
Ga return 10 specie payments. We pre-
equine the whole Democratic party sympa-