Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-22


A correspondent, for whom tie Brook
lyn Union youehes, writes to that journal
from Washington
Soon after tho Chicago Convention.
has occasion TO call again upon the Chief
Justice. Immediately on entering the room
| was struck with his strange manner and
lhe unusual aspect ofthe conntenarce with
which he bad been accustomed TO greet me.
That dienised cemposure. that biandness
and serenity w1ith ever rested 20 gracefully
upon bis manly presence. vas gone, Ner-
4 yoes. excited, almost pettish. ] hesitAted
| making the occasion Of my visit known,
and | should more hesitate now had not hls
.ubsequsnt course given full warrant to
| the expression Of private interviews. When
. great man fails us-when the nation's
| representative separates himself from his
friends, they hsve right 70 know fully end
exactly Why That 10 just 10 him and fair
to them.
During the interview allusion was very
| naturally made to the Chicago nomination,
10 the result Of which he expressed him
self a. having no interest. "Iic had been
a Republican once, but they had gone away
from their principles, and had read him
1 Uuk VI AurH parry. AaA &ot hSU itoI-
ers, men who opposed it while he himself
was struggling for its organization. lie
had done more for his party than a regi-
ment Of the men who bad read him out OF
the party. They had taken the reins into
their own hands and now /. igSttered not
TO him what they did"
Seeing the direction in which his remarks
were drifting, and wishing to avert the
plunge down that precipice, | interrupted
abruptly, "5ut Chief Justice Chase can
never DO any thing but q Republican"
lin not q Republican" ho said coldly,
and then qualifying added, II am not a
partisan at all. was Democrat in my
younger days. was elected to the United
States Senate a. Democrat, with anti
slavery, abolition rinciplcs."
Still wishing TO draw him back, | re
marked "You had many friends who
would have supported you had you recsiv
I'd the nomination at Chicago" To which
he replied: Yes, know had, but thsJ
have read me out OF the party, and hav,
chosen another lsadss.n
i Again 1ntssvupsing. being determined 4
; force him to adhesion 10 the great party o
! progress and freedom, said earnestly -
/, but you will net 90 to the Democrats
you cen never act with that party - nov
orgasiasd never. certainly. with IL pres
y ene aoimuo-fto hatred TO the negro II
4 dsnunciatioo 81 reconstruction its opposi
. ton 70 I'll greet and good moral nsasurss
You, honored sir, could never and hom
: feeling and sympathy there. You neve
! could become co-worxcr with your life
= long political cncmies-mcn who hold moth
. ing in common with ysu. Most assuredl
you could never consent to become th
:. Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
Without manifcsting any unwillingnes
/ 10 continue the conversation, no SCENE
throughout nervous and fdgety. Hi
oountenancs had not that cheerful, gonia
smile upon it that used to play SO grace
. fully over the face Of the model America
q l statesman. He turned over file after filt
4 and seemed disconnected. as though he ha
poo, case and had failed TO make hi
= point. Taking up paper from one sid
/ Of his table aud laying it down upon tn
I other. he said, straightly
"If they would accept Of INV principle
y as their platform, would. shall not Civ
upmy doctrine of eqial rights. They mus
n tako that | shall hold to the rceonstrut
ton measures; they are right and const
= tutionnl. ! drew up the bill-the secon
- sue-though did not have in the military
would have managed tho affairs with c
siIiAn officers, aud called in the military q
they were needed. IL could get them |
y lndorse these principles, that would sett
theu forever