Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-06-17

SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 5

0 the Editor OF the C/tlcd9o Tribune.
do wish that the Honorable Sal
mon P. Chase, Chief Justice Of the
United States, would run for Presi-
dent, on the Democratic or some 9th
er ticket, and have done with it.
Nothing less will ever fill the meas
ure Of his ambition, | am sure; and
whatever may have been his record,
it is perfectly safe to say that he Will
embrace the first opprtunity to ap-
pear as candidate for the great ma
tlonal Office. He Is man of extra
ordinary aspirations; Of large head,
but no heart. | know him we'll, be-
cause once upon time | was IN a
condition to, and did serve him. 1t
was In the anomalous campaign Of
1913. He it was who. at Columbus,
Ohio, proposed the Buffalo Conven-
tion of that year, which nominated
NanBuren as the Free Soil candi-
date, thus making up the third side
of the political triangle. He spent
much Of his time during that memoir
able canvass on the w estern Re
serve the very place where the most
ceedingly democratic" made many
friends, and became highly popular
One day, however, towards the close
of the canvass, he entered his name
at the " eddell House thus: IS. p.
Chase, family. and t,ro Seruants, Gin
cInatti," which was a little to much
for the lowl Y born and unpretending
Freesoilers of New Connecticut"
From that moment his influence
waned among the keen-eyed descend
ant of Yankee Puritans After the
election many of his remaining friends
found that the Chase had suddenly
forgotten them; and during the next
session of the Legislature, he could
only find two of all his dupes to play
on his political fiddle. These were
DR.. Townshend. of Lorraine, and one
Morse, of Lake County. These two
men IN the Legislature were used by
Chase to consummate his celebrated
Morse and Towashend bargain and
sale, which placed the now Chief
Justice in the United States Sen
ate. This bargain. be it RENE rendered.
was made with and carried out by
the Democratic party. Chase was
successful, but his very success made
HIM odious. He has since thrown
overheard and abandoned both his
dupes on that occasion. And | may
here state, and with the utmost truth.
that Mr.. Chase has never failed to
cut off, with that habitual expression
OF contempt which ever plays around
his aristocratIc life. each ard every
friend of whose service he has no fur
Their need. In proof of this let me
refer to Hon. James A. Briggs, now
of Boston, nephew of the late Gov
ernor Briggs, of Massachusetts,. Mr..
Briggs is, and always has been a true
patriot, true Republican and a true
man. His admiration and his servi-
ces IN favor of Chase were rewarded
by cold shoulder presentation, pc
culiar to the character and practice Of
the " coming man" of the Democratic
party.
1t is thought by many that Mr.
Chase will be precIuded by his former
record, his anti Democratic proclivi-
ties. his regard for ancient friends,
his self respect and a sense of com
mon decency from accepting the nom
nation of the debt-repudiating anti
war and pro-rebel convention at New
! ork next month. | am offs different
opinion. and | form my judgement
upon the past history. and the knOwl-
edge l have of the man. Depend up
on 1t, If he sees the least chance of
success he will sacrifice erything
and rybody bit himself for the OPP
portunity. The only good reason for
believing that he Will not pc the nom
iuee Is that it is perhaps unjust to
suppose the Democrats so big fools as
to place him upon their ticket. I.