New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-17
gsir Orleans gepublifsn.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
;FlClAL JOURNAL OF THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
LErTKR FROM NEW YORK.


The Talk about Chase-The Democratic
Change Of Base-ExpeetatIOns as 60 the
Southern states-What ia Thought
concerning Louisiana, etc.
Especial Correspondence of the Republican,
New YORK, June u, 1868.
Everywhere you go, In the cars, stages,
steamboats,, saloons, hotels, and on Change,
you hear this question asked: "Will Chase
be the Democratic nominee As may we'll
be expected the answers are as varied as
the notions of those making them. Some
Democrats aver that Chase VIII b. the can.
didate of their party, while there are hers
who, though not ready to say he would not
be acceptable to them, are quite free in
giving expression to grave doubts as to the
expediency of 'going over to the Repub.
lican roost for game cock, as one of the
unterrihed expressed it the other day.
! The facts in the case may be of interest to
the people of Louisiana, and as am some.
what conversaut with them will give them
| to your readers The Democrats are not
fixed upon any one as yet. They have 10
choice. Some are for Pendleton. Others
are for Mcclellan, while others are for
Chase. The Reputation men are for Pen.
dleton, though they fear he would not carry
single State save Kentucky.
As a consequence they feel alarmed and
quite ready to join the friends of Hancock,
or Chase, or Mcclellan. Anything to beat
the Radicals say they. The prospect of
nominating Chase brightens by reason of
the prospect of defeat under the leadership
of either of the others.
The Democracy do not like SO many de.
feats. They are crazy for power and to
regain it they are even "willing to swallow
the niger This passion for power, for
Office l should say, lies at the foundation oi
all the talk about Chase. I can say that
already the members OF the ring" have
approached Chase on the subject. He ha:
been asked whether he would accept the
nomination if the same should be rendered
to him by the Democratic party. He has
replied, as I am well informed that he
neither seeks nor expects any nomination
for office again. The reply aid not dscour.
age the parties who consulted him. They
tried another dodge. They asked him if he
would accept their nomination with the
understanding that he might make his oon
platform. His reply was positive in this
case. II such a thing should transpire as that
Chase would be the nominee of the Demo
Gratis they must make the platform and il
must be acceptable to him.
None thing Mr.. Chase is very positive
about. 1t is that he adheres firmly to his
Republican ideas of therights ofall citizens,
regardless of race or color. This stqggers
the Democrats, They dOH't know what to
do about this feature ofthe case, except, as
man said in my hearing to-day in one Of
the street cars, ITO swallow the Niger
question as a necessity How else can
we secure the niger vote p he Inquired.
| have it from one Of the best informed
politicians in this Statethat Pendleton has
recently written to Mr.. Chase offering 10
clear the track in his favor in case he (Pen-
dleton) should be allowed to name the mem
bers of the Cabinet in case Of the success OF
their ticket, and that Chase replied Mo-
The Democracy seem ANXIOUS to change
their base. They so far recognize the
success of the Republican plan Of recon.
struction as to regard negro suffrage a set
tied question in the South, and that their
best policy is to get the negro vote if pos
sible.
1t will not surprise me In the least to lind
more radical plank in tine Democratic
| platform IN regard 10 negro suffrage
than can be found in the Chicago
platform. A new course is outlined in the
tablets of the party, aud advanced strides
are to mark its future course.
By this means it Is iniended to 90 TO the
negroes of the South with radcaism dished
out as lavishly as the Radicals themselve;
could dispense it. Tina the southern ne
groes can be caught in mis- net is generally
believed, and of eoura the vote of the
Southern States is by thtse temptations ano
enticements counted ascertain.
Louisiana it Is though hy the Democrats
will not allow another Bill Run defeat suct
as she has received in the late election. Il
is said that the plan oftHolence which car
ried so well in East Blton Rouge and st
Martin, will be resOrted to by wholesale il
the coming election--''f necessary Thii
+ show the colored citizens how true theil
| friendship is-only iusth won C.