The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-18
Mr.. VaIIandIgham,s Views.

Herald has been sounding Mr.. Vallan'
digham in regard to his views of the
coming contest for the Democratic
nomination, and reports the result to
his paper in long letter from which
we make the following extracts:
In regard to the feeling which should
equality and federation without regard
to the war, Is demanded for all men men
Copperhead Democrats, War Democrats
and publicans-who act win tne
4 Democratic party in the coming struR.
gle against radicaliBm. All men ought
to be ready to consider and adjust sole
ly with reference to the solid and per-
| manent interests of the country all
4 questfons Of preference rs to men and
all non-essentials in questions of poll
cy, SO as TO secure the overthrow of
the radicals in 1865"
| THE CANDIDATES.
Mr.. Pendleton is his choice, and he
thinks MIR. Pendleton could be elected:
! II, however, better name is presented
at New York the supporters OF MIR.
PendIelon would be willing to exam
Inc further, and Would not be found
pertinaclous. That gentleman, as the
great exponent of the greenback theory
| would draw vast numbers OF followers
from the masses of the Republican
in the West, while
| CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE AS a CASDIDArE
would bring over its leaders and man
ayers and create fatal disatfection in its
! entire organization. The objection to,
| or rather the difficulties in the way OF
| Mr.. Chase's nomination are two only
! fist, his position regarding the matters
of negro suffrage and negro equality;
and, second, his actual position on the
! question of redeeming the bonds. His
position on the question of recOnstruc-
| ton Is perfectly satisfactory, opposed
as he has expressed himself, TO the
Congressional plan. The subject need
not enter into the Democratic platform,
because, as Mr.. Vallandigham shrewd-
| ly PHILOSOPHERS party out of power
had better deal in Generalities and
make their platform short, while any
| opposition which might come from the
enemies of Democracy could be met
| with the argument that General Grant,
as the Republican candidate for the
! Presidency, declares that he Will have
mo policy" 4 general amnesty TO all
| white men in the South would be the
/ only requisite to an adjustment of the
question in the future, and SO far Mr..
| Chase would be acceptable.
The first difficulty is not insurmount-
able. The Chief Justice as a private
citizen enjoys the right of thinking that
negro equality and negro anhrage are
both emiuently proper and just, and
| had the right of coming back TO ONO
last fall, rs he did, for the conIerment
OF those privileges on the colored race.
But IL does not follow Tint MIR. Chase,
as President of the United States, need
be an urgent or active propaganda OF
his views outside the State of Ohio,
especially as the question of suffrage 1s
"A matter not of aational. but OF local
State politics.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE AS THE ''FATHER OF
GREENBACKs.'
The second difficulty is not more for
mjdnble, Could Mr.. Chase stand on
1.-The Western Democratic platform? II
Is the general impression that he is In
favor OF redeeming the bonds in gold
: although Mr.. Vallnndigham has seer
nothing that exactly defines his posi-
ton on this question. What he hR!
5 said ia nothing Whatever as agains
: what he has done, Mr.. Chase j!
Secretary of the Treasury wrott
- the words-which will be fount
IL on the back of every legal tender
v This note is n legal tender for al
N debts, public and private, except du
ties on imports. interest on the public
debt" &c. Now Mr.. Chase is a gentle
man, not merely of ordinary but o.
II great intelligence, and in preparing tbs
d manuscript from which he green backs
- were printed he doubtless weighed
carefully every word which lie penned.
e II Will he observed that he excerpts the
& interest on the public debt, which is
3 only another way OF saying that the
coupons OF tho bonds will be paid in
gold. Is not this positive evidence that
l. DIR. Chase is 'all right" on the green
If back issue?
II As a statesman the Chief Justice un.
deuiably possesses abilities. II The
> Democratic pHrty is to go outside It's
i ranks for u candidate MIR. VallandIg.
: hHm is for his nomination. By an "out-
slider" is inIimated any Democrat who
acted with the Republicans during the
war, Just as much as il includes those
0 who are now opposed to the party
= Chase is preferable before any such men
as Johnson, Doolitlie and Dix. AS
Mr.. Vallandigham expresses him
self, eli anything shall reconcile posi-
tive Democrats 10 Chase, in any con-
tingenCy, il is the fact that he is n
statesman and civilian and not a
military man, nor yet identified per-
) sonnlly with with the exercise Of Vio-
lent arbitrary power in tho Stateswhich
, adhered TO the UniOn." And, again,
"if SO hard pressed for material as 10
be forced outside of the Democratic
: party for candidate We are for Chase.
, IL there is TO be bargain let there be
n consideration II there is TO be
= SALE let us have value received
even il paid In greenbacks. If for lack
/ of brains we are compelled to fall
. back on I'M outsider let us sec to 1t
/ that we get braIns." sa
GEN. HANCOCK. s...t
The weakness of General Hancock
would lie in the fact that few know
what his position was during the early
part OF the war. He is believed to be a
sound democrat and devoid OF the pro-
scriptiva spirit; but no military man
can beat General Grant.
Medical society OF West Virginia.
We have to thank DIR. A. II Thayer, OF
Grafton, Secretary of the Medical So
ciety of the State of West Virginia. for
Il copy ofthe Transactions of that Soci,
ETY.. with its Code of ethics. Constitution
and BY Laws, including the minutes of
, the first annual meatinf. hold mt q raC.