The Portland daily press., 1869-08-09

E The ABaltim&fc American mas po1tive e{F
|ence that Judce Chase is quietly but vieox-
ously lsboring to bring about rupture Of Me
Republican party il that State, In order to
further his aspirations for Presidential nom
ination. 1t declares that all the tai of
"Crcssweli cliques," "Bond cliques, Sc, is
moonshiue. But the only real division is
between those who are earnest, active, and
true Republicans, who support General Grant
and his Administration. and those who would
destroy the Republican party in the interest of
Judge Chase. It is but . continuation Of the
same movement that sent q contesting delega-
tion to the Chicago National Convention, the
leaders of which held themselves aloof from
the regular Republican organizatDn, were re-
fused recognition by the convention, and
would undoubtedly have supported Judge
Chase had the Tammany Hall Convention
given him the nomination. These same men
contested for share of the public offices in
Maryland, and these who received them are
now using the official p2tronage of the goysrn-
ment to obtain control Of portion Of the col
ored vote, and bind them by secret oaths to
implicitly follow their lead" The Washing
ton correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
asserts that prior to the last election, Chase
and his friends organized negro leagues in his
interest all through Virginia They were
likewise traced by the military authorities in
to several other Southern States. The Louis
vile Courier journal, good Democratic au-
thority, believes that the Chief Justice is now
bending all his energies and efforts to secure
the Democratic nomination three years from
new. It is undoubtedly true that Judge
Chase will leave no stone uncovered to en-
compass the object of his grasping lifelong am
bition. He has made up his mind to secure
the Presidency by foul means, if he can't by
fair. Al he waited patiently for notice to
mount the Tammany platform last tall, so he
will in the future be only too happy to become
. part and parcel Of any platform of principles.
Could anything be more humiliatiDg than the
spectacle thus presented Of Chief Justice
dragging his ermine through the flth and
mire of politics? n aiil III .ges4ias1 stil sjo
General Cary Of Ohio breaks all his engage
ments to deliver temperance lectures, being
apparently as disgusted with that business a.
with political life since be failed to get the
Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio
The Albany Evening Journal, speaking Of
tho intrigues Of Mr.. Chase says, the time has
passed for personal parties" in this country;
andifi it had not, Salmon P. Chase neither oc-
6upies the position nor has the individual
magnetism which would enable hin to create
one His devices will come to naught. He
has destroyed abrilliant reputation, betrayed
those to whom he is indebted for the honors
and emolumentsof ofice. falsifed the profess,
sions Of q life-time, dragged his judicial err
mine in the mire, snd-like others who were
ruined BY the same mania for the White House
-he will go down to the grave, cursing fol-.
tune, and bewaiIing his own blunders. .
1t il reported that Gen. Butler will interest
himself greatly IN tho election Of the next
Massachusetts, Legislature, with 4 view to
succeeding Wilson in the United States SEN
ate. ~ eS;t 9f5 e Esss27l .a i44ets Z aigp
vallandnisham is too i'll to stump the State
for Rosecrans. Rosy will be too sick to care
when tae campaign is over. s sW
The St. Louis Rep,bIicon approves of the
nomination Of Asa Packer as the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, be-
cause, being beyond the pressure of necessity,
be viii not provoke suspicion by entering the
Office poor and quitting it rich.'' The reason
has its weight, but it is not complimentary to
the Democracy. Fits leaders need to be bound
over, 80 to speak, to insure their honesty, what
must the integrity Of the rank and file be? The
Republicans argument somewhat resembles
that Of the railroad conductor who, when ar
raignedfor peculation, told hissuperior officials
thathe had already got his gold watch, diamond