The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-19

as = Candidate for tho Presidency
vitality OF the Unterriied Demo
craoy-FIow tho Chase Movement was
Throttled at New York in 1865, &c.
Don Piatt, the Washington correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Commercial, thus spicily venti-
lates his views as to ''The Coming Man:'
have been at some pains since my arrival
here to ascertain the force OF what is now
known as the Chase movement Any one look
; ino pger collection OF exchanges, can get q
glimpse of it; but in addition, It has been my
fortune to meet and converse with men whose
Feelings, views and prejudices make unerring
Indication Of the current.
,s The fact is the late elections have made the
Chief Justice to the Democratic party what
Grant was to the Republican, political ne
cessity. 1t has been defeated IN Pennsylvanla
and Ohio, with 80 small q majority against
{ them, as to bear the morale unimpaired-out
with The fact demonstrated that as long as the
party looks more to its history than It's prlnci-
Z -ples, such defeats are irresistible. The Demo-
cratic party, like Lots wife, should be warned
against looking back. There is dearh In the
retrospective business. The people will not
trust party that is forever calling attention to
its lack OF character in the past.
You know that have great faith In tie i'm
3 mortality of the Democratic party. believe
it win be on hand ready to regard the last
,Eump to Judgment as a.cali to the polls, and
come streaming up 'sto vote the ticket, the
whole and nothing but the ticket" have
faith In the vitality Of party that can take
into its arms Sam. Cary and Lew Campbell
< aud survive This Is more trying to its con-
gtisution than was its Infamous war record.
n can bet on the longevity. Of an organization
that carries successfully the Hebrew Belmont
/ and the publican Tweed. But this grim devil,
called defeat, must in the end demoralize, and,
depiorable minority. @fhe day drags or,
though clouds keep out the sun, said the gen
teman, whose morality old mother Stowe ID at
90 mnch pains to doubt, ,1S ana, d. democrats ae-
y tsWe must have q new departure" cry the
leaders, and they look longingly at the tall,
imposing form Of the Chief Justice, and wish
that the everlasting colored man could be 80
buried under the wood-pile as never to be
heard of again. There are 1--we issues press
inc upon the people for immediate solution,
iupon which the Democratic party could ride
successfully into power, If they could be In
duced to leave their dead and dying In the
rear. A gentleman of high political and social
standing In the South, assured me, the other
.iay, that Chase, placed on such platform as
that offered the Democrats at the celebrated
Fourth Of July Convention, would sweep the
South. taking up in Its support all parties.
The shrewder leaders rejoice over the defeat
1f Pendleton as ending forever the m0nstrous
ereenback proposition, that, justly or unjustly,
Tad been fastened Oh 0hio's unfortunate son.
And, on the other hand, they dread these
thieves and thimble-riggers Of New York,
whose success would not only be the death Of
the Democratic party, but final winding up
ef the Republic. They find safety in the Chief
Justice aud the new departure.
By-the-by, heard, not long since, from
gentleman who claimed to be behind the
scenes at the time, that the Chase movement
in New York came 10 grief through the un-
happy condition, for the moment, OF an emil
lent statesman who went from wine party
st the Fifth Avenue Hotel to the caucus.
Now, the Fifth Avenue Hotel drink,
In bottles, does not make one drunk; 1t makes
one powerful, and our solemn states
man made his appearance among the dele
gates like roaring lion. He mounted the
table, end, in voice that sounded like rumb-
ling thunder In the very bowels of the earth,
proceeded to denolince the Chief Justice with
more force than elegance. His remarks, in
deed, were exceedingly profane. This coming
ct the very moment when the delegates nad
resolved to support Chase, and had, indeed,
net on this occasion to devise means to Sc
care his nomination, was, to say the least,
embarrassing To make 1t worse, the next
day this great statesman, sober or sane, found
il necessary to sustain himself, as he had been
under the influence-and so the weeping Sey-
mour was nominated on the pathetic appeal Of
the tender Vallandigham. But it may be only
fair to say that Vallandigham was not the
great statesman who passed through the ex-
perience related.
And, by-the-by again: Do you know that
here, and in New York, where was last night,
the belief among the leading politicians is that
PendHson was beaten designedly by the disaf-
fected In his own ranks? In word, that he
was stabbed In the house OF his frienos. In
confirmation Of this, they point 20 the very
quiet condition Of the canvass on the Demo-
cratic side, In which the once familiar voices
were wont to thunder, while the windy Cary
alone stumped the State. can not convince
them that this was in consequence of MI. Cary's
advice and high old strategy, looking to the
further benefit Of Gentleman George.
To return to the Chief Justice The rock
upon which his prospects are likely to go to
pieces is this Yerger case. 1t Is drifting into a
general consideration Of the reconstruction
acts, and this venerable court of ours, with
Chief Justice Chase at is head, Is as independ-
ent as swine on congcaled water and as plucky
Is bull terriers. Now the country is sick of
agitation of this sort, and hoped to be near the
end of it. This is especially the case at the
South, where the cotton crop, now on its way
to market, has been unusually abundant, and
commanding high price. The peor people are
getting taste now Of the peace and prosperi-
V SO long strangers to their country. g.noo.,t,o
,,arty. that now stands at the back of the court,
Urging on such adjudication, was the first to
question such power, and, under Jefferson,
ldenounced the tribunal dangerous to ur lib
arties. But, then, Democratic pla' orm is
only spring board to turn somersaul from.
The Supreme Court is made up Of aged gen
tlemen. / meet them frequently. III tnelr
nostprandal vibrations, or morning constlSu-
sonals. and they shake as they walk, in way
FEARFUL to look on. This is true Of all save the
Chief Justice. I saw him last Thursday. he
ages. sfowly. What snperb physique ne mas
E1chh trunk, and such massive, lnteneetuai
head / and, withal, very winning smile when
he talks 10 you.