Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE,
HIS VIEWS ON TIE DEM0CR47TC
r. go s.NEW DEPARTURES 5a5 d
Its Tm poi taEce and Inffuence-k1em moe rats
will Accept Throu shoat thO SCounIry-.
Mr.. Chnse Supports 1.-THE Repubuesn
Party Cannot HoIrore AmIty-Eisrepre-'
sentatIons OF the south and the soush
ern Leaders. y.
Correspondence OF the New York Herald,

Correspondence OF the New York Her4Id, +.
CINCISNATI. June %.
During bis recent visit here the Cniet
Jusi;e kept himself very retired. Afte
laying a fe% days at the ho' 'ei be acce evted
he ho-puaittIeS of rich retired M rchsD
q few mI'ts f'o Ii 10 cIty., Il re he re-
malned IN Comparative Seciu -IOD, seelDg
only Ii few old pers al iriend- AID ,on-
sulEluB with Wash. McLean and tomeAO
h. leadera Of the Low departure m.vt-
mtnt. "z.
Your correspondent, Laving knownzthe
C0leL Ju1tIcs III other and more prosper
Gus DAYS. was fAvOTed with an Interview.
Ii was just ter Breakfast, and found Fl r
Chase Racing the morning paper. He is
greatly chat ged 10 appearance. His hgur.
IS still tall, erect anu Commanding, but h.
tlas grow SO thIn thas his clothes seem
t. hang loosely upon bin. They look a.
# t:.ey had be~u made for auo h r mau.-
His isrge, ext rresivo e5es- are snnkon il
his head. aud. with his heavy, lh .ggy eve
brows, he remiuDs you IF Dari3t Webster
IN his riper year=. tn re is u visible ner.-
BUSINESS Of N ,nner about the Cbis Jus Ice
which makts you fee; anything bat com
Portable n his presence, and Yet when be
talk he seem q ute at ase.
How i, your health. Mr. Chief Jus-
tice p said, We sd, o hands.
pretty good. he ropiied. with an effort
a. che eE'utEesS; '!hat Is, beteT than IL
has BEEN" After few seconds hes ki:atlon
be said. II an so much in tue baoit of
saying that my health is good that L some
times forget thai have been an invaIld,
d am only i;,st recovering. Sill an
much better than [ / ave been, aid hC!le
this summer Il rGsin lay woated
strength -
fYon a. OF y"or Way 10 Michigan. I
said, ''for yonr health ?"
"4es, am g. ing TO tEy some Springs
thera that have bun reconm ended 10 Kne
very highly. They are ret Ogte.1 to pose S
great efficacy"
Here the Chief yustioe fell into s jrt
Of rege:1a. Alter staring at vacuity for a
few mlOntes, he suddenly recoEected him
s-lf and inquire what the lows was
The absorbing news here" I replied,
"seems to be the sudden and tragic death
of Valla andig ham"
Yes, that was very sad indee1. just
at ibis time think, it is nnfor:uuate-
VallAndlgham was L nan Of great abili,y
aud OF uudoubted courage. Even when 1
had occIsion to differ with lin politically
(Which am free - Fay I do not uow,l [
,l~ays admired his cur GO. Tatr: are
few CT ur publ; meil who poaze s. th's
qaah'y Ia greater degree"
DO yea think Na.iandiShan's death
will hsvo any serious effect upon th3 'new
departure movement, 0: 81" ico lie was the
anthOr ,"
No, sir, do not That is sure to 60
on uDt%l 1t covers the whole counlry. /
don't remember aty Political movement
that has made SO dep an impression upon
parties and UpJn the country as the one !
which may b, sai 10 nave been inaugur-
ated by Mr. VailAndi5 ham. Had he live / !
1t would naturally have given hIm great F.!
IL nHnence not only with tho Democracy |
but with the honest, thinking men of all
pa ties for this nov ment, l think c. n !
me1cs self 10 the bost mn in the II = !
pnbicau party rs wc!l as the Dem0cIa-
tic.''
Il have heard souie Republicans. Mr.. |
Chiei Justice, fay that tad VaiIandlp Z ham
lived he would probably have como Over
to 'he Rrpubl al organi= 4tion. WHAT do ,
yo1 think Of 1t :"
"Oh, no, that's u great N sake. All tho
Republicans ho Wau cd w,ul1 have cJme
over TO him. There would have been no /
ovca ION tor hIm going to ticm. NJ. Val /
isndIstam fortunately discovered wLat
many EvpublIoaus had been l.. ktog r
| platform upou which tie hoLess, paIri-
tic men OF both par les could come to-
ze:her Alter bri,f silence. the Chief
Justice added thought u!ly, : Il 10 OuIy u
question OF time.
"theu y,u rh!nk sone of the Repab i.
'an~ ~i'i jDia the 'ueR departure NOV
nent: %
Well, ye; [ think they will 1t locks
o me ike tao LucieuS OF u new party. !
lhere are great many p Ople who q e
1 Satisfied "1th t. pAIurr. Thy az,
" XlOus for 1t Gifftreut order OF tuInps
'he var il over ard the people want p. ace
he R5knD lcan parry, Or 8J least eone OF
= r r b% n q gf4fn II II
samoties OF tic war atd thus kee pug ,
ITO the Il cling of hatred mi eecilon,l .
5m which eugendered i. Ihis l. destruc .
ve to toe bes: iuteres Of both soctious. ,
me Of III" Dem 3crats, n the other ha d, /
III Q to ac ept he results IF The war, but ,
don't believe their Aumbeis are tormi- +
able at all. :
Il seems J,lf Davis, ,Aleck Stephens, !;
ID IOUmOt AID u few men Of that cl4s, q
,h3 South are unwilling to ecst pt the z
tuatiOn." +
at inst the Chi # Justice made no rep'y n
} this statement, but after wui @ he ,
i'd: :,
'Davis has been acting vsry foolishIy Of /,
te In making S,Jet cDes. 1 rather thIuk /,
3 has been nllsrepTesrnted to some extent :.
= the reporters, but he would have done 4
ter to have pursued the course be did q
first and have refused to make sp. eche-. +
In
at small Glass Of the South err people. / n
elleve the masses. of them accept The re- Il
Its of the war in good faith. You ss e n
me of the most influential of the Sou b
n newspapers repudiate the uttcrances s
these meD."
''Wbat eff CT will the new departure g
oVement have upon the election Of Presi- y
Mt ia 1879 ?' IN
II should think it would lave q very pl
eat influence upon that election. A great II
al, of course, depends upon tho candi- cl
res and the platforms. If tho Democrats be
inmate q good man, WHO will command ev
; popular confidence, a2d place him
on the new departure platform, he fai
i, I think, stand good chance of being
cted. There is great deal of dissatis-
ton with the Republican party. Many oa
,ple who are anxious for peace believe s.,
t We cannot have peace between the ~
rth and the south while the Republican ~,
ty remains in power. Before the har- On
ny between the two sections is rest, red =
re must be general amnesty proclaim ~;t
Now, while there are a numb of he,
Al