, 1873-05-08
OBITUARY..
Chief Justice Cbnso.

SALMON PORTLAND CHASE, Chief Justice Of
the United States, died yesterday at tho residence
of Ills daughter, Mrs William Hoyt, in Now
York. The immediate cauao OF his death was
apoploxy.
Ho was born IN Cornish, N. H., Jan. Is.
1903, and had just ontorod his Goth your. III
1916, his father removed to Kaena, N. H. 1u 1920
when II years old hi8 father being dead, le wont
to Worthington, O., where ho was undor the caro-
Of his uncle, Phiander Chase Bishop Of Ohio.
Ho attended tho Cincinnati College for o1e year,
and, returning to Now Hampshire, in 1924 en-
tered Dartmouth College, and graduated in 1926.
Tho uoxt wintor ho opened a private school In
Washington City. In 1890 Was admitted to tie
Bar, having read law in tho office OF Atty
Con-. Writ. In 1880, ho returned to
Cincinnati, aud haa ever Hinco made hiH home
in Ohio. He published In threc volumes IN
edition Of tho laws Of tho State, and, gaining
PRACTICE was, in 1884, selected as attorney for the
branch of tho United states Bank In Cincinnati.
In 1887, he acted as counsel for woman clairnal
as fugitive slnve and, in mn elaborate argu-
mont, maintained that tho Fugitive Slave law Of
1903 WAS unconstitutional. In all argument be-
foro tho Supreme Court Of Ohio, le defended j.
e. bir11ey, who was charged with harboring q
slaye. He becamo thonceforth identified with
Tho Anti-Sinvory party. In 1916, with Mr..
Seward. ho argued tho celebrated Vnn zandt
case before tho Supreme Court Of tho United
States, donying tho validity of the laws for tic
rendition Of fugitive Hlayos. He WAS counsel in
number Of cases involving the aamo questions.
In 1910, he supported Harrison for tho ProAi-
loney, but, finding nothing congcnial in tho
viown Of tho Tyler Administration, he united in
q call III l83l for an Anti.Biayory Convention at
FY,1.,.
tzca tho Liberty party. III 1913, at National
Convention Of tho party hold in Buffalo, among
tho resolutions offered WAS QUO which proposed
to treat that olauHo OF the Constitution rolating to
tho roulitiou OF fugitive slaves aB "uttorIy
! mil md void" Dir. Chase opposed this, but 1t
was adopted by tho Convention. In 1916, an-
! other Liberty Convention was hold In Cncin~
natl, mud tho addross WAS writton by him. In
184s, a Free-soil Convention WAS hold at Colum-
bus, which called q National Convention at
Buffalo. lie presided at the Buffalo Conyen-
ton, and prepared tho platform.
At tho meoting OF tho Legislature Of Ohio, in
January, 184D, no wns elected Senator Of tho
United States by tho combined yotos Of tho
Democratic aud Froe-Bon members. Ho begun
his soryico in the sonato Oh tho 4th Of Alarcll
following. Ho participated in tho Liberty Con-
yention hold in Pittsburgh In 1863, and sup-
ported tho nominooa OF thai Convention. III
tho Senate, In 1850, ho strongly opposed tho
compromise measures Of that year proposed by
Alr. Clay, and by way OF amendments, soughbto
exclude slavery from tho Tcrrltortoa. III 1854,
ho strouuouay oppoaed tho Nansas-Nebraska
net prepared An address to tic people remon-
strating agaluHt 1t, aud Ao continued Ills opposl-
ton to 1t down to tho hour Of ita pasaago. Ho
wns an able md industrious 9enstor, supporting
by Ills votua md spoocl1oa tho general policy of
tho Democratic party, except OH tho question Of
Hlayory.
Iu 1856, ho rotirod from tho Senate, and that
aamo yoar was elected Governor ofNOhlo. III
1867, ho was again elected. and closed bin second
torn IN January, 1860. On the 4th Of March,
1871, Ae onterod Mr.. Lincolns Cabinet al gccro-
tary OF tho Treasury. This latter Office ho ro-
sIgnod On tho Sd Of June, 1864, and on tho 9th
OF December, In tho samo year, ho was appotnt-
cd by Mr.. I4tuooln Chief Juhtice OF tho United
Btates, to succeed Judge Tanoy. Ills services as
Secretary Of tho Treasury during tho War wero
OF value to the country. Tho national credit WAS
lost, aud the national exiasenco was lmporilod.
1Io had, moreover, to dopond on Congress-
nlore patriotic than wlso In financial mattors
We suppoao 1t ia no longer questionable that
tue policy Of making greonbaoku loyal tenders
WIS against his Judgment, aud WAS submitted
to rather than approved by him. Az OAet
Jua.iee. hls reputation tor ability dlgulty. and