National Republican., 1873-05-29
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE AND PREsI.
DENT GRANT.

A Letter which the Young Nfsn specially
Trained By Mr.. erscisy would not Prist.
The Cleveland tohio) Hsruid prints the follow.
Ing; ,.., ... ... -
EDS. HERALD: Imaiied the original Of the fol.
lowing article 10 the editor Of The New York
either miscsIried Or the editor aid not choose 70
% Justify ia insertion in your ioufhali
RDOr rrv nave Sss osrG G:isaSS.S %sS y 5 Lon.
| from the funeral Of the late chief Justice, and
desire TO call Jour attention At the earliest mo-
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i day last, purportinH to give the substance Of q
| Conversation held between Mr.. sumner and Mr.
ported as having said to Mr.. sumner as fol-
@Hs tcsase) spoke with apprehension Of the
tendency o. me present 4dminlsirsion."
| This statement 20 gravely put forth ea almost
The last public uttefance Of The DYING chief
| warmed towards his memory, TO be received
| with unusual respect and confederation by his
countrymen, seems to me calculated 70 do great
injury and injustice to the living, and ought not
70 be allowed 20 pass without comment or eriti-
| No man would respect the word Of senator
ard for him would forbid any effort on my part
| - question the accuracy Of any statement made
am n,nr Stent ~ siann, s npn,aa D snnSss
i
wholly erroneous idea, and does not In any sense
| express the real conviction Of Mr.. Chase; for 10
oPpRSon Nor does i sCund az fs Ike
/ Mr.. Chase or agree In any manner with the views
be held OF General 0rant or his Administration.
| The President, Mr.. Chase regarded as an alb
soiuteiy honest and pstriotio man, Of excellent
| sense and rare good Judgment earnestly striving
TO do his best % govern the country faithfully
and well. And % he always spoke Of his Admins
That Mr. Chase was hsrieved" and greatly an.
noyed A. many things N the present condition o.
so expressed himself, have no doubt. But hs
nsrr held the Presfdsnt or hfs Aduinfstration re-
sPonstbie FOR ihsm lv uOmsnt He did '.grieys"
that Congress would not act upon the subject Of
louisiana and provide as far as possible Q
i remedy for the evils under which she IL how
aS9.O because he sa,S a, ne Prssd'n.
| mot with the uncompromlslng hostility OF the
other. They would submit 70 Congress alone"
Hence his .'apPreeension," But he was too fsI
General Grant Responsible for q state OF thlngs
| In Louisiana he could no more control than he
could the waters Of the great river that roll by
So late AZ after the nomination Of Mr.. Greeley
at Cincinnati, white sitting with Mr.. Chase At
upon upon tSs whole, had given ths me- country an excel,
as could have been expected from man who
nation, and said he, empnaticaiiy, II believe
General Grant is an honest, patriotic man. de-
| siroua OF doing his whole duty toward the coun-
try, and approve substantially OF all the acts OF
his administration. except his Interference with
the Independence OF tue Supreme Court, and
| what Is moro, have personally 30 told the Pres
| ident himself within few days"
| These views In regard 10 President Grant am
confident he held up % the time Of his death. It
was never MT. ohases hsalt % SPEAK ~ Of any
, intimacy Of domestic life, he meyer hesrd the
. Chief Justice speak q disrespectful word Of Cen
, eral Grant or his administration.
One word In regard 10 Louisiana. know that
the President was sincerely destrous that Con.
gress should legslAte upon that subject and re.
leye him Of all responsibility upon the question
! And that no mistake should occur or blame at
! tiched TO him thereafter, he notified Congress
what course he should pursue, II II failed 70 al.
| rect him otherwise. Congress, with fun knowl.
: | edge Of the Views OF the Administration, ad
Journed without action, and the President, un.
der the advice OF the Attorney General, sustalns
= the Kellogg government.
I The President may haYe erred IN his conelu.
4 sion. The Attorney General, one Of the soundeai
i men and ablest lawyers, may have erred In ad
ylsing the President 70 this decision. The Cab
met may have erred also, but II in error TIT
I | Chief Justice, though he may not have con
4 | Cured, believed they were honest In thei
> views and meant for the best And until Con
: gress or the Supreme Court shall decree tha
| they are wrong, II seems TO me clearly the dnt,
Of all good citizens TO uphold and snstain thi
|, | President In the conclusion 10 which he ha
@ come, let the consequences be what they may
a. the wlsest and only prudent course TO be pur
q sued under the present vexatious and trouble
l. some condition OF Affairs In that state.
II. Q. Parsons.