Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-09
Chief Justice Chase.

preme Court, whose death in New
York, on Wednesday, is announced
was born IN Cornish n. II. Jan. ID
1903. When years of age his
father died, and at the age OF II he
went to Worthington, Ohio, where
his education was superintended by
his uncle, Philander Chase, Bishop
bf Ohio. He entered Cincinnati Col
[lege of which his uncle had in the
meantime accepted the presidency,
and soon was admitted to the sophie
more class. After years residence
in Cincinnati he returned to his
mothers home in New Hampshire,
and in 1924 entered the junior class
of Dartmouth College, where he
graduated in 1926. The next winter
hIr. Chase opened a classical school
for boys, in Washington, having
for his pupils the sons of Henry
CLAY, William Writ, Samuel L.
Southland, and other distinguished
men Of that day. During this Pc
riod he Studied law under Mr.. Writ,
md in 1929 was admitted to prac-
lice in the Courts of the District of
columbia. In 1880 Mr.. Chase re-
turned to Cincinnati where he pur-
sued his profession, and prepared
hn edition of the statutes of Ohio,
with copious notes and annotations,
which soon superseded all previous
publications of the statutes, and is
now received as authority by the
courts. The fame, thus acquired,
gave him a valuable practice.
In 1887 Mr.. Chase acted as coun-
Eel for a colorcd woman, claimed as
slave, and here took his first pub
ic stand against slavery, and in an
Elaborate argument controverted
he authority Of Congress to impose
uties or confer powers upon state
Magistrates in fugitive slave
Fases, position which has since
been confirmed by the Supreme
Court. The same year before the
supreme Court Of Ohio he defended
as. G. Birney, prosecuted under a
tate law for harboring slave. In
his case he asserted the doctrine
hat slavery was local and depend
mt on state law for it's existence,
nd that the slave, voluntarily
rought within the territorial limits
f Ohio was, in fact and right, free.
n lS46 he was associated with Hon
". II. Seward, as defendants coun-
ell in the case of Van Zandt before
he Supreme Court of the United
Rtates. In this case he made a
peech more deliberately setting
prth his views which attracted
marked attention.
Politic ally Mr.. Chase was with the
Democrats up to 1910 when he sup
orted Harrison. Becoming salts
ed that no effective opposition to
b the encroachments ofslavery was
b be expected Of the Tyler admin
stration, Mr.. Chase, in ls4l united
b call for a convention at Column
us which resulted in the formation
f the liberty party, Of Ohio. An
ddress to the people adopted by
he convention was the work of Mr..
Chase's pen. He was active in the
rst and second National conven-
ons of the Liberty party, and was
resident and a member of the COM
littee on resolutions of the Nation.
Free Soil Convention at Buffalo
1e4S, which nominated Mr.. Van
urep for President. In Feb. 1949,
[r. Chase was chosen U. S Senator
.om Ohio. In 1850 on the floor of
he Senate he made speech against
[r. Clay's compromise bill, review
lg thoroughly all the questions pre-
anted. He warmly opposed the re-
cal Of the Missouri compromise,
nd on Feb. 3, 1854 in speech in
re Senate made the first elaborate
xpose of the Kansas-Nebraska bill.
d 1856 he was nominated and elect,
d Governor of Ohio, by the oppo.
ents Of the Nebraska bill and
'ierce's administration. At the
lose Of his first term, contrary to
is inclinatlons, he was renomina.
cd and reelected by very large
,ajority. Upon the organization Of
be Republican party in 1856, Mr.
,hase became one of it's ablest and
rmest supporters. With the later
areer of Judge Chase the country
familiar. Called by Mr.. Lincoln
1861 to assume the portfolio o
ecretary of the Treasury, his mas
erly administration of the respon
Iible and difficult duties of that higl
flee during period of anarch,
md civil war, not only secured 70
i'm the plaudits of his own country
men, but the admiration of tn
world. Afterwards elevated to tn
position of Chief Justice, an offic
n dignity and responsibility nc
second to any in the Government
Judge Chase distinguished himse
by the same lofty devotion to dut
Ind principle, the same high abilit,
and consciousness, and the SAN
infexible honor and integrity whic
characterized him in all position
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