Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-05-23
Chief,Justlce Chase.

| SALMON PORTLAND CHASE was born IN
Cornish, N. H., January 13, 1903. At the
age of twelve his father died, and the boy
was sent to Ohio, where his education was
| for time Superintendent by his uncle,
| Bishop Philander Chase. lie graduated
at Dartmouth College in 1926. Fortwo or
| three years he taught classical school in
Washington, studying law meanwhile un-
der William Writ, and In 1929 was ad-
mitted to the bar of the District. The
| following year he removed to Cincinnati,
and ever since then has made that city his
home. There he then acquired a lucra-
tive law practice, and was for some time
retained as solicitor for the Cincinnati
branch of Nick Biddle's bank, His first
public connection with the s1avery.ques-
ton was in 1887, when lie ably defended a
| fugitive from the patriarchal Institution. In
| 1916 he was associated with Mr.. Seward in
hte Van Zandt case, in the Supreme Court
of the United States, holding then, as be-
fore, that there was no power in Congress-
| to legislate for the reclamation of fugitives,
and that, in fact, no fugitive could be re-
claimed at all unless proved to have escap-
ed from one of the original States. In
1910 Mr.. Chase supported Harrison for
the Presidency; and in 1913 was one of
| the leading members of the Liberty Party
|
later he presided in the second National
! Convention of the party, and participated
in the nomination of Martin Van Buren as
the Free Soil candidate.
| In the Ohio Legislature in the winter
Of 1889, three or four Freesoilers held
! the balance of power, and uniting for that
purpose with the Democratic members,
| they secured the election Of Mr. Chase TO
| the United States Senate. In that body he
earnestly opposed the CLAY compromise
measures of 1850; and in 1854 was fore
most in arousing the storm of popular in
! dignatiOn against the Kansas Nebraska
| bin and the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise. Nominated for Governor of
| Ohio, upon the issues then presented, he
was elected in 1858. and was prominently
named for the Presidential nomination in
| the first National Convention of the Re
publican party in 1856. He was reelected
| Governor in 1851 In the Chicago Con-
vention of 1860 he received 40 votes for
the Presidency, on the first ballot. Mr..
Lincoln called him to the head of the
! Treasury Department in March of the
! following year. and he continued in charge
of the financial affairs of the Government
| up to the 30th OfJune 1864, conducting
| the operations of the department with
matchless skill throughout that most
trying period. In October of the
same year he was appointed by
| President Lincoln to the office
of ChiefJustice of the Supreme Court,
then just made vacant by the death of
! Roger B. Taney. One of the most notable
incidents of his judicial career was the or
| ganization of the Senate as an impe9ch-
ment court lin which he presided) for the
| trial of President Johnson. In 1868 he
narrowly escaped nomination for the
| Presidency from the New York Democrat
ic Convention, his sympathies having been
quite strongly with that party for some
time. Two or three years ago he suffered Sc
verely from paralysis and his life was at one
time despaired of. He never fully re-
gained his health, and for long time
took no part in the business of the court.
Latterly, he had recovered sufficiently to
resume the discharge of his official duties,
and was supposed to be gradually gain
ing strength. His death at this time,
therefore, was as unexpected as sudden,
and will excite feeling of profound re-
gret throughout the land.-Ohicago Erea-