, 1873-05-17
THE PRESIDENCY.
An IntoreatiuR Lettcr from MIR.
Chase. .

-, From the Nt.o Fork Sun
Tho following letter, written by tho lato Chief,
JuHtice ChaBe moro than- twouty. years. ago, has
under tho following clrcumstancos In 1852,
the Freo-soil party, or FREQ Democracy, rs Mr.:
Ohaso preferred to coli It, though It had fa1lcn
away good deal in strength sitco 1913, WHOM il,
Ean vsn naroa and AZ Aams for 81; President md
land, Now York, md Ohio, WAS thoroughly or
ganized, and was represented in tho 'Sonato by
Chase, Halo, aud Summer, and in The House Of
Representatives. By. Horace Mann, Charles Allen,
horouce to tho policy of & third party, which, as
they expected, and as renliy happoned,' three
years later, resulted in driving QUO Of the COM
tion Of great Anti-savery party upon its ruins.
But somo of tho Free-soil leaders, in their nnx-
ioty to beat Pierce, the candidate Of the ultra
slaye.holdera, woro inclined to support Scott as
choice Of evils. Among 1 1I 1h9se were ohaEos
IN his primo aud worry. popular with his party,
aoveraa Of whose local conventions Ind already.
Designated him as tho oandidato for prosldont,
to be nominated by tho FIoo-Soil National Con-
vantion, callod to meet at Pittsburgh, Aug. II,
1869. It was indeod tho general cxpcciation
that ho would DO tho candidate. week or two
before tho Convention met, howovor, ho wrote
that timo'tllo lending Free-soil journal Of Now
ton. !.
IN this contingency tho thoughts Of tho FREQ
soicrs naturally began to turn to Afr. Clnso ae 2
candidate. Tho editor Of tho Commonwealth
was strongly opposed to this cl,ange Of candi-
datos, on tho ground that 1t would bo conatruod
as oign OF waverng in tho party, aud wrote to
Mr. chaso urging him not to stand, a1ld express
consent to be d candidate. To this letter tho
ono we publish below was Mr.. Ohaso's reply.
Tho result Of tho matter wen that Mr. Hale was
nominated by tho Pittsburgh Convention, that
after some hestntion ho accepted the nominn-
tion, and was supported by about 160; 600 voters,
who three years later formed the nucleus Of tho
present Republican party.
am. ouAsE's LETTER..
WARRINGTON, AfB. 2, 1884,
Mr. DEAR Sir: You are perfectly right in your
YioY8. Hale ahould DO and must DO tho noni-
noo. Had tho anti-slayory movement, naturally
aud without force, directed 3tso!f toward me- I
should not hive thought mysalf at liberty to do
elmo tho nomination, though, on man; accounts
it would havo boon by no means desirable to mo.
Naturally, without conBtraint tlle regards and
expectations OF tho frionds Of freedom. now to
rally, hopo, as tho 1ndepcndsnt Domocraesy
cline without SORROWS injury botl. to himself
and tho cause. 1t will mover do to shapa our
movement for tho purpose Of aefoating par
tioular candidates. Wa must organize It on
right principlos, giro It all tho Btrongth = wo
can, and Jet tho conscqueneos fall whore they
may. I WAS at first inclined to Halos idea that
tho defeat Of the nominees Of tho compromao
Democracy Rlould bo among our distinct aims :;
but further reelection on existing circumstances
has satisfied mo TINT this iB wrong Wow. In
decd, do not pormit my name to be used for
such q purpose without exposing myself to mis-
constructions, which would bo fatal to my uae-
fulnoHs to tho cause OF freedom. / must mako
1t apparent to my Democratic frioa1s in Ohio
that act upon principle, md that wi,atover
injuries may bofall their Organization arc justly
clargeablo upon tho Convention. which dis
honorol the platform Of tie Ohio Democracy OF
Baltimore and not upon mo who still upholds It,
This would bo apparent, it, III the natural
courso of oyents, should receive the Pittsburgh
no1nination; hut it would bo quito othorwiBe
should rocoiyo that nomination undor existing
circumstances, Hale being aet aside, though tho
oxpodient to tako ono more acceptable to the
Democrats. md less acceptable to tho Wbigs fol
| tho sake Of: defeating Piorco and oloctlng Scott
ALL my fsSags aud a PFf' 90 ass % agas aa
oponly, directly, and carry lta own ronaon upon
the laca Of tlo action, and that reaaon muat be
auch as to satiefy my own sonse Of honor ant
right:
| tancouB impulse which demaldb his nomination.
| He n,t1At not unlartala to 10 wiaar than oyenta
for Providence III tho nuthor Of oyouty. Lel
Spalding OF Dlakey bo candidate for Vico-P Proai.
| dont. Tlle othar mon named Aro oil good aud
true. GlddingB il tho hero Of our cause, aud
Lowls, ablo aud faithful. ia every way worthy
but untlcr existing circumstance, tho consid.
orations which point to Hale for President poinI
to raoont Democrat for Vtco-pr0sidont.
4 number OF us have put our hoada together
aud havo prepared earea of resolutions per.
feotly acceptable to diddnga, .srownshend, bur
leo, aud myself. Summer concura In the prin
ciplea. but WaH not proHont when tho resolutions
were road last night They aro formed on tht
basis OF tho Buffalo resolutions and tho MaBsa
chusetts platform lately adoptod. II Wilson has
not prepared anything more satisfactory, hopt
theno revolutions may bo adopted.
II Halo reraatg in declining, how would Brad
ford II. Wood and Samuel LowiB answer or j
Il. Gildinga and blinthorne Tompkus?
Rantoul, grioye to aay, III dangerously i'll
May God reatoro him, Ills leath would 30
fearful loss to our causo.+ Yourn truly aud faith
fully, &, z. CuAsE.
1lonEnT CANrEn, Esq.
nantoul llod on this day tho otter was wrltseu,-
ED. HuH.