New-York tribune., 1874-06-25

s sno nav nl,ass Of the unsettled agitation on the
merits Of the constitutional question drew Of feeling
and diversity OF ointment The Court. whlc1 nn
induced . by GSngGeis o se sppo"s Of
Johnson had been again opened by congress 20 hs
case involving the vexed question, was heard by tno
Court and the validity OF tine disputed nSsiwas sns @
aed D m nSg Tn9 and the
tary now Judging ITSELF gave rlse 10 mucn sss.S 80
sdo and the Other ana 70 % sone of these
evenffui mutations In matters where stability ana UNI
Ur%y nana nepsss deq nnd to- The dignity Of
COnfessng to firm approval OF the na'i uispooi,t ~
Of the constitutional question ny tns S si result
WAS not reached by less uncertain steps ut WIN .ns
my adverse attitude to Tue Cnet Jasteos a,.carnp
all suggestions which would mix up poiltlca! a,
Istce IT, under the last Judgment Of tue Court we may
venture so consider IL, was In Iouowg MS ss'onh
rtv Of the currency and MS Impotence and despair at
the feebeness OF the political departments vi sg
sbat th Anal Wisdom OF this great question inter aces
jris az well of the highest rcasOns VI stac,
.ny e., tne brief exigcncy of what was so danger
ans 70 the permanent necessities OF peace But larger
and wider prudence, as ~ wouo seem is,o h
prevailing udgmen which refused 10 pm,treseen
duties OF future and drew back tho Cours IRON n1
rsac to cpippe IN turn the ldical power Tho
past thus was dishonored nor tho uture disaDied
. PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS JUSTIFIED.
have now carried your attention 10 Iho ro"nu vi
eminent public service which filed the lie OF MT Chase
with activity and usefulness and yet the survey ad
the lesson are incomplete without some reference to
,,,,on he never attained to an office he admns-
tered mean to be sure the Presidency. II II OF the
nature OF this great place OF power and trust and the
necessity of the method by which alone it eau DC
reached to present TO the ambition ana puoic spr :"
political leaders, and to the honest hopes anu on'uo
slasm OF the great body OF the people, an equally ire
auent disappointment. This is not the place 10 ns't
upon tho OF this unquestionabe miseh'el nor
10 attempt % point tho escape from the IL iuue5a
the problem DO itself too hard Tor solution. 10
Mr. Chase TO all the great leaders OF 0pnlon III tue
men hs disapp ointment came, aud in his case, as In
theirs brought with 1t the defeat OF the hopes ah desires
through mis- accession to the Presidency the elevation
of tnc Government and the welfare OF the people.
That the range and dignlty OF Mr Chase puOlc en-
ployments and the large capacity, absolute proDity
aud unbOunded energy which lie had SHOWN IN thein,
jusriied his aspiration To the Presidency ahu lhe
pusc calculations OF great benefits from his accession
TO IT, may not be doubted In TINS state Oh thhgs /. s
obvious that bo would necessarily be greatly In the
minds of men as a candidate for the candldacy, ana
this. too. whether they favored or opposed ~ wtnou
any implication Of undue activity or DESIRE mno less vi
brt on his parf, obtain the nomination. Bat was
not IN the fortunes of Mr. Cases life to take tle noon o
any tide in te restless OF our politics when ed on
to the Presidency. In 1860 there NO principle ana
policy of the Republican party wnich coui9 toierue
political leader to be put III nomination. In lo94 the
paramount considerations OF absolute supiGnacy WHICH
competition OF candidates In the republican party In
1863 when each party seemed III an uhua degreY reo @
To seek aud fluid candidates wlere IL "ouId, Mr.
Chase was Cnicf-Jusce, aud no Issue OF tue piDlc
safety existed which alone In tue setued c0hyooso o
this people would favor political canvass Dy tho Ao'u
In st view of the office OF President as framed in
the Constitution, which he only "a cue Wnoe ostacs-
mont f the Government l. to preserve, protect
and Defend and of the rightu demands of TINS people
from Its supreme mag tracy am pas, sre UsI Por
the discharge OF its ign duties aud for the
OF good government in difficult times. Tieso qualities
have already unolded from his llte II, ludced the
great hold the Government which the constitution
secures to the people by the election Of the President
his direct aud constant Responsibility 70 popular
opnion and the full powers thus safely conhded 70 hl
and the trust OF the people at large IS 70
he exercised aud preserved in its appropriate yigor IL
can only by the election to the Presidency or true
leaders of the political opinion OF the country tns
way alone eau power and responsibility be KEPT IN
union aud any nation which, In the working or It's gov
ernment, sees them dlyofced-sess power %ltnont re-
sponslblty, and responsibility without power-inust eA-
pect dishonor and disaster In its affairs.
STATELY LIFE
Ihaye thus with such success as may be- undertaken
to separate thread of this individual character and
action from that tapestry OF human life whose
concated and collective force make up one OF
the noblest chapters OF history. have attempted to
present in prominent points, passing asgta rerum
the worth, the work. the duty, and the honor
which I'll out "the sustained dignity OF this stately
lfe" From his boyhood the banks Of this fair river
famous having given birth and nurture to three
ChieJustices OF the United STATES, ELLSWORTH Cnase
and Waite-through his first lessons in the humantes
4, ,.,, v,,dsor bis f,,ar I'm the Ian of
this gracous mother bis loved and yenerated Dart
mouth through his lessons IN law and in e0quence at
the zee. on nis great ~ aset ,he hyonn5 his fa,b
mi service 10 the law that Jealous mistress and his gen.
advocacy of the rights and resentment OF the
wrongs OF Tue ,, In s1 Win ire f
tnys and fears through the crush and crowd Of abors
and soeitudes which beset him as Minister OF Finance
In the tensions and pers OF war; through all steep
ah, lie bnt span in wears was enough for the perma.
of his aud for the assurance OF his
1ame. hsram gm,"s, oIo,,
o,,a,r,,,y 60 on,n.ra IN o,thar