, 1874-06-11


Now York Tribune, puts protty o1fcotual
quietua OIL tho story that President Lincoln. im-
med'atoly after tho doath Of CAof-Justico IT,
noy, offorod tho vacant place to Senator stimnor.
The report TINT ho did 30 originated, wo belioTo'
Will Mr. Caleb Lyon. Ho ts credlted ut loaas,
With tho authorship OF tl'is paragraph:
Soon nftcr ohicfJustIce Tnneya death ho ts''nncr>
un nu9~su ' sAfu 'f0 'ae tfesash'' upon WHICH was
"9ae Hou caa,,<, Simmer Tim vacant Characterization.
SUP ~ % naeoa o. soaf Mi'possl. a. .'Hco1s t
would lave been tho rc,ze1 dream Of ,ny youth, but
now 1t mist not, 1t cnnnot hc. Tue breach between
.Dasu 49,, a @ ,,' sa sa - esuwax ".aeu m
too grcat, nor can anything temnt mo to desert my
post Tho Republican party must roma1n intact until
rrcat sona,nru r"rss,o,nv t,o .nno
mont Of Mr.. casc, after tedious tloay from October
to peeomoor. mr.. uhaso thfogh isss remained n'1-
rot',sa, "a 'N' 4A'&''' 'A'4 "'" - "A''
r. Mr. 1,vo, roo1,v vroto +ha r,roornnh him.
gelf II in 1;f,rut to nm 1,ov tin focts can ,,o
otbcrwsa, npt n ia nro1,ab,o that IT nnzaod
thronp,, scvoro1 mn,a hoforo bono nut ,,non m.
nor. Tn this caHe II 1caarvca 1;t.,o crcdonco. A
Story invar,abv urowa with tho te1linr IF sonator
Summer told A that ho wished no had boon Of
forea the Chiof-Just!ccslip. tho story, by tho
time 1t reached g or II, would bo tint 1o
had boen ofroroa it, Mr, schuckors account Of
thu ro]ntiona Of Jincoln. Summer md Chase
sooms moro probabo thau Arr. Lvon'e.
11r. schuckcrs visited Senator Summon On tho
18th Of last Fcbruary, Tho latter then told him
Tho fo,lowinv ato,v. About tho mi,'d]o Of Atav
1aG4. wor7 roncne1 him that Cbinf-1uatico '1'anoy
could nat live ,noro than n fow houra II was
then la1f-past 10 In thu oyen,np. uo
wont at onco to the presi;]ent aud told
him wLnt lie lad hoara, HYou
have come" said 1fr, Lincoln. "to
apoak Of sfr. Chaso." .yca." ar T anno;nt
Chaao will In rivo nm no1itica md thu presf-
lonoy ?" s,,n,nor in ronlv to th;s oucation. told
Mr. 1inco1p Of n rccont ronvoruation with chaao
in w1;c,, chasa 1,o, sa;,1 TINT u ha could lavo
c;thor Tho prosfdoncy or Cbiof,Tuat]cesh,n In
wor,d choosa tho lotter. Iinco1p erpresaed his
satisfaction, Ind sa,d 1,o would sneak to Cbaao
on the mnttor no.t morning. Mr.. Simmer ob-
iectel to thia. "1t will uover do, !" In anio for
| tbe prcs,1ent IN bove opv communication with
onv ma to,ti,c onrointment to +,,;a croot n1oca
which tho moat mnlienant enemv couId torture
| into coru,nt ,ndorat.,f;nyn Mr. 1;ncofn mr.
know,caco;, tim fo,ca n, tim o,ioctjon uo uo;d
| le would not speak to Chase Gu tho subject. but
| would cortaialv nominate him, Tho conyorsa-
| tiou then turued on lfa 1,robablo aucceaaor aa
Secretary of the Treasury,
| Mr.. Taney rallied ind lived until Oct. IA, 1864.
Wheu ho finally died, Sumner wrote throo tiulos
| to Lincoln, urging l1r. ChaBa'a nomination. II
| expected no uuawer TO any Of my letters" said
| Ao, land got nope," Mr.. scAuc]iers told him Of
Robert Lincoln's saving, iust before the uo.uipa-
ton: "Iho relations existing between mr. fat1er
and Atr, Caase are t1oSa of armed Neutrality. >,
| and suggested TINT tho phrase might have orig
swered: " don't balioyo AIR. Lincoln over
used 1t in connection with Mr. Chaso aud
| tic Chief-Justicealip. Mr. Lincoln
said ho lad neyor wayorod in his inteu.
tion to nominate Mr, Chase, il W.
canoy occurred during Ills Presidency, from
tho night of our intoryiey on tho subject
in tho preceding Mny until tho nomination was
finally mado." II this is 30, tho place could not
have been offered to the Senator. So, il su,nno,
is couectly roporsoa BY Schuckors, ao cannot be
correctly roportcd by Lyon.
sovoro, focts r,,,,tionea ,,v Mr. sc,uckera cor.
,,horoto ,,a ,,era;or T. ia m, ot n, 1i,o,v to,
,o,o. ~ ,o,. .,. ;,n.4
anca aousd ho ofrered in thu vorv ioforna
v.v .yt,n,, ar 1,,on ,nontio,a -hv line
| .or;t,,,,.a ,,,o, o,,d ADMIN IT. Gam.
mar wo,,3 csrt,n,v taro nodo anc,, a Aot
+or;nc ot,,r ,m,,,,o borore ,,,a 1eo,h nm,
y, ordinary rrido-mnoh noro mo,
n, conu,,oroh,o svot;sm-.,vo,,a In -, ao,o ,,,;,
,r,,o ,o,+ora - g. ,,ro,,,o. Fo,uondo, and c.o,
IN, f,,rr;a,, ,,t;, ;on,, rr,or Fosao,,o,, ,v.oto
OF On u,x do,,, ottor 'ro,ov,a doat,,. u1 th,n1