The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-13

on the 18th OF last February. The latter
then told him the following story; About
the middle of May, 1864, word reached
him that Chief. Justice fancy could not
live more than q few hours. 1t WAS then
half.past 10 in the evening He went at
once 20 the president and told
him what he had heard. you
have COME said MIR. Lincoln, ITO speok
of MIR. Chase" uYes." "If I appoint
Chase will he give up politics and the
Presidency7r Sumner, in replying to
this question, told Mr.. Lincoln OF a recent
conversation with Chase, In which Chase
had said that II no could have either the
presidency or chief-justioeship he would
choose the latter. Lincoln expressed his
satisfaction, and said no would speak to
Chase on tho matter next morning. Mr..
Sumnni oli II to this. IL will never
do" hr I'D. Tor tho president TO have
any communication with any one touch
ing the appointment to this grent place
which the most malignent enemy could
torture into a corrupt understanding
Mr.. Lincoln Acknowledged the force OF
the objection. He said he would not speak
TO Chase on tho subject, but would GER
| tainly nominate him. The conversation
! then turned on his probable successor as
| secretary oil tho treasury
Mr.. fancy rallied and lived until Oct.
IL, 1864. When he finally died, Sumner
! wrote three times 10 Lincoln, urging Mr..
| Chsse's nomination. al expected no an
swer TO any OF my letters, said he, "snd
got none" Mr.. Schuckcrs told him OF
Robert Lincoln's ssying, just before the
nomination: "Ihe relations existing
between my father and Mr.. Chase are
those Of armed neutrality" and suggested
that the phrase might have originated
with the president. The senator an
swerpd: IL .dea,s oef}on with Mr.. UGalu
and the chiefjusticeship. =. Mr..
! Lincoln said he had never wavered in his
intention to nominate Mr.. Chase II va.
cancy occurred during his presidency,
from the night OF our interview on the
subjsc, in tho preceding May until the
nomination WA finally made" II this IL
SO, the place could not have been offered
TO the senator. SO, IL Sumner 10 correct
" reported by Schuckers, he cannot be
correctly reported by Lyon.
Several facts mentioned by Mr.. Schuck.
ers corroborate his version. II 10 not al
all likely that o nomination TO an office
of such great Importance should b
offered in the very informal way which
Mr.. Lyon intentionally line,scribblet
upon q card. Again, Mr.. Sumner would
certainly have made such hatterinl
offer public before his death. A man O
ordinary PRIDE much more man o
considerable egotism-would tavo dom
this. The letters Of Secretaries Fessen
den and Stanton furnished additions
proof. Fessenden wrote, Oct. &c, six day
after Taney's death: II think there can b
no doubt sbous Mr.. Chase's appoint
msnt," and again, on Nov. 10; II hav
no doubt Mr.. Chase will be chief Justice
I have neither seen nor heard anything
TO indicate a change in the president
intentions" The day after Mr.. Stanton
wrote: "Your experience has taught 20,
that the newspaper reports arc all lies
invented by knsves for fools to feed on
this 10 especially true In respect OF
the enthusiastically; my belief Is that th
appoIntmo ont will be offered to Mr.. Chase
II IL he's not already been done"
fortnight later, the nomination was sen
10 the senate. 1t is difficult to see, Il
view OF all these fActs, how the inciden
for which Mr.. Lyons authority 10 give
. | ran he trina