The record-union., 1895-05-24

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viper from his hand"
General Gibson believed that Chase
had been opposed to his advancement,
and had used his influence against him.
Said he: II wish you would say. in one
of your letters to the Cleveland Leader,
that l have always been the friend of
General Gibson. and that my influence
has always been used for him. [ con-
slider him very effective and striking
stump orator. In one of his speeches,
and L have heard hini frequently. he
evinced all amount OF dramatic ability
and power truly wonderful"
CHASE AND o'CoNNELL.
/ requested MIR. Chase on one occasion
to give me tho history of his reply to the
celebrated Daniel O'Connell, who had
written !. powerful letter to the Irish
men OF America to come out of the DEM
ocratic party and vote with the Aboli-
tionistS.
the letter of which you speak was
placed in MY hands by the Abolitionlsts
with the request that | write response
thanking the great man for his tremenu-
Gus Indictment of slavery, and the lncon-
sistency of his coun,rymen in their
support Of the party with which the bar
barlsm OF slavery had been maintained"
lie expressed his regret at never having
seen O'Connell, and asked ii had ever
seen him. | told him had seen him
only once, when mere lad, stalwart
Irishmau had held me upon his shoul-
der for a glimpse Of the enancipator
while he was making a speech. He knew
O'Connelps writings we'll, and was con-
versant with many incidents in his lie.
l related to him one which he had never
heard, and which seemed 20 please him.
O'Connell was defending prisoner on
trial for his lie when he violently abused
the Judge and jury. The prisoner be-
came frightened and exclaimed: "Oh,
will hang me-" 'And never you mind il
they do or not" cried O'Connell, for If
they do will make them sorry for it,"
Ofthe great preachers of his time BisE-
op Simpson was Chase's ideal. He loved
and admired him for his patriotism and
his marvellous eloQuence. and pronounced
his oration over Lincoln's grave the finest
com bination of funeral oratory he ever
heard. YES" he said. ''Bishop Sim pson
is man of genius, and his great powers
as pulpit orator remain undImlnlshed.
always hear him when it is in my power
and L always wish to see him." L VENT
ured to criticise the great Bishop because
OF his too frequent habit OF giving way to
his emotions in~the pulpit. MIR. Chase
replied in vindication of his favOrite and
mine also: The very same objection was
Philip Francis, in his defense of Marie
Antoinette, that there was too much emo
ton in it for good taste. Burke replied:
'All [ can say is, l shed tears when L
wrote those words, and thought OF the
scenes which they recalled, and my eyes
filled with tears as l read them over
again. And l think" continued Mr..
Chase, ''lf the greatest of phllanthroplc
orators wept when he produced that MEM
orable and beautiful description. Bishop
Simpson may be pardoned il he OCCASION
ally Indulges i'll emotion"
PENALTIES OF GREATNESS.
That Mr.. Chase was candidate for the
Presidency was evident from his actions.
he dwelt frequently upon the ingratltude
of parties to their leaders. l asked him
his opinion upon question that was then
agitating the country, showing him let
ter upon the same subject, which l had
recently received from Sumner. he said
"Y GU know | am candidate for the nom-
ination and that my friends are hopeful
of my success and any profession on the
eve of the convention would be received
with suspicion. The press would jump
eagerly at any statement which l would
make. The truth is that jealOuSies, en-
mites and conspiracieS pursue the public
man TO his grave. His honor, his patriot
ism, his motives are i'm peached; history
The most disinterested act of my lie was
that letter TO Daniel O'Connell; at that
time it was the most popular thing that
could be done, yet the leading papers
wrote ME down as 0emagogue."
He then quoted the weilknown words
of Washington ''Irs Il severe tax" said
Washington, (which all must pay who
are called to eminent stations Of trust not
only TO be held up As conspicuous marks
to the enn,ity Of the public adversarles OF
their country, bur to the malice OF secret
traitors and the treachery offaise friends"
He added, with emotion: Ignorance
and malice pour their calumnles upon the
best mon l have known. upon the men
who have made the deepest sacrifices for
their country. 1t is, indeed, the vice OF
our age, and, l fear, particularly OF our
country. The pains ana peualtles OF pub
lie life and its enemies were illustrated IN
the treatment of Henry Clay by his party.
1t is related Of Clay that he asked some
one who was nominated for the Presl-
dency and when he was told Franklin
Pierce" he exclaimed, who is hs! My
God! We are beatenp" Chase repeated
this with dramatic effect
These are a few of the utterances or
Mr.. Chase in the several interviews had
with him. AS | remember him he seemed
a man noble and attractive in the quail
ties of truth, justice and courage. 4 man
whom the colored people OF the South
will always remember with pride ana
love. He belonged to a grand race OF
| orators, patriots and statesmen-a race
that lifted the great party OF freedom and
theUnion triuinphantly before tue world.