Year: 1868




RALEIGH, June II, 1868


majority of the leading lawyers and many OF the
most intelligent citizens Of North Carolina have been
drawn here for two or three weeks past by the
sions Of the State Supreme and the United States
Circuit Courts. have been happy to find among
them an almost unanimous appreciation Of the
sagacity Of the HERALD urging the nomination Of
Mr.. Chief Justice Chase for the Presidency. That
distinguished gentleman held the court here a year
ago, when he was regarded the favorte leader Of
the republican party and In spite Of the preudices
engendered by civil war and party strife he made a
most favorable impression on all who came in con-
tact with him. The lawyers were attracted to him
by the commanding ability of his address to the bar,
in which he asserted the supremacy Of civil over
military law well by his decisions in important
cases, while all men were impressed by the dignity
and urbanity OF his manners, which contrast finely
with the vulgar familiarity and grossness OF the
modern schools Of politicians. Mr.. Chase also won
the regards Of the people, hen by the liberaty
of his views. He avowed himself in favor Of univer-
sal amnesty, as well universal suffrage; and ex-
pressed his dsapprobation Of test Oahs, for which
he would substitute simple oath of fealty to the
constitution. In conformity with acts Of Congress-
and with the relations Of the negro to society,"
the Chief Justice ordered the marshal to summon
Jurors without regard to color but enoined that no
man. whether white or black, should be empaneed





read and write. When he was informed by the Dis
trict Attorney that according to the laws OF North
Carolina juror must be freehOder, he added that
also the conditions these evidences respect
for existing institutions went far to reconcile the
people to the innovation.


II Is not surprising in view OF these facts and OF
the more events in which Mr. Chase has borne
q conspicuous part, that majority OF intelligent
in North Carolina have their thoughts turned to
| him to friend OF constitutional freedom on
| whom they can rely with confidence. 1t s honor
| able to their unimpassoned candor that they have
|
vote for such man for President; and to their sa-
gacity that they recognize him as the most available
| candidate may add that, strange as 1t may sound
in Northern ears, there would be nearly quite as
| much prendice to overcome by the wings of North
| Carolina, II called upon to support Mr.. Pendeton
! with his democratic antecedents, Mr.. Chase with
his republican record They will support either gen.
be assumed that the opposition to radical military
| desposm in North Carolina Is democratic. 1t IL
democratic parties, with small fraction Of those
who have republican aflinities ante
| cedents. The organized opposition in this State,
| to assume the name of democracy and adopted
that OF conservative" This fact shows the wisdom
OF your suggestion some days ago. that IL would be
well for the party opposed to Grant and Cofax TO
| rally under the latter name.


The nomination OF Mr. Chase is emnently desira-
BILE In the present crisis OF affairs for the reason that
ii would sheve all the old issues and ones,
which, though OF intrinsic value, are secondary In
importance. The slavery controversy has been set
tled the peculiar institution" IL dead and buried,
| and only lunatics could desire to exhume its pu-





are interesting and important but they subOrdl-
nate to that OF preserving constitutional liberty. The
nomination Of Chase would rally all who for any
cause are opposed to the policy OF Congress- the
dual dictatorship OF Thad Stevens and Ben Butler,
and to the establishment OF negro supremacy In the
| South by the disfranchsement OF the intelligent
whites. 1t will command the confidence OF
the negroes themselves and OF their sincere friends,
North and South On the other hand the nomina-
| ton of Mr.. PendletOn Of any other old straight
out democrat would resurrect all the dead issues
| and challenge all men to battle under the old tat
banners
sands Of men, North and South, who, though deeply
disguised with radical tyranny corruption and mis-
| crat democratic platform or for controlling
| democratic reasons, Is gage thrown at their own
with former friends will be forgotten and Grant and
Cofax will be triumphantly elected. 1t is obviously
the policy of all the opposition elements to combine
for the defeat OF the radical candidates, and 1t is
equally clear that this can only be done by laying
all as o wen the as M deaa
and civil liberty IL OF paramount Importance and
this issue the battle should be fought. Questions
of mere policy should be subordinaed TO this essen
| tial fundamental necessity. The nomination Of
| Chase this common platform would inspire well
| grounded hope Of success, while with almost any
other candidate In the field there would arise fruit
less controversy to the merits OIL the war; slavery
greenbacks banks and tarns WIN eer1aln,y ia Of
| gent wings and democrats IN Nortn Caronna yhiie
exists the greatest confidence that Cnase s the
| only man who can carry the State against Grant.


Reasons Why Chase should be Nominated.
\ To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD


In nv correspondence from Washington for the
HERALD in February last predicted the defeat Of
| impeacbment which result has given satisfaction TO
the nation and saved IL from lasting disgrace. That
trial infamous in Its conception but glorious in its
| suit. has prominently brought forward before the
whole people OF the United States the name Of DIS
tinaushed statesman and learned jurist an ncorrup.
tible patriot and liberal and progressive democrat.


re,er of course to salmon r. Chase Chief Justice OF
the supreme Court tis understoodthat the name OF
Judge Chase mot at his socitation will be pre-
sened at the Democratic Convention OF July Fourth
for the onice OF President OF the United States and
propose in as brief space is practicable to assign
the reasons which should make that nomination
certainty and with acclamation. The HERALD Is the
great Independent paper Of the country, with circu-
ation extending every part OF its area and II IL
through the columns OF such q paper would in oil
modesty speak. The first consideration which
should operate with every democrat and conserya-


tive In the land should be to nominate one who will
concentrate upon him the largest anti-radical vote
and who on all the great issues before the country
will be a reliable democrat. said this should be the


first consideration ought not to have sad y snoa,d ,
nominee presume he would receive nne-tentns
OF the democratic all OF the conservative, ana one


third Of the republican votes, securing when there
are not three States in the Union whose electoral
vote would be given TO Grant. During my travels IN
different parts ofthe country for the last TWO months
to the conclusion that more than thas proportion
will vote for Chase. They attached to him Tor


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