Year: 1867

The Cincinnati COmmerc,dt has the following
comm entary on the result OF the recent election
in that State. Its incidental revelations of the
views and sentiments lof Chief Justice Chase
will be read with general interest:


JUDGE CHASE AND THE PRESIDENCY.


Many OF our Conservative and OF our Radical e1.
changes have made proclamation since the Ohio election
that the defeat Of the Republican party in this Ste-for
the l1,soi the Constitutional Amendment and of the Legs
auro constitutes substantially defeat-ends now and
forever the Presidential prospects of Judge Chase Per
hap. IL does but there fare points OF fact
that should be considered, and we propose to
name them in the hope OF producing wholesome
reflection. In the first place, notwithstand
ing the great reputation Radical that Judge Chase
has. he u.s. IN temperament and convictions, one OF the
mos. truly conservative in the country lie was the
frs public man. the OF the and the death Of
Lincoln 10 call the attention Of the President 70 the only
.dhd basis OF Rcconstructionthat 49, the enfranchise
ment OF eyerybody--uirage for all Slaves amnesty for
al Rebels with. perhaps half dozen named exceptions
That /, what We must come to- The wisest men. OF all
parties have admitted IT, The policy is that OF Judge
Chase and was ged upon President johnson some time
before the date OK the North Carolina proclamation IA
for the schemes Of in the form OF the consca
ton O, the lands OF Southern white and their dyis
ION among the blacks. Judge Chase dscountenanees
them entirely. Tho notion that Congress should
seize upon the President and thrust him. with blows and
miiellcOn8, out or ONCE never Detu
Judge Chase on the contrary IT his opinion that
DO little mscef done during the late political cam
paign hy the Wild threats OF summary impeachment that
wcro freely made


Judge Chase held responsible FOR the presentation
OF tho Negro Suffrage In Ohio during tho last
campaign lie never urged IL. He recognized the fact
that while in the Southern States. where the great body
OF loyalists were Black. Negro .sufrage demanded
by considerations of the public safety no such demand
WAS made In the North and that the Southern Whites
might in great degree have their preudices conquered
by coupling suffrage with Amnesty. while there was no
such nducemeu in the North to make application OF the
golden rule.


We do not see that il can be Justly claimed that
Judge Chase was especially defeated in the failure
OF the Constitutional Amendment. That Amend
ment was embarrassed by clause DISTINGUISHING two
classes persons. and that opposed TO his policy
lie was socOus. the issue before the people OF
Ohio that should be decided favor OF the enranchise
ment the negro It would at any time be easy to re-
move the restriction proposed upon Rebels and deserers


Asto those committed TO this doctrine Negro Suffrage
nneenths Of the Republican party OF Ohio are commit
ted 20 II as decidedly Judge Chase s II he is to be
Disseminated against account OF his principles 80 are
they DO they propose that the oneenth to be made
the rulers the entire household or sha the majority
rules


Injurious imputatons have been cast upon Judge
Chase In connection with the National Banks To be sure
he established hem and they who do not know that he
did under national pecunary necessity and that he
accomplished the great object OF establishing uniformity
OF currency, and OF giving the Government command
OF the currency that It needed and that was OF
very great utility but illnformed The banks are
10 be dealt with under different circumstances No
doubt the national banking system needs revision and
adaptation TO the changed situation OF the country We
presume IL better than iozen irresponsible systems
would be- and that would DO well In process OF
formation not to destroy IL.


on the greenback question, as il Is called Mr.. Chase
has been held responsible for tho administration OF the
Treasury Department since he left It, We may say on
this point he in favor OF the payment OF the
National Debt In greenbacks as primary proposition
nor favor OF Secretary McCulochs policy OF fore
ing resumption of specie payments by reducing tho
volume OF tho currency His policy would be to settle the
affairs OF the country reduce the expenses Of the Govern
men spread abroad with Amnesty and Enfanchisement
confidence peace and good will and thus to nvigorate
the public credit and make the greenback as good as
gold when the question OF payment OF the National
Debt Is at once solved 1t becomes matter OF indf
ference both bond holder and taxpayer whether 1t Is
paid in gold gfeenbacks The song Of the Appomattor
apple tree is suppose, much more than suhcient
10 these suggestions; but principles and states
maashp. embodied with the largest public experience
and the highest intellectual gifts may not be 80 nexpe
dent after ALL