MR. CHASE'S VIEWS by [Chase, Chief Justice Salmon P.] - 1868

[np, 1868. Folio sheet, folded to 4pp. Caption title, as issued. A few fox spots, Very Good. Even after President Lincoln appointed him Chief Justice of the United States, Chase hankered after the Presidency. Lincoln had thwarted Chase's scheme to win the 1864 presidential nomination. He then appointed him to the Supreme Court as Chief Justice Roger Taney's successor. Formerly an Ohio Democratic Governor and abolitionist Senator, Chase covertly sought the 1868 Democratic nomination for president. Distilling what they perceived to be Chase's opinions on subjects of national importance, "his friends have thought it advisable to print together the several statements of political principles and measures to which... he has given his assent, within the last two months." All, of course, totally unsanctioned by Chase himself. Chase, they say, stands for "universal suffrage" [under the control of the individual States], "universal amnesty," and an end to "military government." Chase's "Reply," dated July 1, 1868, endorses these principles, emphasizes his regard for State Rights, and demurely advises, "In the event of nomination and success, I trust that I should so act that neither the great party which makes the nomination, nor the great body of patriotic citizens whose co-operation would ensure success, would have any cause to regret their action." LCP 2227. Not located on OCLC, AAS, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, U TX, Brown, Oberlin, Western Reserve Hist. Soc. online sites as of May 2017. Not in Sabin.