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Title: Statesmen
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Brooks, Noah, 1830-1903
Subjects: Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850 Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858 Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886 Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893 Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 Statesmen
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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man whose nomination seemedimminent had been his rival in the precedingcanvass for the Presidential nomination, and towithhold from him this high honor. One dayduring the pendency of this doubt I had occa-sion to see the President in his private office.He was in gay humor, and asked what was thenews. I said : Mr. President, there is no news. Very well, he said ; what are people talkingabout? They are guessing who will beTaneys successor, I said, jocularly. Instantlyhis countenance fell, and, with a grave and seri-ous expression, he said, pointing to a huge pile, of telegrams and letters on his table: I havebeen all day and yesterday and the day beforebesieged by messages from my friends all overthe country, as if there were a determination toput up the bars between Governor Chase andmyself. Then, after a pause, he added : But Ishall nominate him for Chief Justice neverthe- SALMON P. CHASE 171 less. Chases nomination was sent in to the Sen-ate December 6th, in a message written in Lin-
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The Negro-Pew. (An Actual View.) coins own hand. His confirmation was imme-diate, and in the noble place of Chief Justicethe ex-Secretary, ex-Governor, and ex-Senatorfilled the highest expectations of his friends and 172 STATESMEN covered his enemies with confusion. He pre-sided over the deliberations of the Senate, asrequired by law, when that body sat as a HighCourt of Impeachment, listening to the chargespreferred by the House in the matter of AndrewJohnsons alleged illegal proceeding in the at-tempt to remove Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary,of War. In the midst of the excitements andfactional heats that circled about the Capitol,only one man seemed immovable, calm, and un-impressible. That was the Chief Justice, whoin imperturbable dignity presided over the HighCourt. To his wisdom, his calmness, and ju-dicial firmness that now historical tribunal owesits highest claim to the respect and gratitude ofour people. As Chief Justice, Chases labors were ardu-ous and excessive. He had borne

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