American Eloquence (Volume 3); Studies in American Political History (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1896. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... NOTES. SALMON P. CHASE. I. Salmon Portland Chase was born at Cornish, N. H., January 13, 1808; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1826; studied law at Washington City under William Wirt, and was admitted to the Bar in 1829; began the practice of law at Cincinnati in 1830; compiled a notable edition of the Statutes of Ohio; became prominent in 1837 as defender of persons accused of violating the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793; became identified with the Liberty party in 1841, and participated in its national conventions, at Buffalo in 1843, and at Cincinnati in 1847; was a member of the National Free Soil Convention at Buffalo in 1848, which nominated Martin Van Buren for the presidency; was elected a United States Senator by a combination of Democrats and Free Soilers, serving from March 4, 1849, to March 4, 1855; was elected governor of Ohio in 1855 as a Free Soil Democrat, and re-elected as a Republican in 1857; was prominently considered as a nominee for the presidency by the Republican National Convention in i860; was again elected to the United States Senate in i860, but resigned the day after taking his seat to become Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln, which position he held until he resigned in 1864; was appointed in December, 1864, to the Chief-Justiceship of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving in that capacity until his death, May 7, 1873. Chase presided at the impeachment trial of President Johnson in 1868, and was prominent before the Democratic Convention of 1868 as a candidate for the presidency. See Poore's Congressional Directory and Political Register. Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Schucker's Life of Chase. 2. The three speeches which we have chosen on the KansasNebraska bill represent three phases of ...