Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-12-06

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LETTER FROM COY. SEWARD.
The following letter va, written as will
DO seen from It's date during the lAto Pres
lie1t ial canvass aud is now first published
by the gentleman t. whom it was addressed
in the Albany Evening journal;
.AubHrn. Aug 20 ls4s.
Mr. Dear Sir--On my arrival here this
morning, after spending two week, in Liy-
ingstou aud Seneca Counties. | had the
pleasure Of Goding your letter Of the 90
inst
The contents Of that communication c1
c,tcd my surprise Having happened to be
in Albany two weeks ago or perhaps three
Mr. Weed showed me letter from You
containing the agreeable information tLnt
the political d,soontent, in your county hsd
subsidized and that I'll, wings were Iallying
to ID. standard Of the cause
Your letter to me is SO ful OF despond-
cncy, that makes NC hope that it proceeded
from a depression Of spirits, naturally pro-
duced by the inappropriate and unscason
able letters Of our candidate for President
In the whole state there are carecly any
persons 10 whose correctness Of judgment
upon political questions rely with moro
confidence than on yours Judge - 9
or Mr. -: shall deem your AZ
prchensions worthy Of profound considcra
ton, il You continue to indulge them for
any length Of time. But you will excusr
me for saying on ny part. tia, do not
find reason 10 dlstru't the success of our
candidates in thi. county and especially in
tbs state. in the events which arc passing
before us. perceive as YOU d. the mis-
rli-you' effect, Of tho letters to which YOU
refer But ! am obliged to acknowledge
that expect the Reorganization Of the h..
cofoco parry will in some degree inn
our own organization ! fear also that
there may be some districts whcro this evil
may leopard or otherwise ruin local a,ccn.
dancy Yet on tho other hand there seems
to me no room for doubt that he state o.
things 50 peculiar will result in giving tc
our candidates in this state n very large
majority over each of the opposing cand
dates while 10 other states the results
will be the same where circumstanccs arc
similar. and quite as favorable where they
are different.
II you answer me that these local los,cs
cannot be- borne, reply, that in the frs
place, they must DO prevented if possible
ard IN the ncIt place they arc quite certiar
10 be balanced by gains elsewhere.
have the plcasuc 10 add, on this sub
i.ct that MS far a. my communications CT
tend, ] find our friends engaged with zeal
and with certain confidence Of success.
For more tH7a ten years past, | havr
looked to the day q ripcninr OF conscience
on tho subject Of slavery. TO which you re
fer. and have endeavorcd to - what wa
in my power to prepare the whic party {,
profit by il not ioE mere personal OF patti
san ends but Tor the benefit Of the country
and humanity You kaov that every con
cession 20 OF for slavery by Nc Wing part,
fyr ten years past has boon a triumph owe
- But there arc two things neither o
which | can ever do The one is 10 shar
tae responsibility of any such conces'ian
the other is q oppose caodidao Of H.
NauooAl Wing Party Al the Wings q
New York 60 whom owe so much J c,ul,
not obligc or induce mo 10 Do ono or III
oth.r OF these acts Any other dniy the
may require at ny bsrds, viii DO cheerful
rendered
have abiding filth tia. tho wig part,
~ Be slccessfusi1 The State and 10 IT,
Nation thi, fal hsve abiding faith thu
thi, success will favor tie non extension @
Slavery But even il We should fail o
success now Aba.e not particle Of n
confidence that al tat is ever done 70
freedom must ori -ias,e With the wig part
and 10 point Of prse ibi.iiy, must be acc ~
plshed hyit
Very respectfully your friend
WILLIAM II SEWARD