The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-10

sLa.,lv ths tn my eswaid which we publish below ~
nm while ne was candidate for the United Statss Sea-
ss are reeapl.uialed ~ The letter itself His friends in
corresponding substantially with those which toiis nj
reorganization But those to whom these assursncss v,s
gwen required some further and tangible sv;Asces
that he would be bound by them. Il was mom;s.J ,hs
letter from him should, after his nomination T. mo-
duced, containing that evidence and thereupon further
substantially Withdrawn Afterwards, IN The month n
February Is49 letter. of which the following copy
was handed round among and shown 70 several
was understood at the time 10 have been written for
that purpose BY Governor Seward and up to Albany
| by Colonel Webb Inasmuch as the pledges contained
in il have been violated, il is proper that il should
be gwen TO the public and the writer held responsible
"AsroR HOUSE,, New York; February 1, lsas
"My The letter which on the 9th of January
you addressed 70 me al PhiladePha received BY
this afternoon on my return from Fla,bush.
In that letter written az Albany express opinion
that the whg members OF the legislature viii present my
But you add that there many good true wings
in both OF the Legislature who have been made 10
believe, and that there Others who pretend TO think,
that il should be elected Gil that very esponsibe trusI
would no, give General Taylos administration cordial
faction only of the WING parry and .hatl would sga,e
o. The saolsa, % slavery sna na-y hs.
70 General Tayors administration and 70 the harmony Of
What you tell in that respect does sprise and
therefore does no. geye me- l. isa very nsuaIal appe-
hised with in the policy which have pursued in The
discu ssion OF subjects which have engaged public st,c
course have never expected nor sought o accomplish
any benefcent measure otherwise than through q whlg
administrator does not depend therefore, on my being is
public life or In private life The honors and wealth oa
Which as wing party have
less indeed they themselves should first absovs me from
my estimate, The model OF all republican communities. Ii
Is my pride thar am member Of it, MY highest ann
con dence. II 90 into public e, u shalt 10 tho repre-
sentative Of the whole Of and Of all its
tura, commercial and politca But inasmneh no pa
trio his country except through the cooteslon
of party shall be tho representative Of the wing party.
and OF section faction of IT, bur OF that whole
parry which sustain the lasting obligations These
,sy may be BY nhss ous
In regard to slavery, do not know what you mesh BY
neves seen is defender or is apoosiss am sure never
should be SO as magistrates or as statesman hot those
would vainy agate that question in public coun:
cs and am not to say now for tbs hrst time that hold
results, and that agitation than useless which,
prosecuted Tor unaainale purposes, puts Ii jeopardy
dispensabe my Judgment the plishmeni Of any
good in regard the institution Of slavery and the
agency OF the wing party and wing administration IL the
only agency by which can be elected LAM therefore,,
as haR unlikely 70 p shs U u
within its present bounds am opposed 70 its encroaoh-
be a BY
discussion TO form public opinion, and direct II to consii
movaI must 10 rhoush The agency Of those ony whom
ii. responsibilities belong and the ocnstitu ons baniss
charge those responsibilities will be sacred my regard
as those which protect the free States In their rights
A to s S Sss e
the tendencies Of Iepubean institutions 70 the Moderation
study aim to allow Them fee operation But m
favor only of progress BY advancement peaceful aId Law
gree Of radicalism plead guilty More than thai. diff
iereut from that, deny. taa 4sN yacv pes IL
81" is rainy afternoon dear Webb The caucus win have
mar has
departure IRON this ciy meet your sight and therefore
ship In ying thus much 10 prevent YOU from falling into
the belief that what you have heard 10 my prejudice has
49,, :, !, s WifLiAMH. SEWARD
Mr. Seward in The Uned States Senate correspondA
with these professions Has be been the rePressnia-
tive Of the whig party and not Of section OF Of POI
ton OF I" His position senator necessarily e1vc
him powerful influence in the distribution Of the pat
ronage OF the wing administration. Does any one nsed
to be informed how that influence used fhf0esA
the whole length and breadth OF the State those wings
who not notorious for their subservcncy ohm
and to the editor Of the Evening Journal were syf6-
acay prescribed, their applications for oce steadily re.
the confidence OF the party but grossly offensive wsre
stenuously urged by this representative oil The whole
party upon the cabinet Of General Taylor solely .sd a.
cusvey. because they his devoted personal sdhe-
rents, and ready to cooperate with him In his deegns TO
break the national OF the whgs He osull-
ed MI Fillmore Dy an Omcloue lnefmo0dInG win me o.
fees in his immediate locality and succeeded Ii par
suading the late cabinet to nominate 70 most rcsponsi
bic and influential Office individual known TO be vio
lent in his hostility to the Vice President But why thus
dwell partcularsi The whole country known that,
through the Vaccinations OF this senator, the wishes Of
the wing Vice President completely set asds that
those who expressed the least regard sympathy for
him denounced, and his known friends hunted down
and prescribed with vndicveness worthy Of The reign
OF - or OF -. Democrats themselves would
have evinced forbeance to the who had jost
received the nobles evidence OF the confidence OF the
ton. II such conduct be true representation Of D
at loss to know what constitutes odous and deestA
BILE factions what elements necessary TO the char
acter OF perfdious dissember. e tsni
On the subject of slavery will be seen that Mr. Sew
ard pledged himself that he would not vosiy agtate Il
in the public councils" . 81
How have these pledges been redeemed His e4orts
to attach the Wilmot Poviso 10 the Utah and New Mex
co territorial bills after the proposon had been repeat
edly rejected by decisive maores the Senate, sofd
specimen OF his agitation for unattainabe purpoees"
But tue most remarkable instance OF foFgeualness Of
these pledges presented by his Offering amsnd
to the bill aboshng the slave trade In the District
Of Columbia proposition to purchase the slaves 10 that
District and emancpate them, II majority Of the voters
consented TO IT, II would be objectionable impeane.
of the intelligence of the Senate TO suppose that ne
did not know, what every other man, woman, and child
knew, that such purpose was utterly "unattanaoie
and that the agitation Of could by no possib ieso 70
any practical resus-except 70 wound, 10 Irrsaie 40
offend. Here was a case coming fairly ana Pelpaoy
within his own definition OF vain agitation, ana more
gross violation OF his own rule cannot be conceived
His amendment was calculated 10 defeat the bill abol
ishing the slave trade and was with the utmost aim