New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
William II. sevurL

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and placed him N the Senate Of his native STATE
lts Youngest bat one o. !ts ahiest members csyu
"a County which had given i.soo majority 70
AypREw Jlcxsos in ISIS rolled cut q nsSo1t,
for SEwARD. though a Wing IN 1880 oar year
thereafter he WAS Doaa1sted tor Governer-ds
feasei By NAScY-sgsin nominated. and twios
the successful candidate .or the Executive Char
which CLISroS and ToxPxISs bad erewhaie
50 ably hlied
Mr. SkwAKD. q scson ct purely DeHsrrstic
state IN the morning Of hie, oordialy united with
The peoples party against Van BvSxs. BvrLsS
and their Clique. when t endeavored 70 opPress and
ana crush De WITT CLINTON He has ever been
couspicuous IN the ranks Of the party u the Demo
cracy Of %, and onward Pnogress-hss ever sdvo
Gated dist equality OF sesl condition which s the
very antpcdes Of human Slavery-is friendly 10
he stranger ircm other lands, and when onierants
are received oPon ootins OF eeqasly into TIE
great American family, he would give them
siy share q the donors and emoluments, the prires
which society offers and from which they are now
almost entirely excluded.
When Governor. he urged. a. CLIsroS bad done
before him. the passage q laws securing iaR legal
reform. free educatlon for all tree banking in place
ii the de,estabie monopoly system established In
IS the Wings OF loss aud ll16 bad dons) q Whole
some jeaousy ii Executive power, and watch
ulness against its corrupuons and prohisacy
Early among the small but determined band who
sought home on the public domain tor the hum
blest OF the soma ot toll Gov SgwAso might be
found and ms present position may give HIM. ere
long the power 10 vote 10 every man who desires
90 needs Il free home on the pubic domsin
When heard hun. yesterday portray the cruel
ties the svsrice, the unteene. hesrtiess character
ofths Slave holding system--whsn he described
slave holding District Attorney placing 10 the IN
lictment e count charging person accused OF aid
ing female slave "a escape 10 land where NO.
ste aling the cotton rags which covered her, 70
membered hs famous correspondence with Gov.
GIINrR and was glad 10 see him firm and eonsss
tent Ia a good cause.
- lar as the repres entaton Of the people goes
Governor SEwARD at this moment occupies a very
remarkable position Unlike Mr. DIcxNsos. whose
six wears will expire within atwslvemonth. when
he will be allowed 10 retire forever 10 the shades
IT private life. loaded with the bitter soorn and
of the millions his votes aud conduct has
80 bascly and wsntonly betrayed Mr.. SEwAsD 10
the recent free choice OF the most popalcas wealthy
and commercial State in the Union. possesses the
confidence Of his intelligent constituency. and cen
farly claim that he speaks their sentiments on the
senate hoor
And nobly did he perform his duty yesterday
while discussing the great question ct tho age
Freedom and Intelligence, or Bondage, Stripes and
ignorance
At arst felt tor him When he rose up to sd-
lress the Senate, occupying JOHS DAvIss seat, he
hesitated lacked energy and animation. spoke with
4 degree OF ssmeness and IA manner 81 common
place.that | began 10 fear that his address would
surn out failure The matter was good, bat there
vas lack Of earnestness, which might seem 10
Indicate In the sight Of those who knew not the
nan. that be lacked heart He seemed the very
,ntpodes Of tho impulsiye Foorr. who In many
,hings reminds me Of traits described In the biogrs
ply of his witty English nsmesake. guess that
Mississippi FOoTE ia 0t the same family. In spite oil
his pedantry
Governor SEWARD looks younger than no 10 he
may be hall way between forty and hity, and 10
not larger nor stouter than MARrIs NAs buRts
was when presented letters Of Introduction to
him from SAMUEL SMITH OF Baltimore PErEH n
PORTER and BATES Cook, IN his boarding house on
Penusyl vania avenue, about month alter be hsd
resigned the executive char OF New York to MI
the office now held by Mr.. CLAYTos. He 10 slight
made agile in his movements his features are
plain tili lighted up, when he gets warm and be
comes animated with the subject BIO 10 discussing
nevsr were two heads more unlike each other than
MS and DASiEL WEBsrERs, the latter has am.
pie brow, broad forehead. and lofty bearing bis
.kuil would have delighted SPURZHEIs his fss
.ures would have csptivsted LAyArER When the
man rises you think you see a literary giant with
orporea dimensions 10 suit and undsrncsth his
dark and bashy eyelashes and heavy eyebrows.
ne casts glance at you 90 keen and searching that
L seems as II he had found q window 10 your mind
and was reading your inmOst thoughts.
SEWARD on the contrary, looks thin and stud
ius has a compact well. made head, with Gothlns
extraordinary about Il % the casual observer His
hair is brown and he has plenty Of H. HIS man
ner has not vestige u ostentstioni indeed he
seemed hrst a. disregard that action which mat
men think ind ispensabs b powerful persuasive or
itory bat when he had got little further into his
subject when he began 10 speak OF humsn wrongs
II the luxurious and the opuent opPressing The
humble. be walked Up and became truly eloquent
md Interesting WEBSTER turned round and
scarcely kept his eye on him for moment Goa
WIN, conscious of the power o. genius IN himself.
ave hi IN his whole attention; bEsros, at the op
oosite side Of the chamber. closed tho quaro no
had been porng over. ~ wonder at q new novelty
Ia addition TO the many he had bsbeld IN 30 years
"A that Chamber CALHOUs, restless OF hrst, soon
sat still 10 his curule chair. which wss turned 20
ward ths speaker. his head leaning On bis hand,
while not feature Of his truly Celtic countsnance
ave outward indication Of the storm u feelings
within.
HALE listened, evidently delighted foors ross
40 .pasnodcally now and then and sat down again,
exchanging whispers Of deep meaning with ma
mend Judge DOUGLASS, the orator Of w sdnesdsJ,
and more than one Of the lookeSon called 70 mind
the story OF David and Samuel. when the Hebrew
seer led into error by the fine figure u an elder
rother " Dayi mistook him Tor the little hero VINO
vas chosen OF Heaven 70 lead Israel 20 victory and
anguish the Gohah of Philisus. and CONSERVING
whom, as probably In 5EwAKDs case the command
tad gone forth Arse. an0int for thus ne -
CLAY lOOked II SgwAKD long and wistfuiiy from
disance and at length took seat beside bifn
Gee not at this moment one man In The Union
yho.e political prospects are brighter, and whose
hances OF wearing the republican diadem. the
,,ara granted n bat few BY popular suffrage. ~
Chief OF this vast Republic, better than are those
VIZ H. sEwARD. In 30 years, dnnns which
have passed much of my active life In bis native
state. / never saw him al | cams here, nor never
heard him speak. except q fsv words on SONS o.
iinsry topic, I'll yesterday.
But he Is cool and wary, temperate, possessed
Yfhabits II unWeaned industry, and infsxioae per.
,everalce. resoiate and determined, independently
wealthy. popular and has ever been with ue
people and for the people, for justice n mercy 70
VERY man. evidently . sale Legislator, has great
s,yersnce and 10 q consistent popIl 81 Ne glorious
.cEOo Of JoBs QCIscY ADAMS, while Mr. WIS
.rER las veered aboot 20 every point u DE
compass
One part OF Mr.. sEwAnD's speech, and one only,
dad not Like. Il vas where he w0sld have been
resdy % admit California Is pro Slavery stsfs, II
he people now there. who scarcely number ono
asrter az many as reside on Manbsttsn Island.
al chosen b. veto the WbmOs Proyiso Instead OF
.dastle1 Il az what avail Ia the WIfnot ffoyts}