North Carolina standard., 1851-11-01
THE INFAMOUS SEWARD.

We alluded in our last, to the monstrous fact that
William H. Seward, who represents in the Senate
one of the first States IF the Confederacy, not only
gave countenance to the Syracuse law-breakers BY
becoming of their bail for appearance in Court
but actually invited them-negroes, 's Bloomers -
and ALTO his house in Auburn. where he entertain
ed them cordially and in the best style. Of course
this man has legal right to act in this way but his
moral guilt is as deep if he, himself, had Joined
these traitors in the outrage at Syracuse for he makes
himself one of them by becoming their bail and by
seeking their company. We shall observe the man.
ner with which his brother Senat ors will meet him
in December next. They owe it to their own self
respect well to the honor of their constituents
to hold no intercourse with him, but to treat him as
thing accursed. Who cares whether he is sincere
not in his convictions His conduct is the touch
stone by which to try him-'' the tree is known by
its fruits.' The tendency of his policy and conduct
is to dissolve the Union of these Staes and thereby
to bring upon the people, North and South, calami-
ties sucha they have heretofore expert enced
He is enemy to the Union, to the repose of the
country and to the happiness and prosperity of the
white race on this Continent; he is worse than Ar
mold, because Arnold deserted the cause of liberty
before it was triumphant, and when it was in
doubts but he arrays himself against the guardian of
our liberties the Constitution, when in the full tide
of experiment, and would destroy by his policy an
ascertained, papable, and undeniabe source of
benefits and blessings.
The Albany Register thus notices his conduct in
connection with these Syracuse traitors:
"We are credible informed, that on Monday, when
Judge Conkling delivered his opinion. about hum
dred Abooniss, from Syracuse and Auburn, COM
posed of men and women, many of the latter in |
Bloomer dresses, present, and that after Gov.
Seward had become bail for the parties bound over,
the motley group cf males and long and short skirt
ed females, by his invitation, formed procession and
escorted the released prisoners to his house, where
they were treated to most gracious and hospitable
reception. This conduct his part, can be regarded
in other light, than indirect of the
decision of Judge Conkling, public expression of
sympathy for persons bound the charge
of criminal offence of no ordinary turpitude, and
approval of the sentiments and principles of the
fanatical group which formed their escort. We |
deeply regret that United States Senator from New
York, and former chief magistrate of the State,
should have far forgotten what is due to decent
sefrespect, to his high position, public opinion
and the laws and Constitution of his country as to
take the lead in such miserable and degrading exh-
bition. We allude to the subject in spirit Of sor
row, not ofanger-with feelings of deephumiiation
and not for the purpose of heaping obloquY upon
Gov. Seward. We are that on calm reflection,
his own sense of propriety will lead him to regret
the undgnihed course in which he indulged, and the
pernicious example, which, in what must have been
unguarded moment, he has set before his fellow
citizens. We trust the course of those presses,
Wnich nave SO lnoustrlouSiy 1omented resistance to
the fugive-save law and stirred up sedition, has not
his deliberate sanction that he does approve the
Syracuse outrage, and seek to protect its perpetra
tors from the penalties of the law that he would not
desgnedly bring higher court of justice into disre-
pute and that least of all does he od sentiments in
common and synpathize with that demented crowd
whom he invited to his mansion. - .oAH 8c6
For the honor Of the city and the State in which
it is located, we deplore the occurrence of such an
exhibition in Auburn scarcely less than the outrage
al Syracuse. We hope that the organs of the exhi-
biters, will not seize upon the fact that it has led
such an uncouth scene, another argument why the
law should not be executed. 1t would however, be
OF piece with the rest of their reasoning And most
sincerely do wehope that it will not be repeated upon
invitation of United States Senator'S : 2ah
The yellow fever, it stated, broke out in Mobile
on the 26th Of last month, causing great alarm among
the people, The Board of Health had reported, how
ever that it was not the increases bu advise sran-