The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-01

and don't believe there is one blockhead who makes his
apprehension OF Seward influence" preext for oppo-
sung General Scott who will not ind some other excuse
IN case that IS removed. For our part so
confident OF General SCOTS election that don't feel
any such necessity Tor concialing enemies some
others do and don't want 10 his original and efficient
friends eager TO take back seats Nobody has really
believed that Governor Sewaid would resign his seat in
the senate 10 take any position which the President
for man qualified to fill it, preferable to place in the
cabinet However, here is Governor Stewards letter;
WASHINGTON, June %. 1852.
My DEAR SIR Your kind letter been received. II
you'd be on my part TO suppose that any
any circumstances. invite a in the executive
counc and equally so to suppose that the Senate Of the
United States would advise and consent 10 such selec-
ton Nevertheless, II there be wing depending
at this election on the question you have raised viii
stand ON point OF personal decacy the effort H.
assure you therefore, with entire ankness under
circumstances which, have conceived or now
peement whatever the hands the President OF the
United States whether that President Winfield Scott
or any other man have ever known. In saving
this am only saying TO you what well understood
as rule Of conductby The late and aenled President
Taylor and has been equally well known by
Winfield Scott from the first hour when my preference OF
himself as the candidate in the fixed
am, with great respect and esteem, your friend and
humble servant.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
JAMES B. TAYLOR, esq, New York.
The New York Herald copying the above letter side By
side with the letter addressed by Senator Seward to the
ing in New York. shows up the meaning and character OF
both these documents as follows
The first thing that strikes one reading this
pondence is the caution and dexteiy with which Mr. Sew
ard expresses himself in to his of Of
nee under General Scott any other wing President He
does not say that under circumstances will he
office, bur that he does any circum-
stances under which he would accept any public
pIeerment at the hands of the President OF the United
States, whether that President Winfield or any
other man. Here is complete He does not
now conceive But he may in month. That little word
now Is therefore very important, and is intended
loophoe out of which Seward may escape future
time, Notwithstanding his present apparent reluctance TO
take seat in the cabinet Of General Scott
alter and before the fifteenth OF August new state
oil things may arise, which will absolve Senator Seward
from his present expressed intention of declining Office
under General Scott.
The second point in this letter Mr.. j. b Taylor is
that Senator Seward declined the acceptance of office un
der General Taylor The of this very obvious
When the late General Taylor President Seward oc
cupied strong position the cabinet as he would
have done in H. His influence weak cabinet and
the President was such that he running into rabd
aboou-insomuch that unless General TAYLOR had died
almost revolution would have been the consequence
seems that General Scott and Senator Seward under.
stood each other; and this have been by full
saton as TO princ and everything and Seward
and his friends have shown dnary zeal for Scott
they were satisfied as to his principles his
and everything else.
This is fully explained in letter No 2-he letter TO the
wing committee In this letter Seward speaks Of progress
&C. In the vocabulary of Seward everybody knows what
this means In the mouth of the leader of the free soil
party of the State of New York the same as the Ian
guage of Fred. Douglass The object of Seward /, very
Pain-irs 10 getthe nomination. and then repeal flu
givesave law by electing members of Congress undr
the influence Of that success.
II is true that General Scott did not write any letters
himself for he had already written enough but Seward
has written them for him and, considering the under
standing and the relations between them Seward has
written Is the If Scott had written il himself and
as truly and accurately expresses his sentiments