The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-31
Phe New Seward Organ--Alliance OF tn
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course.
Phe New Seward Organ--Alllance OF the
Administration with the Sewarlltes.
1t is some twenty years or thereabouts since
William II. Seward entered upon his profession
as political agitator. Like most OF his class,
he selected certain existing institutions, and
endeavored to build himself a reputation by
pulling them down. His first victim was ma
sonny Those among US who can recollect his
| anti-masonry campaign knew the man full a
score OF Years before the present writing Anti
rent was his next hobby. Having worn this
| tlreadsare he seized upon his great card-the
ono he has played so long and so successfully
anti-slayery We need hardly say that to this
last be owes the chief portion Of the notoriety
lie now enjoys. He has contrived, by judi
| cious exercise Of address and skill, not only to
| rally round him a large ii not an influential
| body Of partisans, but to keep himself constant
~ at The head OF his army, and to make his per-
son the most conspicuous object in the fight
Not the least effcieut of the instruments
which have contributed to this result has been
the newspaper press under his control His
eu-LoIlHl utIClIlSu lave uOAS ycoLidu sclN!cG
for his cause. Ihurlow Weed was his right
hand man in the anti-masonry campaign, and
deserved, perhaps as much credit for the man
agement Of the struggle as his leader and mas
ter. Until recently Horace Greeley has an
swered his purpose in the auti-slavery agitation.
He was faithful and INSCRIPTIONS, thorough
partisan and ready debater, and could gene
rally manage to excite sympathy by appeals
to the feelings where it was hopeless
to aim at conviction by means of rea-
soniDg Unfortunately, the same pliancy
Of intellect which rendered Mr. Greeley
so easy a convert to the anti-slavery
cause. soon led to his adoption of other wild
theories and isms, some Of them less, others
equally dangerous, and all alike contrary to the
sound dictates OF reason and the best interests
of society. he became the organ Of women's
rights and teetotalism, the enemy of marriage
and other divine institutions, and at length
fairly preached bold opposition TO the funda-
mental doctrines Of Christianity. Alliances
with obscure fanatics who proiessed these va
rious heresies led to their admission to the
colamns Of the Tribune, wherein, installing
gross indecency for manly frankness, aud foul
mouthed scurrility Tor honest candor they
trampled under foot all the usages of society
and the rules OF debate, and soon degraded the
tone Of that journal to the level Of It's princi-
Pies.
From tie accomplishment of this change the
TriIuae became incapable of lending useful
support to any party or cause. To be praised
in its columns involved suspicion of sympa-
thy with its tenets; to be approved was priiaa
Jac.e evidence Of having deserved the reproba-
ton Of moral men William II Seward was far
too shrewd not to see the danger of allowing
the party he led TO be represented by so
damaging an organ. II was resolved to SUPER
sede it. His usual address soon enabled him
TO raise among his friends a sum of money for
the purpose Of establishing a new paper. Mr..
Henry J. Ray mond, writer of some practice,
who had q short while previously been elected
from the Courier ami Enquirer in consequence
If bis abolitioDist tendencies, and consequently
stood somewhat in the light of u martyr to the
cause was chosen to edit, aud the New York
EailV Times was forthwith established.
Avoiding the faults which had destroyed the
usefulness Of his former organ, Stewards in
structions TO bis editor wore to mask bis object
never to breach abolition boldly-to eschew
violent appeals to women's feelings-not to
shower abuse ON slavebolders--but quietly and
coyertly to seek to spread among his readers,
in homeopathic doses tue same poison which
the limited circulation and bad character Of the
Tribune precluded their retailing by whole
sale The Times was directed TO gain a circu-
lation by publishing entertaining literary mat
ter il was told TO be amusing rather than SEN
sible, light and funny rather than correct or
useful This portion Of its instructions il has
followed with praiseworthy fidelity Nor has
it been unmindful Of its greater obligations to
its founder. Encouraged by modest share Of
success, ii soon began insidiously and timidly
to circulate aboltionist principles diluted in
rather prosy letters from the South. Little or
no cutlery being made at first it increased in
boldness, and the production Of Uncle Toms
Cabin at the National at length afforded au OPP
portuniiy Of coming closer to the point. A we
stated in recent issue, this performance which
| lengthily puffed by the Tines on it, FIRST APP
| pearance. Neither The I,ibVae, nor the M
| fionaf Era. nor the Milwaukee Democrat, en-
dorsed ii more heartily. Following up the
charge. il has since endeayored to improve
the play in language which, though still in
| some respects cautious and timid, is entirely
| unmistakeable. No journal in the country is
at this moment laboring effectively ioT
abolition than the New York Doiy Times.
This il the Cabinet organ in The State Of New
York. This is the journal TO which the admin
istration delights to coufdc its fears and
hopes, and on which it relies FOR support and
| comfort in the day Of distress. II was thought
a strange thing by the true friends Of the
Union that The chief, nay, Inc only allies Oh tho
administration in this city, should befrce soilcr'