Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-29
From the New Bedford Mercury.
MIR. Seward DemagOgues a Little.

At the meeting Of the New England Society, in
New York, Mr.. Seward responded to a toast in
honor of the Senate Rising in the midst Of long
and loud applause, he said:
Forbear, il you please, gentlemen. renewed
applause) Forbear, am accustomed in public
assemblies to meet frowns and reproachcs, and
am prepared for them. / am quite unused to cheers
and congratulations. loud cheers.) And if you
do not desst shall, under circumstances SO novel
and unexpected, be embarrassed and become mute.
Laughter and applause.T
We noticed this remark in our report of the
speech but we have not deemed it worth the while
TO contradict 1t until this its appearance in the
press of other cities; but the idea which Mr.. Sew
ard would convey is so untrue that the untruth
needs correction
II Mr.. Seward means, that in the public assem-
blies of the people he meets with frowns and re-
proaches, 1t is natural enough, considering his at
tacks upon the native American sentiments and
impulses Of our people, and his constant sacrifices
of the welfare of the white race to the chimerical
welfare of the black race; but If he means, that in
the Senate OF the United States he meets with
frowns and reproaches,n more than any other
public man, in public life, meets with in debate, he
says what Is untrue. Mr.. Seward has taken steps,
a Senator, by his dinners and entertainments
especially to southern Senator's 10 secure for him
self social position which always secures for him
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from all frowns and reproaches. Even his higher
law" speech, SO offensive in principle and senti-
ment and 30 utterly repugnant to the Constitution
Of the United States, was heard in respectful ST.
lence. E
If Mr. Seward Is not heard as Clay, Webster,
Calhoun, Everett Douglas, Butler, of South Caro-
lima, Houston, Sumner, and J. p Hale, were heard,
it is because he has not their eloquence or acquisi
tons. He reads his speeches, or delivers them,
strongly smelling of the OIL after they are commit
ted TO memory. This sort Of public speaking can
never secure man attention, or immediate influ-
ence in debate,-and win always be listened TO with
apathy unless II has the rather charming eocution
Of Sumner, or the tact of Everett His sort Of
book making and essay-reading Is certainly tedious
in the Senate, but there are no "praises or re-
proaches upon it. 1t is not heard or needed to
any great eItentand shares the fate of like book
making and essay reading of thirty or forty other
Senator's from other and all parts Of the country,
without geographical distinction
Mr. Seward, however makes up, in effect remote,
what he loses in strikes present. His speeches arc
always In New York on or before the time they are
delivered In Washington. The newspapers here
have them In advance sheets. If then, the Wash
ngton audience is stless TO the speaker in person.
the pen OF the speaker Is made TO reach n ten
thousand times greater audience in New York.
And when Mr.. Seward has written out and read a
speech, he takes pains TO frank it TO every man,
woman and child, where names and address can be
gathered in any part of the country. His private
fortune enables him 10 employ clerks TO do this,
and ciagsers 10 give them eciaf and a sensotion.
The "novel and unexpected remarks Of Sen.
ator, before New England dinner audience, in
thus misrepresenting in derogaton Of his associate
Senators, fact, justifes this publication Of what
are the real facts To all sorts Of demagoguism
there are ALWAYS two sides U