The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-17
BENNETT AGAINST SEWARD MORE FRAUD OR
II. MORE TREASON.


The New York Herald OF the 18th inst gives the follow
ing biographical sketch of WIN. II. Seward by way Of
showing that he is more Of dsmagogus than states
man; 70 @"a&
Mr. Seward h msn Of very peculiar intellectual call
bra s admirers in this State he praised and esteem
ed one the greatest statesmen of the country while
those on the contrary who do not admire him leader
and Judge his character from his acts set him down as
higher than demagogue. In opinion, the latter
view is the correct All the life Of William H. Seward
has been illustration of demagogsm. He first sprung
into notice the strength Of the sensess excitement In REL
to anti Masonry named Morgan, of Batavia,
in fit OF dsliri ses, consequent upon long oontnued
habits Of intempeance published book to disclose the Sc
crets Of Free Masonry Upon this come persons In Batavia
calling themselves Masons and given to the same habits as
Morgan abducted the poor fellow and carried him OIL His
gave rise local excitement which lasted
long enough give political birth to William H. Seward
His squire Thurow Weed established paper which he
called the Anti Masonic Inquirer attacked the Masons and
succeeded in returning several members TO the legislature
one of whom Mr.. Seward .. ...
This the platform from which he sprang and 1t Is
but just him that he appears to have been consistent
10 his attachment to it. Every sectional excitement every
local agitation every momentay feeling has been stimulated
by him, and has counted him among It's leaders His prnci-
pal support and agitation of late years have been derived
from the antsavey agitation which has enabled him to
take very prominent part in national politics. But here
again the peculiar character Of the This great
controversy in which all the country engaged is the first
in which the question of antavery has entered into the
presidential contest Has VIM. III. Seward taken in that
controversy the position of great statesman, adherng to
the constitution with all its guarantees and doing justice to
the whole country In opinion he has not He has de-
nounced all the Shareholders when 1t is well known that is
only small portion of the slavehodng class, aided by
other small portion of that have caused the
evils of which he compans and he has entirely concealed
the facpow becoming palmer every dathat the bulk OF
the Shareholders and also the bulk of the Notwithstanding
whites of the South opposed to the of the admin
stration in Kansas and earnestly DESTROYS of change
1t apparent that Bennett understands Sewardsm bet
than he does the sentiments of southern If he
poets impress the South with the idea that Seward
would be the power behind the throne greater than
the throne in the of Fremonts election he is at
tempting impotent and shallow fraud The southern
people know well the controlling power of the organi
cation of which Mr. Seward is the head to be imposed
by the Herald whether it is trying to deraud its own
party or the South But how the North sustain a
party which acknowledges such leaders, Greeley de-
nounces Bennett the ves of his species Bennett turns
upon Greeeys master, and pronounces him mere dema-
gogue If Seward would condescend to notice Bennett he
would confirm all that Greeley says of him. Yet these
constitute the trio who engineering Fremont into the
presidency and northern who pride themselves on
their intelligence and make large petensons to piety and
patriotism are following in their wake