Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-17
From the New York Hsrel,,,

The Hon. VIM. IT Seward is 10 speak tomorrow
sEenln8 ~ rougnkeepse, at great political meet
ng. Mr. seward has made but one speech as vet
during this canvass, at Detroit; twas reported irl
some Of the neWspapers, aud we gave our opinion on
at The time, intimating that il was not the speech
tat might have been expected Of Mr.. Seward st ihs
Mr. Seward is man offs very peculiar intellectual
ealibre by his admirers in this State he Ia praised
and esteemed as one OF the greatest statesmen Of the
country; while those on the contrary ,xbo do nat-
admire him a leader, and who Judge his character
rom his acts, set him down as no igber than dem
agogue In our opinion, the latter view is the more
correct. All the life of VIM. H. Seward has been an
Illustration of denagoguism. He first sprung into
notlce on the strength of the senseess excitement in
reference to anti Masonry. man named Morgan
OIL Batavia IN q ht of delirtliBs hmeas consequent
upon ong-contnued habits of intemperance publish
cd book to disclose the secrets Of Free Masonry.
Upon this, some persons In Batavia calling them
selves Masons aud given TO the same habits as Nor
gan abducted the poor fellow and carried him of.
Hls disappearance gave rise TO local excitement
which lasted long enough to give political birth 10
VIM. AZ, Seward. His squire, Thurlow Weed estab-
lished paper which he called the Anti-Masonic In
qurer, attacked the Masons and succeeded in returu
ing several members TO the legislature one Of whom
was Mr. Seward.
This was the platform from which he sprang. and
Is but just to him to say that he appears 70 have
been consistent in his attachment 10 III Every see
tional excitement every local agitation eyery mo-
nentary feeling has been stimulated by him. and has
counted hlm among its leaders. his principal sup
port ana hgilton OF late years, have been derived
from the ant-slavery agitation, which has enabbed
nm TO take very prominent part in national poll
tics, But here again note the peculiar character
Of the man. This great controversy, in which all
the country IS engaged is the first in which the ques.
on OF antsayery has entered into the Presidential
contest; has VIM. II. Seward taken in that contro-
versy the position of great statesman adhering to
inc constitution with all its guarantees, and doing
Justice to the whole country2 In our opinion he has
not lie has denounced all the shareholders when
y is wei known that It is only small portion of the
slayeholdiug class, aided by another small portion
OF non-sayeholders, that have caused the evis Of
which he complains; and he has entirely concealed
the faet now becoming palmer every day--that the
bnlo OF the Shareholders and also the bulk of the
non-sayeholding whites of the South, are opposed
TO the course OF the administration in Kansas, and
earnestly desrous Of a change
Now If William III. Seward-whose talents are
undeniable--wishe to stand before the country in
The hight Of statesman, he must take higher ground
than that which he occupied at Detroit and argue
the question IN view OF the constitution, and at the
level Of the whole country If he does this be may
possibly yet stand forth as the leader of the party
tor It must be admitted Notwithstanding the oppor-
tqnity that has offered. first-cass man has vet
risen TO the surface of the Fremont reyolutio1 . N