The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-25
PORTRAITS OF THE OPPOsITIoN-sEWARD
AND DOUGLAS

losupliical or truthful. 1t SO happens that all
government is tho work of individuals. and lt
,s equally true that the public good is not lnvA
riahly the c!ar; by which they conduct the af-
fairs Of office
Mr.. William H. Seward and Mr. Stephen a.
Douglas arc confcSseliy ut the head Of the op
position We have coupled them together not
:" Muc, because they arc rival chiefs OF the
#.'nc party, but because they are, IN many re-
spcrs, an,ipo%lrs in all the essential elements
at character. They started upon the race of
.",lcr;.i politics from the same poin,, Mr.. Sc.
w:.ld Icninr North and MIR. Douglas going
trUih Each having made the circuit, they
i!.'yr c0nc together. freghtcd by mutual cNpc-
Fl n"cs and animated by Il common purpose Of
.."uryins the Executive mansion. The great
,lh;;c who are the Judges and hold the stakes
-" Interested to knew all about the contcs-
tiuis.
Ar Seward is we'll educated, Geld. passion
'.... i.a;,S taking. ambitious man. What he
.ris in positive Intellect, he more than makes
- III prudence, caution, industry an'l energy
80 : too very much Of c"S,iiiicr of IDEAS, doing
, h:> in fancy style, and dressing mp
:,':* i"r his own special uses. Mr.. Seward is
.;"rH!!y AMI truy made man, enthusiastic, as
I'll m";i are, over his own works, for he knows
'!.1t what Lc has accomplished has been the re-
salt al hard. patient -,uslv, and careful hus-
hnHnc "f his resources. Mr. Dvu-las is, r,ght
lac other hand. natural growth, with greater
l'v.rv" more. heart, ami far lass finish Mr..
p"H,s is hrli, l.l%hiug cavalry "iliccr-a
r'ty ,''", """'i i"r BRUSH h"t TOO "nrei'ah'e
at hiNNN ,"r t''c course. ~ 'h"'""S" early
F'h'"- i"f Hr. '"i:'aS WON" h''" 'nhl'ar"'l his
''N'FS 81 mint \t"f" "i"c'''" l''h jus" hS
- .Hr' seward. "''""''' '"'ca''"' "nu si'"- !
= : 'r::n.. wn,t!h have been n"ihn". This is |!
.... .v!y ia" 'i.il l:rnc" III Ills respect between
-, ln''y arr h"'h nov" "fr"t men: 'r
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~ ",'4.y i''ssini ','' he can ever
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''''''' w. ~ ~" ''"' c""'i''SS I'll nature
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:, ~, ,'' !, n'' ""h't' ~ c''"'i','' hui
IL i' 'E'"l.re''hi caution, c"n,r"llc" 10y hr s;I-
;,-r."r ia'ni,y Of ambition. In Mr. Seward, eau
,;''i |: Il c'''' "!"'""' Of his na;"r', Oh which
a. r''''S a< a n'"'"S I" an end. Mr.. Seward
;,*,s upon '''''$ mol upon logical conclusions
..''i'"i'"nE. Hence h:S a"-"n'"'.t' embrace IL
,"n,t array 81 i:"i< or What h" claims as iac;S-
IL - manifest ~ tins respect that Mr.. Seward ;.
;r">'"; himself aiiI'",t exclusively I" the un-
: ,rn"l. There Is far NOR" Of ih" .l.mi@"ruc in !
rs chnFarirr 'han IN that "i Mr. Douglas. Mr. |
"'''' S'"''> M" 'hr crowd Alr. douglas :,ius
nv some g!iii"rinS uniform. hhi We fear Is too
''"!i'"rci' whether u tn. Worn by friend "r foe
hr. )"''s'a; iInlS his enemies in those who do !
mol acre WEIR ''Im Mr.. Scwar lsn,!S his friends |
'n'y III th"S'' who vote with him. Mr.. Seward |
- no dictator lie does not owe his elevation to |
-, a." 'N,rc''r "i h's Will Nobody fears him.
" a"" 'hr Storm comes: W.. Seward will not he
'i ii.t GfaricF deck Mr. Douglas vii he there |
iHh ne VIII certainty ma ke speech 1T is
?'"cin" That made Mr. Douglas. If he has
e' hii wrong III what lie has sn''i, he ought to
busy all The rest OF his life in rcfutiug himself |
"ht nc intends I" Il" so we have no doubt, in
:ew OF ms present position on the Kansas ques-
."h. we hnfe been accustomed TO see Mr.
he :Il, In
"a ii'i'l III the distance. lie did not make the
'"'i'cEat'c party; we have no belief that he
-! destroy IT.. Men are Of Il day; principles
''F'' t"" "hcn I" 7h'i'nsii and rcbukc those
-" NAY" '!'S"rtrd ;hrir warnings and rejected
.v:: au;il3rity.-- " ISt;nyion fnion
I"' L"''"h"'-it is estimated that tho total
''''' :" c"'''"'ing her iiIiIngs putting on hoard
''".'' c'''; ;'ni making the lcviathan in all re-
-i",iI 'r'iy ior sea- VIII not exceed cl2h,Ooo,
.'"' mat thc INN" required will not extend beyond
- h'''' "' JAY. II has been proved that
t'Hi!' aiciHI: irG ECL sufficient to hold her Mt