Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-23
"GLIMPsEs OF THE FUTURE
What SoutherR1-FSx think or NJ,
- SeWaSg(nn and fiancY he would Do.


The Charleston Mercury has commenced a
series of articles intended for the edifcation
of those southern men who declare that the
success of the republican party will not be a
sufficient reason for dissolving the Union.
Most Of the southern people disagree with the
Mercury on this point, and, probably, most of
the people of South Carolina would rise against
any attempt made there to destroy the Union
because republican had been elected presi-
dent. The Mercury, to convince all doubters
that they should dissolve the Union at once
without waiting for an covert act" begins a
series of descriptions and pictures of the flu
ture, with our government in the hands of the
republicans. These "glimpses" take the form
of letters to the London Times, the first of
which is dated Washington, Nov. IL, 1864
The following sketch of Mr.. Seward and his
administration, which we take from the first
of these documents gives US the Mercury's
estimate of Mr.. Stewards character, and of
what he would do as president -
"Mr. Seward was elected in November,
1860, by small majority, over both the dem
ocratic party and the still organized remnant
OF the old whig party. Most OF the former
wings, however, had previously gone off to
the support of either the democratic or aboli-
ton party. The separation of the votes
against and for Seward, was precisely the
same with the geographical line between the
slaveholding and the non-slaveholding states.
Seward lost but few votes in the latter, and
did not receive single vote in any one Of the
slaveholding states. If choice might have di
rected otherwise i'll some few cases, public in
dignation would not have permitted southern
vote to Seward
To the Inauguration of the new president
there was not the slightest resistance. In his
early procedure he was courteous to all, con-
ciliatory in manner to his political enemies,
and did not show any resentment against those
who had been his loudest vilitiers. He seemed
eminently conservative" in all his measures.
1t is true that, according to the previous and
long established proscriptive policy of this
government, the using all lucrative offices to
reward friends and supporters 1.-THE system at
hrst begun and consummated by President
jackson, and followed up by every party and
president since in power), Seward put out Of
the offices within his disposal every incumbent
attached to the democratic party, and replaced
them with partisans OF his own, or OF his
party creed, whenever such subjects could be
found, or could be safely introduced from
abroad, IN some rare cases. In the southern
states, where none ayowed themselves to be
abolitonists or black republicans Except along
the northern border line) he had at first none
to reward. Therefore, when displacing the
before favored democrats in the south.
from all offices lucrative enough to be
worth accepting, he supplied their places with
submissionists, who most nearly approached
in their practice what suited the policy of the
president and of the northern section In the
meantime, all the men OF the south who had
assumed, in good faith, as their requirement
for secession, the presidents committing an
overt act of unconstitutional usurpation were
waiting for and expecting the occurrence in
vain. And all Of the mailer number who had
desired to secede before the Inauguration of the
president, having lost all power for separate OF
leading action, were uow compelled to join the
ranks of the waters for an overt act Blu
the profound politician who had then reached
the office, though by no means the emnenct
OF power, to which all his efforts had aimed
seemed determined to use the loudly-avowec
doctrine and protested rule of action of these
walters upon his measures, to make sure Of
their own inactivity and helpessness, in indi,
rect aid OF his own future impregnable power
and that of his section. He carefully abstain.
ell from committing any act, or exercising any
authority, that was not clearly, and by uniyer-
sal admission, within the presidents constitu.
uohal powers. While, within these limits, lie
steadily aimed TO sustain his own party and
especially TO reward his most jealous partisans,
nn general policy and administration were
p'usewo.tny, and respected for probity, wis
uo'n' ana hrinness. However he might favor
she NORTH at the expense of the south. vel. if
viewing the Union as u whole. he served its
general interests well, and maintains the die.
MY o. the government abroad, and lis resuee.
~, 90 Passeu ms nrst term Of Office Nor was
there any appearance of change Of conrse oT,',
later elections OF other senators and 81, ~ "i.e
mission OF more new states, had ser, n
70 place majority Of abolitioniSts in ~,
Senate, as had, long before, been in ~
House Of Representatives The opnosnr
of the administration had become Nor
silent and faint in denunciation or censur,
The southern submissionists were even iub
liant, and boosted Of their early foresight