Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-25
WEDNESDAY, APRIL a5. 1860.

bill. the passage of the city railroad charters,
and tho several other New York jobs with
"money in them" 1t is said of these schemes
that they were carried or defeated by the lob
by for money that the lobby is made up of
Mr. Stewards nearest representatives and
warmest supporters that many OF the men
prominently il these jobs are Seward delegates
from New York to Chicago; that to nominate
Mr. Seward with such associations is to adopt
them that the people are already justly
alarmed by the progress OF corruption IN our
national and state governments and that they
will revolt at any tolerance OF 1t IN the repu0ll-
can nomination
These sentiments are prominently uttered
at New York and Washington and the opln
ion is very generally expressed that it will not
do to nominate Mr.. Seward at Chicago, no
matter who is set up at Charleston. The
striking down of David Dudley Field as a
delegate to Chicago, with the substitution of
James W. Nye, has also deepened feeling
of hostility to Mr.. Seward among the demo-
cratic wing of the New York republicans. a
concerted movement against Seward Is likely
to be made by them and others on the ground
that his special friends have compromised him
with gross political corruptions; and that any
probability or possibility of the Albany lobby
being transferred to Washington through his
nomination and election, would divide and de-
feat the republican party.
Mr. Seward seems also to be out of favor for
the nomination among his republican associ-
atcs in Congress Not more than two or three
of the republican senators are stated to favor
his selection at Chicago; and the proportion
of his reliable friends in the House is not great
er.-SprinQfeld Republican, april 24h.
The republican opponents of Mr.. Stewards
nomination" who attack him in this style,
may blindly suppose they are doing the party
service and preparing the way for republican
triumph next November. If so, their stupid
ty is matchless. The Springfield Republicans
account of what they doing to defeat his
nomination, may be entirely correct; but, do
they actually believe that Mr.. Stewards friends
throughout the country will see him struck
down ty such infamous contrivanees of false
hood, and then rush with shouts of enthusi-
asm to the support of his successful assailants
1t is vile as well as stupid, to undertake in this
way to injure Mr.. Seward as a candidate for
nomination at Chicago; and those who do it
are not good and judicious friends of the par
ty. These people seem to forget that there
are a good many men in the republican party
besides themselves, and that there is very
the party become such an institution as they
seem willing to make it.
According to the Republicans statement,
Mr.. Seward has certain active opponents who
are very anxious to make him responsible for
certain alleged 'corruptions of the New York
legislature at Albany In the first place they
make an exaggerated statement Of these "cor-
ruptons," and charge them directly to Mr.
Stewards associations" Then follows the
charge that to nominate Mr.. Seward would
be to adopt 'the progress of corruption"
Those who engage in this rascally business
could not do worse if they were in league with
the border rufian democracy. Mr.. Seward
is infinitely above the reach of such assa-
ants. No other man in Congress is higher
above them. Probably there never was a man
in Congress who had less to do with the lobby
or who departed less from the legitimate and
regular methods Of influence on the proceed
ings of the national legislature. Heavods in
terfering with the proceedings of the House, so
scrupuously, that he seldom or never enters
it, and we do not believe there is lobby agent
him with a corrupt proposition. Add to this,
that there is not another man in Congress who
performs his dates with such dignity and UNI
failing courtesy OF who at all times and under
all circumstances is so uniformly free from
passion and personalities, and we can form a
just estimate of the stupid bellers who attack
him as the Republican reports.
1t is expected of the Chicago convention
that it will represent at least the average re-
publican sentiment of the country. If among
many fit and proper candidates for its support,
one appears to be more available than the 9TH
ers its decision will of course be easily made
But it viii fail to meet the just expectations of
the people, ifitallows nothing to long and con-
sstent service, TO high and commanding
craftsmanship, to the record of a pure and un-
improbable public life, on the assumption
that the people are not ready to avail
themselves of them But what language
would fifty characterize the conduct of that
man who, having insinuated himself into
the convention, or into some of the currents of
influence around it, should raise the cry that
this mans third cousin was once athief-there
fore he isn't available that a delegate suppos.
ed to be friendly to him once gave cor
rupt vote-tllerefore he must be dropped that
3 Legislature, combining in it every shade of
opinion, was in some things dishonest-there-
fore he must be sacrificed.
The insincerity of the republican opponents
OF MIR. Seward" is demonstrated by the inven-
ton ofthese base imputations. Theassumption
Impractical sagacity which is ostentatiously pa
raded, whenever the peculiar clsinls of Mr..
Seward to the presidency are ignored, is a
pretence and sham. Honest reasons do not
go abroad grubbing for something mean and
dishonorable, for Justification 1t ia one
thing to doubt the availability" of candi-
date, on the score of his public record. and
quite another thing to give currency to scan.
dial, which, if well founded, should as soon
take from him the respect of honorable men,
as their support for public office. One may
be the occasion of honest difference of opin.
ion. The other is downright rascality.
With this exception, there has been no
manifestation of anything like prejudice or in
justice, nor any lack of candor and good feel.
ing, towards any of the distinguished gentle
men who have been proposed for nomination
at Chicago. Certainly there has been moth
ing OF the sort on the part of Mr. Stewards
friends, and it is remarkable that he alone
should be assailed in such style. 1t is true
'na' enoSe who engage in the business are
,e'! 'e" III number, and that it is quite out of