The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-13
Senator soward's Speech in Another
English Point or View.

potant which has been delivered in Congress for mauy
nearer and reader to have entirely by
surprise by the whole matter and manner OF the mAoi-
festo. Mr.. sewaros own friends kuew the man well
enough 10 be that he woud recpocaie South
en violence In his advocacy Of the Northern view O the
existpg national cres; but they looked with
pecaton for his personal vndica,on from the charges
which have been vociferated against MIN through
out the Union wherever democratic cipZens
TO be found - charges which for three months
past, have been supposed fatal 10 his chance
Of power howe untrue 10 themselves Express
eatons Of being implicated In the Ha,pers Ferry INVASION
have grown in strength up TO the hour Of bis expected
explanation those who were ware Of the sbsudty
Of the charge still believed that the republican
for the Presdenhp could never recover the ground lost
By the party through the Virginia raid From his ARR III
At Washington Mr.. Seward hao been exciuaed from the
usual parliamentary and social courtesy prevalent the
society OF the capital He avoided in the stree. aud
In the Senate chamber and all but himself seemed
per :eive that the Southern members made OF him
victim ana were only waiting for his drst movemen Is
to annbilatc him. He pursued hts own busiDees the
while at bis derk In the Senate and male no remark
any bodys behavior to him. and curiosity reore
u It's height when at length he explained himself
AS Mr. Seward spoke, all alike recent
atoms and measured bad have appeared
in moment as conduct truly ahsurd q. only 10 be
signed TO oblivion. In the whole speech there h not
syllable OF reference TO allegations sgainst himself
and by this very silence they destroyed He spoke
face to face with Southern leaders have been csan
ing for months past that he should elected uheir
tim OF the Union should secede from the confeder
thus connecting his ma ne forever with the drupuon OF
the great republic Face face chiefs OF the
movement he exhibited the orsio Of the
guaras provided by the OF repuoc the causes
Of the failure Of those eaeards the
ssvenOldDs interest The decay Of liberty and ORDER
OF the world; and the folly and nopeiessoess Of
the proposal TO the Union. Be showed how
the only hope the only wisdom on the part OF the South
s faithful union with the free States till her own NJ.
nrs settled and this exposition made In spirit
which absolutely all and ct the soesker
far above the reach personal replies speech which
thus eevaes the whole ground Of aod sud
denly ores one Of the two great parties in hs ssse 40
N udprQ ahnkoN hv
DENTS must be great speech. Mr. Seward himself evil
IDENTIFY coptempates the conversion OF the South the
preserve the Union during the transition period. He H.
perhaps. the man to try whether the thing BE-
and nov appears again probable mat he m.y nsve The
dropped their stipulation for remaining in the Uaon-hat
Mr.. Seward shall not be President They may IT,
but II will be under pcw conditions as
Without changing his doctrine and without pausug 10
explain The party Misrepresentation OF IT, Mr. seward hes
unnsa nsr ground or tSs he great debate between the
stead Of any rrepressble conflict he nov presents the
differing ethics Of the two claass Of States which he calls
The "Capital Slstes and the Labor States" While ex-
bbt!ng the radical differences in their view a human
ture and social relations and in their estimate Of the
from copceang bis conviction that the theory Of the
capital States unteDsbe, and destined TO suecumb N
that Of the North but be insists that they may remain in
federal union by strict observance Of their respective
rights while the conversion Ia proceeding.
THIS will be the point Of difference between him and
ouences past events On the one hand We 20 he Sou
EN- Democratic party, supported by Supreme Court Of
their own making surviving 10 plant down slavery into NE
eo OF every new Territory and Ssate and on the other
nano We zee me aoolitionwts proper steadily dsoSedtpe
the superstition that slavery be eectuay rot rid Of
by the action OF any political party whatsoever Mr. ssw
ard hopes that the extension Of savehodiDg rights
new soil may be checked without driving the South
epeikn, and that his party may truce, during
which slavery viii safely recede before The growth ol
lree aoor Present appearances do not warrant such
hopes The laweeeness and barbarian Of Southern slave
holders shown In their present treatment Of fellow c
1eDs far and near who differ from them In political opn-
ION. afford little prospect Of orderly behavior
under an anti slavery President during he
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