The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-10
Stewards Recent Speech I'm the Senate.
Correspondence of the Charleston Is. Mercuryl

WAsIISGroN March /, 1860
Yesterday morning several Of the members Of the
Pennsylvania and New York Legislatures showed them-
selves for the expressed purpose listening speech
which Mr. Seward had been concoctng since his return
from Europe He had taken his time, and the result OF
bis dry abors exhibition Of doctrines Of the srre
pesebie stamp, composed In the most studied and
sous language Like Mr. Douglas the occasion had been
tant State Legislatures showed that il had been in
vain We are not aware that Mr.. Douglas honored
He has at all times enough in Washington make up
bis audience without crowds from other cities But Of
these State legisaors may that the real desire
to hear Mr. Seward in consequence Of his prominent DO
son before the country At this hour, brought them to-
At carly hour the Senate galleries were jammed-
seats having been for the public visitors above
at the request Of the Senators Of their States
nary OCCASIONS but this extraordinary the masses
were resolved 70 endure H. Hundreds away unable
he House Ss S1 the
core, and as ought not 10 write etIer without taking
s0 as ss 70 ~ Ss
theoretically addressed audience Of six members In
statfd speech, and Mr. Edgerton Of Osdo, spoke 70
dozen-a few personal friends acting the body guard"
Returning the north wing, the special order CALL
up and Mr.. Seward, the lean Senator from New York
(Mr. King weighs three hundred pounds) ct
his seat, and with the plainly written manuscript before
auditory had never heard him before, and possibly may
have anticipated speech Of rare eloquenoe They were
Of ali the members Of the august Unied States Senate
tho spare Senator from the Empire STATE The least enter
sainDg and over the general mass of hearers holds the
smAllest amount Of oratorical sway.
For three hours ~ strange voice gave utterance his
expositions elucidatons and ably stale repetuons Of
Stewards views will appear more what we expected he
would say Every sentence viii be nicely poised and fer
y follow to balance the % Was r speech
for political CRITICISM not applause After half hours
progress, the people In the galleries began TO- moveto
thin OUT and ut last the numbers could be freely seated
They had intention Of becoming leg weary over such
eete pabulum Still, there different spectacle upon
foreign Ministers and persons entitled to places there
led the rear Of the Seats and they were attentive to the
uttermost Their purpose mainly was political They
had not assembled expecting brilliant effort Of elocuon
coupled with gigantic thoughs-raher they were eager
10 know the full extent long Short Of what was 70 be
said, and how the would put himself and to this In
tience
As the irrepressibe conict' has become patent and
of special significance will the terms "caplta staes'
and labor Sates have stereotyped run In the political
vocabulary For Seward gave much stress TO this coin
are 'abor" We will accept the phraseology, is not
bad; but what surface ignorance superficial impos
is not however, the shallow thinker but the
politician only exceled in demagoguism by the Senator
from Illinois Bis purpose was evidently to deceive that
class ofabor in the free States which depressed or
in open rebellion Reports in of the bankrupt con-
clifton Of labor in some Of s varieties. The strike Of the
thousands OF ehoemakers IN Massachusetts, attest the
gloomy prospects before working men in that section In
that State every eighth man is shoemaker, and whole
towns and villages in the eastern half know no other
means for livelihood. But this depression
|, rot limited to the leather dealers, the
shoe merchants and the cordwaRss Many branches Of
industry are suering, and Mr. Seward in his speech at
"capal States and @labor States" How easy was to
have said that BY paadsrng to The passions o. the pso
thai Is their duiy under the constitution TO be abolition
lists fol its exiermnsuon by usurpng the powers Of the
s SS IL ese means abuse and
violence the Southern people making . to breaN
oil their free intercourse and patronage and ncnoe me
Of goods ard wares This was simple and easy expana
ton. Mr. Seward had for such truths-N was his
10 make the believe that the South because having
capital in sayss was responsible So understood the
tenor Of bis argument on this branch
Then Mr.. Seward manifested excessive love for the
Unon and he was for granting everything everybody
regular Did for the nomination But II this writing We
WIN not enlarge upon 1e es a. ~ nc ss,a our pIessns
worcs we're received The Southern have been dr.
appointed, that man Of the character Of William Henry
Seward ahould have presented what their judgments
appeared no Insufficient defence Whether however "
win not strengthen him northward another matter tnt
But there another boiling over to connect his
name with the occasion. The opportunity added 70 thc
presence Of State politicians mot be lost and watch
ing the close OF Mr. Stewards delivery the panther
orn rival with ali the spr and venom q bis conmsad
ss.rs savage snss me- pia require. spd No
skiil. however, to answer the speech Of Ar. Sew
Go tie q ID. have
did conside ratio and with AL his active adapabity he
proafed BY H. BE cav audience fssgued with hfeess
matter, and he tcbed 70 contrast hb shrewdness hts
voice. bis defamation and moreover, his personal oppo
siiion 10 Sewards slavery policy Tnh amused MS; for,
as the other and better adapted @ and 90 believe
the majority Of the Southern men In Congress.
MI DAVIS had no intention OF saying anything, but the
and he partially responded TO Mr. Sc wards KansasicI
o~s~esamsto for the Cnicag nomination; after which
Messrs. Douglas and Trumbu delighted the senate In
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