The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-17
IMPORTANT FROM SPRINGFIELD.
The President Elect and His
Views on the Crisis.
He Would be Disposed TO support Liberal
COMPROMISE, but he Fears it is Too Late.
The Question Is Not How to Forestau
Secession, bnt How to Deal With II,
&c, &c, Gc.
Our Springfield Correspondence.

Our Springfield Correspondence.
sFqsaGfIlsD, Jan. l., 1861
M. Saeani GaS1ed Secretary q .Sote-Camerrn OF
eiaHs SesrsiPs oaa,sly q Czas's Acceptance Of the
Se7aay?sl,p Of ne 7reasn'g-N H. Judd Pressed for
Ire Interior D7arrnens-7he Rs6ioor Belised % b.
Cspsssd-Ltrstotirs Doings, de-, de-
The Daiyy Illinois STATE Journal Of this morr ing con
ta.ns the following Official Of Mr. sewards
acceptance Of the Secretaryship Of State
MP. IIycMS's cABiSsT.
Tn Albany Ir~nin9 Journal having announced that
Mr. seward has accepted the position Of Secretary Of
state under the President elect, il may not
be out Of place to state that Official advces
. that effect have been received by Mr.. Lin
rendered to Mr. Seward several week ago, and the seec
ton cano fail to receive cordial response from all who
love and are determined 10 stand by the Unen- Mr. So
wards WISDOM statesman o. AGILITY, as a diplomat
st will directly tend 10 strengthen confidence Ia the in
coming adm nistraon at home and abroad The Joyn1I
properly remarks, " that former occasion has
President offered, or Secretary accepted, that depart
ment in manner more delicate ana respectful TO each,
independent and honorable to BOTH and puts
record the prediction that President and Premier
viii discharge their duties amid all the difficulties that
surround them preserve the blessings OF Union and
20 deserve and receive the homage Of their contrymenp
We have confidence that the sequel viii verify the
phecy.
Is is known that Mr.. Lincoln received Mr.. Stewards
formal acceptance only by this mornings mail and that
the paragraph in Thuriow Weeds paper inserted
simultaneously with the mailing of the letter. Mr. Lin
telegraphic despatch TO Washington.
Candor compels state that the construction put
upon Mr. Sewards appointment in late editorial Of the
HERALD il endorsed by the friends Of the President
elect. They lsok upon it an earnest OF the irm ad
hercnce Of the regime to the dogmas Of their party,
laid down in the Chicago PLATFORM rather than as
symptom Of readiness to compromise and renounce The
radical republicans Of this section all events augur
from Mr. Stewards premiership the strict fidelity OF the
incoming administration the principles TO the triumph
Of which il owes its existence. 1t may be safely pre-.
sumcd nevertheless, that Mr. Ss~srds profound states
mslshp and catholcity OF views viii enable him 20 TN
derstand the exgences Of the times and prevent any
clsshng of the administration Of which he viii,
doubtIessly, be the most prominent anu influential
member
The last twenty -four hours have developed the proba
bility that Mr. Chase may, after all, not ;ept the
Treasury Department offered him by the President
elect during his recent stay in this city The Gov
himself would greatly prefer the Senatorial tcga to
ministerial portfolio But that acceptance
is urged upon him by many OF his most intimate and
faithful friends and that he is unlikely to yield 10
their counsel Adyices that effect reached here last
night.
The partsans Of ~ b. Judd OF this state, who
assembled around their leader at this point working
with nigh, and main to the place Informally ten
D.
ousy of rival republican chiefains from this state para
Lies however their efforts Is very
possible that their representations viii prevail in heend
Ms Judd is old and tried friend OF the President
elect, and Sr. Iincon's personal preferences viii
conflict with the wishes Of the advocates Of the formers
Nor the country likely to suffer BY the sub.i
tuition OF the shallow Drained Hoosicr for able
Mr Judd.
HE of the firing upon the Star Of the West
threw both Legislature and citizens generally into intense
excitement. The tug Of is believed to be cone-he
Ruboon croesed-civl war inevitable Legislative bust
all but suspended The overt act of treason
and rebellion" occupied the minds and months Of an
The President elect looks very gravely He says little
in reference the startling events in South Carolina
but it is obvious that he is nevertheless deeply
concerned and exercised about their probable
quences
The Legislature has thus Gar confined ilse'f the
ton OF committees Introduction Of petitions bills