White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-02-21

SswAnp BAcksLrpIHa.-Ssward made
. speech in the Senate. January Slst. in
which hs declared that the question OF
Slavery in the Territories was settled BY
the admission Of Kansas. and signhed
his willingness TO discard the Chicago
Platform, and 60 in on the Union saving
busipess. His desire to save the Union
10 commsndsbls one; but how stands
the msttsri Several States have rsbsll-
Cd while others have chosen members
Of Conventions, who are al ready to 60
to work, and now demand that certain
measures bs complied with, or they will
take their States out Of the Union also |!
In the face Of treason and threats. Sew
ard becomes frightened. and agrees to dis.
band the party Of which he is the rspu-
ted leader. and to surrender the platform
Of principles for which he spoke so elo.
qusnsly, during the late Presidential cam
paign. He cannot get off BY means Of
the Ksnsas dodge: for at the time when
he made the speeches. Kansas was ac-
knowledge to be secured to Freedom. be,
yond the possibility Of = doubt. And
again: the Chicago Platform demanded
the admission Of Kansas with the Wy.
andotts Cosssit.sien and in addition.
laid down certain principles, aside from
the Kansas issue. 2lsdging the party to
labor for their success. Seward declared
that platform to be his. a. unexeeption-
ably % If he had made il himself AT.
tor the party has triumphed upon the is
suss therein presented. and one Of its OBJ
jects, which was at the time deemed .
foregons oonsummation. has been carried
out. Mr.. Seward now proneuncss the
mission Of the party ended. and wants
the balance Of the great issues thrown
away. because the opponents Of the PSF
ty arc not satisfied with the result l.
When treason must be checked BY sue.
cumbing to the traitors; and when such
. man - Seward consents to surrender
principles which hs has pronounced right.
eous. just and constitutional, and have
been 80 declared by the verdict Of the
people. We may well lose faith in poll
ticians. and in the power Of the Govern.
mont.
Mr.. Seward acted with the Whig par.
~ until it triumphsd then he set abou.
destroying it. and building up another.
of which be should be acknowledged the
leader. The Republican party. having
preferred another man for the Presidency
above him. is he bent upon destroying
that also? Er. Lincoln has been cho.
sen President. and has appointed Mr..
Seward to the Premiership in his Ad-
ministration. The policy recently fore.
shadowed BY the latter. il followed ont,
will have the effect of destroying the par.
ty which elected Lincoln. leaving the
Administration no support in Congress.
aud rendering it failure. The country
must now look to Lincoln himself. II
he still holds to the principles npon which
he was elected. how can he retain Seward
At the head of his Administration It
may BE-. that the latter will come in op-
portunsly with another spesch, finely
wordsd and polished - he only can rem.
der it. explaining away all the knotty
points. and showing that he is still sound
But powerful though he be. and idolizsd
- he is BY thousands of Republicans, he
will discover that he cannot toss the par
ty about and tampsr with its principles
At his will.