New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-27
MIR sEWARn,s POSITION.

of The n. y. Times upon a recent letter oil
special correspondent Of The Erening Post az
Washington, giving view Of the causes which
tend to render the Peace Conference abortiVe
We have since learned that while The Post has
q regular correspondent there who comments
upon events in the spirit Of that Journal, this
special correspondent is directly inspired by Mr..
Seward, and is TO be taken as setting forth
the most hidden motives Of that gentleman. In.
deed, we are crcdbly Informed that the very
language Of this letter is the same % has been
repeatedly used by Dir. Seward in private con-
yersation. This gives il something more Of i'm
portauce than has before been attributed to it.
The subjoined paragraph of the letter alleges
certain obstacles to the success of the Peace
Conference:
There interests In combustion here 10 deisl the
purpose Of hl, Convention. ono has Il, oTisn il your
L..sni.y oafdi ere o'ner grows ont % The I'm
preston hst Dr. Lincoln doe. not ook with favor upon suy
policy cancellation such likely receive the spprova Of
the Convention Both animated by the hope Of diving Mr.
Seward from the Cabinet, Tie Frooe. to be The rejection VI
any plan and thu. pse,cay III rejection
policy which Mr. Seward has advised Should they succeed In
this, they that Mr. scrArd will feel complied ont Of
'eIfTespeot, from no other motive 10 retire"
From this il appears that /" the rejection Of the
"pocy which Mr.. Seward has advised is prac-
tcally the rejection OF any plan Of compromise, -
and that this is done in the hope Of driving Mr.
Seward from the Cabinet" And how Is this
to be accomplished We are told, by prOpagat-
lag the faith that the New.York Senator does
" not reflect the feelings and inclinings Of the
President Here the point is presented that
" the policy Mr.. Seward has advised" prevails in
tho Conference, but is frustrated by the suppOsi.
ton that Dir. Lincoln does not reflect (" the
4" feelings and inclinings" Of Mr. Soward-or
rice rersa.
Dir. Lincoln is also to blame for another i'm.
pediment TO blr. Stewards operations. Hear him
pretty much every Member Of Conros. candidate for
Office have known the time when large proportion
OF the Legislative branch Of the Government open spp
for Executive This aud the impe,un hich exist,
hs, Mr. Lincoln opposed to any form Of comProni
members firm who neer firm before and obstacles
to the settlement Of difficulties which word, from tho
fps Of Mi Lincoln would disPel in moment
This passage takes another step toward defn-
ing Mr.. Stewards position. Ii seems that the
New-Y0rk Senator would, through Mr.. Lincons
patronage, subordinate the Congress Of the United
States-the peoples real representative body-to
eral States Aud who stands in the way Of this
modification Of the Government We are told
that Mr.. Lincoln himself is the offender, because
to several of the peace propositions pending in
the Convention and Congress, marty ,rery
" member Of The lantr body is ALREADY ,ciUirg 10
"girc his individual assent" but it is withheld,
Mr.. Lincoln not holding out the lure Of elice ~
obtain it,
Is it not somewhat hazardous in one assuming
to take charge Of our Administration, at the
threshold to hang q badge Of degradation or the
representative body to which it must look for
support, and to proclaim in advance that il is
venal, and that the President must also prosti.
tute himself to control its actiOnl Men who are
firm now in behalf of the cause sustained By the
people in tho last Election but "who eer we're
81 firm before" would como into "the settle
ment" designed to defeat it, if "ten words
" from the lips of Mr.. Lincoln" would give them
assurance TINT they should be rewarded for de-
sertion by Executive favor" And this is tho
mode in which Mr.. Lincoln is to reflect "the
" feelings and incliniDgs" Of the Premier"
Those who oppose this policy are admonished
that "they have never realized the dangers Of
4" the incoming Government" and then Mr.. Sew
ard proceeds to reveal himself in these panic
making passages Of the letter to Tie Ereaing
Post:
From hi. osilion MI Seward has naturally been berla
orIned perhaps than any other Of his party In Washing
But he could impsrt hi, knowledge he obliged
per himself TO BE- misundsrood be even desired doubt
instances to be misundertoOd IL best answered bis
purpose that motives different from hs real should
assigned to him, snd but few probably will know With
What discretion and agac he cO0persted With tho loyal friends
" Union In the present Administration to purge oraor and
'ut the Government 10 condition protect itself To accom-
'sh ali this that bs ho1a DO mlsundes
so'd-!ha' be shola be da'ed Ia certain quarters WHARF