The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-05

from thc organ Of Seward and Weed 10 New York
The ATTEMPTS, headed by the editor OF the Tribune,
Gust Gov. seworo from the Cabinet and overslang
every coDseI waive statesman though prompted by
sona motives fair enough expression Of the rooted
aud mveterac hostility Of the Tribune to the pcrpetu,ty
Of tho Union. Mr. Seward has always been Union man
Ills Westerly exposition OF ns advantages in his drst
np et ID the senate this winter and his frequent dcca
tat ~ Of atty snoe, OF piece with every scnti
mcbt on The subject which he uttered II he has
lately expressed himself with emphasis, IL is be-
cause the uoioD Of the States is now, for the first time
Pot IN serious jeopardy, ard not because he has any
new appreciation of it, value. Opposed, as be has
aiwsys been 10 Increasing tho numter OF slave
States, DO hos never made that opposition para
mount to the safety Of the Union. Even in
The celebra,ed higher law speech which 50 scanda-
zcl the d.nocrats he declared that be would 10
aomr Caiifvpa as slave State rather than endanger
The Union and, when Interrupted aud Intercepted
this point 10 the Of hs speech he repeated tho
decaision that undcr the circumstances he would have
voted % r,covo CALIFORNIA; IL she had applied tor adus
son 90 Phvc state During the decade siuco the doll
very Of Il al famous anti slavery speech there has been
no SHADOW Of turning in Mr. sowasds ocvoton TO tho
lDn and he stands to day. Is tnis hour OF peril ore.
cisey where DO has always stood.
The 7rIuae curing the same decade, has been equally
corsstnt IN It's hostility to the Union IL has poured us
Far that tiss emit slavery CONTROVERSY might end In
dHunion. ls pet term Of dcfision has been
Union saver" There Is noting for which
that pcendi3ry sheet h so un'rngy bo'ed Nd 10 root
out d VI. popular heart the old for the n,on
Had wasbnatons Farewell address appeared orig
bel docOmcn, any time during tie last ten years tho
end bave mode tben the butt OF its ieers II has at
iackeo the Union with arguments II has attack, II ~th
statistics with jokcs; with slang, with sncera; with
rbaidry wb inueDdo with every weapon, in short of
"a wei stocked armory Of abusc AZ ooe time II pub
kbcd afots u elaborate leading articles fort hcd with
al soi L. OF man pujod statistics, aud running through
several consecutive monhs in which claimed 10 have
demonstrated that the Union, commercially and pecu
naiy enaicd on absolute annual oss tho non slaye
holding states even Pretended 10 reduce the amount
OF this kss 10 precise mathematical estimate. II
claimed 10 have made out that the uu,on was worth 10
every man, and child the Northern states tho
exsct sum 81 forty cents head. u claimed 10 have
made out pcr CONTRA TINT tho annual cngt OF the Cnop
70 every fnon worppn and child a tho North was forty
d"lsrs heed. while i's hand was in and 10 make liz
aribmetca exploit complete, II struck tho baaace be-
tween the email crd ano large debit side OF tho Account
and gave 10 nicely, s3e 10 tho annual oss CO.
oncce OF the Union. That s 10 say in the 80.
nston OF tic Tribune. never rttrocted nor oponted az
's worth =
That this sedtous sheet should now be found In vim
ert OBI ostion 70 every satetman who raises his voice
or the unioD, " The natural fitting culnton a. us
cng and ireycrent hostility 10 the work Of or fathcrs