The New York herald., 1862-11-09

FAUsTUs BRowNsox AND MEpHSroPHELBs
CHAsE.-Just as Mephistopheles helped Faustus
in order to ruin him, SO Secretary Chase gave
poor DR.. Orestes A. Brownson just enough a.
sistance to secure his defeat by i've thousand
majority. Needless Of the inevitable fate Of
those who sell themselves to the Devil, Brown.
son went on to Washington, called upon Score
tary Chase, was invited to stay and take tee.
and very foolishly gulped down the Seoretarys
stories and bohea together. OF course Score
tary Chase explained the whole mismanage-
ment of the war, and showed hew Secretary
Seward was guilty Of this, and responsible fox
that, and neglectful of this, that and the other.
until poor Brownson's head was completely
tianed, and lie imagined that he had found in
Seward the head, front, body, wings and tail Of
the evil spirit of this war; Consequently he
rushed back to Elizabeth, New Jersey, wrote
terribly severe and absurdly untrue article
against Seward for his twopenny Reuieac, re-
ccived Greeleys appreciation and Bryant's
blessing and was nominated for Congress By
the New York managers Of the New Jersey
radicals.
Brownson has been turning about, and wheel.
ing about, and dancing Jim Grow all his life
long; but he never made a more false step
than when he started for Congress, with one
hand grasping Greeleys coat tail and the Other
waving the black abolition banner. We told
him at the time that his defeat was inevitable.
and assured him that, by appearing in the dou-
BILE character Of an enemy ofSeward and friend
of the administration, he was guilty of politl-
cal swindle He ought to have had sense enough
to see that Chase was the real Mephistopholes
Of the war and that Seward had nothing what
ever to do with tho military mistakes Of the !,
past few months II was Chase, not Seward.
who kept his brother-in-law, Mcdowell.
in command, twice prevented the capture o.
Richmond, intrigued constantly against Mo
Clellan, cost us many defeats and many valua-
BILE lives, unnecessarily prolonged the war and
completely deransed and mismanaged our
finances, by neglecting his own department and
Interfering with those of Stanton and Wellss.
It ives Seward, not Chase, who attendedto hiS
own business, left the war and navy depart
ments TO the care of their secretaries, and, in
stead Of intriguing for or against any generals,
devoted himself solely and successfully to the
task Of preventing any foreign interference
with our affairs Poor Brownson would not SEQ
this, however, and be is now enjoying the CON.
sequences Of his folly There are great mary
reasons why Chase, and not Seward, shdsld
have been the object of his attacks, and Eve
thousand of these reasons were presented to
him in the majority Of Tuesday last. If he had
behaved himself properly, and not turned .
sommersault quite 30 quickly, the HEaALs
would have given him q nomination, perhaps
aud no would have been triumphantly elected.
AS II was, he was nominated by the Tribune,
and Of course defeated. Let him turn again,
repent and be happy; for, as the poet says:-
Icrg as the lamp holds out 70 burn,
The viiest sinner may return.
That quotation fts Brownson's case exactly.
and will make ane motto for peccavi arti,
Gle in bis next RcvicW.