New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-02


cannot give him high rank"
OF tbs great men in Washington, Mr.. Trollope
descsnts at greatest length on the Secretary Of
State His comments on M-. Seward arc marked
by irreverence and asperity. He ascrbes to that
ftatesmsn the ambition of being considered as the
man Of the day-the hero who is to bring the
country through all its difficulties. "ln his dis
patches be ever talks of We or OIL Mr.. Lincoln
may be King, but Mr.. Seward is Mayor OF The
Palace and carries the King in his pocket. From
The depths of his own wisdom, he undertakes to
teach his minister, in all parts Of the world, not
only their duties, but their proper aspiration. He
is equally kind TO foreign statesmen, and sends 10
them messages as though from an altitude which
no European politician had ever reached" "iith-
crto there has been no Prime Minister in the Coz
ernment of the United States. Mr. Seward hes
attempted a revolution in that matter, and has eS-
sayed TO GIL the situation. For q while 1t almost
seemed that he was successful. He iIfert5red
with the army, and his in.erforences were ep-
dured. lie took upon himself the business oil the
police, and arrested men at his own VIII and
pleasure. The hateas corpus was IN his hand,
and his name was current through the States Us a
covering authority for every Outrage on The old
laws. Sufficient craft or perhaps cleyerness, NJ
Possessed to organize Il position which should give
him power greater than the power OF The Presi-
dent; but be had not the genius which would en-
able him 10 hold it. He made foolish prophecies
about the war, and talked Of the triumphs winch
he would win. lie wrote state papers Oh matters
which ho DID rot understand, and gave himself
the airs OF diplomatic learning while he showed
hiiupe!f TO be sadly ignorant OF the very rudnents
of diplomacy. lie tried to joke as Lord Palmer
ston Jokes aud nobody liked bis joking. He was
greedy after the hide appaHases Of power taking
from others who loved them AZ Well as ne diG,
priyil ges with which he might have dispensed.
| Aud then lastly. he wac successful Ia nothing
| he had gwen himself out as the commander Of the
ColnmanlcT-in- Chief. bat then under his CON-
mand nothing got Itself done. For q month oi
two some nen had really believed IN Mr.. Seward.
Tho policemen Of the county had come to have
al absolute trust in him, and tie underinga OF the
! tlpIl' tlAtCs Niic bNbiiI4nt ~ shiAN NHt.' A.
might be u great man. But then, as 10 ever the
cose with such men, tLorc came suddenly down
fall. Mr. Cameron went from the cabinet. and
~, .ybOdy knew that Mr. Seward would be 10
longer commander Of the Commauieg.ia-C
HI, prime min.stersh;p was eone from lin, and
he sank down into the compsratyel! humble ro-
.,ion OF Minister FOR Foreign Affairs. His le'trcs
lie cachet no longer ran. his passport system
vas repealed. Bis prisoners were released. And
though il is 100 much 20 say that wrlts Of habeas
corpus were no longer suspended, the eject aud
yery m anng Of the suspension was at once al
tered When first left Washington Sir. Seward
was tbs Only minister Of the cabinet whose name
was. ever mentioned with ref,re1or 70 any great
political measure. when returned 70 Washing
ION Mr. Stanton was Mr. Lmcola's leading minis
Ter, and, AZ Setrctary-atW War, hid practically the
management Of tho army and Of ,hc informal po-
Leo"
OF the value of Mr.. Tsolope's political charac-
,erizatonf our readers mus. judge for themselves,
aud II they are not alHa! convinced O.. The accn-
racy of lis por.raituros, they wil no. dsrlsh tie
burly John Bui, lrankaos. Will whichthey are got
10Th. Wedonot, however, attaci Guy considerable
Importance to the expression Of hs opinions lie
travelled rapidly through portion Of the country,
ercased IN q strong swathng of English habits
and prriudices. lis perceptions are not remark
ably clear the faculty Of reflection a almost cn-
TREY wauiirg, and he h. not ..IIicc oi inagl-
nation. His downright liberal and often jolly
tone OF character enabled him 30 go the out lo Of
things to advantage; certain fairness o. mind
preserved bin rom Intentional n.srcpIe oiiauon;
md be il lee tainted by the supercilicls ami IN
decent seli.conccit which seems 10 be the BIRTH
right Of 50 large class Vi his count'yme tLan many
previous travellers; but bis work cen take no peE-
maneut place IN literature, AID viii soon pass
away with the sAoal. OF epheme.al productions
which amuse FOR the moment, and then perish for
ever.
BBowEsoNs QUARTERLY GEyHw July. D. }
| SA.isI Il c..
! Two articles il this number are devoted 10 the dls
cussioa Of tho political state .. tie country, under
the titles "Wbat the Rebel on Teaches - and
"Coufsoai0r and Emancipation" lnthe first named
oAper Or. Btownson maintains that The United
sates holds ruLitaliiaiy tho relation to he ev. rA
States beld BY ,he Bntith Crown 10 theAnglcAmeri-
csn colonies The rights NJ The seyera. stste7 are
the relts OF those colonies Gni IRE he'd ly them
American St.ioe und American citiLeIs, not I'D orgi-
nal, nd, pend 1t, ard sovereign Statol H-nce, as
long rs they obs,.ye the conditions Of their tenure
they gre sacred ord inyiolnte, independent within
their sphere Of the Naiona. Government, end Of one
another. But II thcy break there Conditions, ami
cease 10 be American States, ana thcir people to he