The New York herald., 1862-07-26

news, are disposed to question the truth OF our
statement that Mr. Seward seriously proposed
to resign from the Cabinet in the event of an
Inauguration by the President of the "base,
| elcsdy and brutal" policy suggested by the
RADICALS previous to the s1-sjc1SIrnment Of Con-
gress 10 one knows better than Greeley OF
the truth of our statement, and yet be has
the impudenee to call upon Tturlow Weed to
deny it.
| The facts are briefly these-The administra.
ton has had definite policy in the conduct of
| the war since it commenced 1t was to SO use
our armies and shape our policy as to render q
reunion of the States poss BILE; and to this end
the domestic institutions of the South were to
be disturbed as little as possible, and the rebels
were to be defeated-as they only can be de-
feated-by good generals, plenty Of men and
an abundance Of cannon. So far the campaign
against the South has been q magnificent
success. We have possessed the whole coast.
the border States and the whole valley Of the
Mississippi and all that remains is to conquer
the armies eongregated at Richmond, and the
rebellion is at an end. Owing, however, to the
Vaccinations of the abolition agitators General
Mcclellan has met with partial reverse before
Richmond, and this has been seized upon by the
"infernap radicals as means to coerce the adj
ministration into a savage method of conducting
the war, which is certain to divide the country
irredeemablg and forever, if carried out.
Upon the passage Of the Con6scaticn and
Militia acts, Mr.. Lincoln and the Cabinet were
put into a serious dilemma. General Halleck-
upon whom it had been determined to bestow
the position Ct Commander-in-Chief Of the
armies of the United States-and nearly all
the leading generals in the Union service, 10
gether with an influential section of the CaJi-
net were entirely opposed to the policy of the
'.n'ernal' republicans; and to naugurate
savage warfare, in accordance with the;
wishes Of the radical majority in Congress,
would have caused serious discomfort in
the army. Mr.. Seward, Mr. BGtes, Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Welles, in the Cabinet, strenuously OPP
posed the new policy, and insisted upon con-
forming with the original programme Of the ad-
ministratiOn. Hence the recent war order in
terpreting the confscation policy in, accordance
with the previous views Of the President. Mr..
Seward would not have remained in the Cabinet
had the extreme radical policy been decided
upon. Neither would Mr.. Bates nor Mr.. Smith
have remained. To avoid the crisis and the
collecting together Of men new to the admins
tratioa of affairs the President wisely determin-
ed-for the present, at least-to depend upon
his armies, rather than upon the niggers to
maintain the Union intact.
The despatch respecting the crisis in che Cabi-
net was sent us before the war order was issued
modifying the Coniscation act, and before it
was officially announced that General Halleck
was Commander-in-Chie of the army. This
order, however, and the appointment Of the new
Commander-in-C Chief, confirmed the views con-
tanned in the despatch, and we accordingly pub
lshed it. Of course, now that the matter is set
tled an effort will be made in official quarters
to persuade the people that no designations
were thought Of in the present Cabinet
SEWARD IN THE SENATE.-Now that Secretary
Seward has fully settled our foreign and domes-
tic policy Of the war, and his State papers now
form tho law of action Of the government in our
present troubles, he is needed in the United
States Senate. There Is no man Of real ability
in that branch of Congress- The Summers,
Wades, Chambers and Wilson's have proven
themselves mere politicians, and unable to
comprehend our present condition Of af-
fairs. Some such man as Seward is needed
there now rs loader in our present crisis,
to mark out for the Senate o course to
pursue and to answer, az he alone can, the
"infenalso Of that body. What nobles work
could this State do-occupying, as ID does,
foremost rank in the States Of the Union in
wealth, commerce and intelligence-thgn to
send Mr.. Seward there as its representative
In this view we hail the new movement in this
State--Dix for Governor and Seward for
Senator-as one Of the best signs Of the times.
Should such movement be carried out Mr..
Seward will no doubt remain in the Cabinet
until next winter, and then retire to take his
seat in the Senate, and take part in the aelibe-
rations Of that body.
The Turf.
PAszIIoa PLEASURE oRoUND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
FRIDAY, July 25-Purss 800, mile heats, best three In
Ave- 70 wagons TO carry d. Pafsr's weight
ID. Mace entered b. m. Lady sherman.
Il. woodruff entered g. m. Lady suffolk. o o
d. Phfer entered b. m Kitty WINK. .
D. Talhnan entered br. g. Nemnou. ........ 8 8 dis.
Time: 23l-233-235-339-242.
THE BOSTON EACEs-FoURTH DAY.
Bos7oN, July 25, 1861.
The racing to-day of the most brilliant character,
and terminated . highly successful meeting. The
attendance much larger than of the precsd
ing days, and included large number q tho leading
families Of the city. The nrst for purse Of
s3OOsmile heats and WAS by Thragg's Neck beat.
s.r In and Tine 4far ROp he