The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-12-24
! w EDNEsDAY, DECEMBER "a 1869.


N l. NJ 70 sHH
The following gletter from Secretary Seward
to Minister A dams; ubder.dnte Of November
10th, 1862, and publishedh hwitn the other dis
plomatic correspondence recently Submitted
to Congress. is document Chat Abolition
editors and Abolition stuInpers would do well
to study 1t contains ewelhdeseryed re
buke OF their efforts during the late eam~
paign to connect the great Democratic move
ment with sympathy for thesfebellion.u 1t is
s-cOmpleie yindication OF ahe loyalty and
patriotism Of the Democracy and their co
adjntors. The doctrine that We have always
held IN regard to the Administration and
the Government, is also fully sustained by
MIR. 5swatd--a lollows: .dn this country
especially. it is habit, not only entire w
consistent with the constitution, bit eUen
essenttatto It's stabidfys to regard the Admin
istiatioD, at any time existipg,9 as distinct
and separable iiom the Government itself,
and 10 canvass the proceedings OF the one
withoutths thought of dis4oyalty to The
other.p s;aI s,sefsS0rstgas5g as.llrggs3a -
Here is the etteriiiself.assra s.li 70 Egsrg.
DEPARTMENT OF STATED o.
WAsHINGToN, November DO, 1862. 81
SIR Ii is probable that the ground which
the enemies of the Union sina Europe will
next assume, in pros ecuting their war against
it, will be an alleged detection OF popular
support OF the Goternmeht at athe elections
recently held in the loyai Sta4es.l3 The re
ports of the results Of these elections in the
forms adopted by the press, are Calculated,
Though not7designed,a to give plausibilty to
TO this position. l ebservesthat these reports
classify the members Of Congress chosen as
Union and DemocIstir, or Union and 0ppo- !
sition. Such classihcations, though unIor 4
tunafe, do less harm here, iawhere al7 tie
OF the case, are known, than 4
abfead, where names are understood to mean
what they express. Last year, when the
war began the Republicans, who wert a
plurality Of the electors, gave up their party /
name, and joining with loyal Democrats, put
IN nomination Candidates Of either party un,
der the designation oi Unionsparty. 48, q
The Demoera Tic party made but spirit
less resistance in ihe canvas. From what.
ever cause tshas happened, political debates
during the present year have resumed, in
degree, their moral character
and while loyal Republicans have adhered
to the new banner OF the Union party, the
Democratic party has rallied and made
vigorous cabyas with view to the recovery
oi its former political ascendencyg Loyal |
Democrats in considerable number, retaining
the rame Of Democracy from habit. and not
because they oppose the Union, are classified
by the pther party as opposition" 1t is
nUt necessary Tor the information OF onr
abroad that should descend
nto any examination of the, relative priBci~
Dles or policies of the two parties, 1t will
'ullice to say that while their may be men
)t doubriul political wi dom and virtue in
zach party, and while there may be differ.
,nceS Of opinion between the two parties as
% the measures best calculated to preserve
he Union and restore It's authority, yet it is
rot TO be inferred that eitherlparty or any
portion of the people OF the
oyal States, is disposed to accept disunion
lnder any circumstances, or ppoplany terms.
II israther TO belunderstood that the peo~
pie have becomesso confident of the s.ablity]
'f the Union that partisan combinations are
esuming their sway here, as they do in
nch cases in all free counties, In this
country, especially, 1T is habit not only en-,
irely consistent with the, Constitution, bat
even essential to its stability, to regard the
administration at any time existing as dis 4
inct and separablei from the Government
tself and to canvass the proceedings Of the
me without the thonght OF disloyalty to the
thers We might possibly have had quick
r success IN suppressng he insurreclion if
his habit could have rested little longer in
bsyance; bat on the other hand, we are un>
Ter obligations to save not only the unity or
n'eglity OF the country, but also its inestio
nable and precious Constitution No one
an safely say that The resumption of the
reviouS popular habit does not tend to this
ist and most importan tconsumlnaton, if al
he same time, as We contidentaly expect,
he UnionitSeH shall be saved. 1,5r54s as1
u am sir your obident servant b Ed E.I
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
CHAs. FRANCIS ADAMS, ETC., etc. gH