The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-03-14
Saturday, March Ia, 1863.
Persisting Folly.


Thurlos Weed. who has been abou,
half and half supporter Of the war from
the beginning. has been persis;ently
enga Led in an etfor; to have Mcclellan
restored 10 command. In this effort
Ex-Governor Morgan of New York, who
was made Senator through the influence
Of the Weed faction in The legislatures
with him. Morgan made 500, 900 on
his ship contracts with the government.
and, OF course, is not anxious, with
such ia, takes, to bring the war TO a
speedy close, and he knows that Nc
Clellan is slow enough TO suit his pur-
poses-just the man ready made 10 his
hands.
But in this matter there is a power
behind the active agents in the move.
ment. That power is William H. Sew
ard. who has been the curse and bane
Of the ministration and the national
cause from the beginning. We believe
that Seward has done US more hurt
than any other man living, not except
ins JEFF. Davis himself; for from the
very Start be set out with policy op
posed to the coercion of rebels. and
has persistently followed i, up to the
present time. And to-day he is the
same foo!-hardy advocate OF the doc
rrine VI subduing the rebels by kind
ness with which be set out over two
years ago. He will not learn better
even by the most conclusive lessons o:
experience, which have invariably pro-
we'd that force and force only has any
salutary effect on ;he rebels.
Seward knows that Mcclellan is his
man. They have worked their do-nolh-
ing policy together, and all the time
kept playing into the hands Of the reb-
els; and now. fearing that more Wig
orous policy will result in the success
Of the Union forces. he is anxious to
get his confederate back at the head OF
the army, that nothing may be accom-.
plished.
Fortunately The administration has
been divorced fiom McClsllar, =, who was
an incubus aud a cleg on the wheels OF
the government; now il Mr.. Lincoln
will only take step further and divorce
himself and his Cabinet from Seward.
and from all who are under the balefuI
influence Of that misguided man. he
will succeed; but if Seward remains in
the Cabinet. We have great fears tha,
some scheme will e devised 10 prevent
the subjugation of the traitors.
Seward is still the infatuated advo-
cate of chimera, that i: will not do for
republican government TO put down
treason by force-that is an attribute
of despoiic power. be says. which free
governments cannot exercise. A man
holding such sentiments and endeavor-
ing to carry them out, is not fit to hold
aplacs in the Cabinet of nation en-
gagged in war for its own existence.
which existence depends upon subdu-
ing rabcls in arms against its authority.
In this hour of stern. practical aud
= bloody reality. we have no use for alb
stract Missionaries. whose wisdom con.
sists in fine theories. based too often ND
on fsise promises-just as Ssward's
foolish idea is that the rebels can be
subdued By kindness, when every act
OF theirs gives The lie directly and e1-
p.icitly 10 SUCH an assumption.
The grsstes, fools are those Who wili
mol learn. Judged BY this test, Seward,
Weed AMI Morgan are on the topmos,
seats among tLa "duncs stools" and
should Sit there with split quill astride
their noses, as warning to the nation
that such men cannot learn any thing,
and persist IN stupid ignorance wien
all others have advanced in the scieuce
OF putting down treason. Stop the
fountain and the stream dries up. Kill
traitors and treason ceases. Away with
all temporizers-all half-hearted men.
Away with Mcclellan Seward