The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15


forgiveness of bsr sins, and even South Caro-
lima the source Of all this mischief, woEld he
sandwiched Between Georgia and North Cara.
ina and purified Of her inifcity. We alrs ady
sae a pretended confederation divided into four
parts by transverse lines drawn sfong The Ms
s:saippi river api the Sou.hAfa tiaa of Tonnes.
see When the war coa'l no iouge. be put
aside he had but one requsgt 10 maize
Hs invoked God Almighty 60 inspire the
people with virtue enough ~ vote TOR the
Union and our armies yitE courage enough
TO xht for it. But afssr all this cosiiict, this
greatest proudsst, most prosperous Of na-
6ons, must s.ill contince 70 thrive Ii foreign
nations would keep their hands OF we saond
settle these qgestions for Ourselves, and when
the next Provost Marshal should call upon the
people Of THE district, ne hoped every man fl.
for daty would only ask where be was to be
p,scsd ii they needed any oas to follow, old
as he was he shonid be with these who <esrs
ready TO lay down theft lives for t!is pressr
walton OF the life OF the nasion
FIR SEWARD PEN sisBsB AGAIN.
Ne Secretary Stewards recent note TO Mr.
Dayton On the Polish question, published in
the Eai,peaieacs Beige. is subjected to
criticism 10 the Philadelphia Age, by the same
hsni, we presume which has already given
to the poudsroas documents " that III mister
scs.hing cevisw in pampsss - entitled 'fThs
Diplomatic Year" The foIt1sssng pa asefapiis
occur in Mr. Stewards note:
Having taken counsel ~iih the President, |
am now able TO oIBmunlcais to you our views
on this suhsct for the information of H.
Dfouyn Dc Lhuys
Tha appeal touched 30 profoundly the heart
Of the American people that it was Only the
Iaf fatt FoE Il oT ~
then al The apogee Of ms moral greatness. that
compelled II TO declare that, III view Of ths
condition of the republic, of the character of
lis constituent parts, ami especially the nature
Of it's exceptional Constitution, tbs American
people must Gopiiae itself to advancing the
cause Of progfess IL tho Worii by exercising
at hcms d wise.2ow5r cf self government and
keepiUe aioof from all fo.eixn alliance, inter
ven,ion, inter ference.
They are thus Illuminated by his critic:
]. mas bean often noted tha. Mr.. Sew asi has
an excessive tendency to the use of The frs.
person tiug1lar, and an undue sense of hia
is called the Cabinet. lG crops OFT every
where. He scarcely svsr, by chance, adopts
the common and modest phrase, II am directed
by tils President. TO say 80 and so. II he ever
does mention tbat persoEage, lie is sure to
put himself On the same level with him or,
in jack D0wniDgs s phrase, "a leatle ahead )"
Here, for inst ance, no says, speaking OF the
President STRICTLY ga eqla: fuayiuy taken
counsel with the President, am now enabled
TO communicate 10 y0a our views on tins sub
iec..' After a good deal Of what may with
Out offence b5 called "rigIasgols" shout ths
nights OF man ana political reform, aud gen
tie allasi0u to tie emancipation of the serfs
AMI the interests of humanity, Mr. Seward
pidnge3, or scaTs, % ths case may be, int1 as
sxx.d ~ L.,
own. As, for example, speaking Of Washing
tons proclaniaton OF neutrality, in 1898, hs
describes &c .s having bseli made hy the F,tler
OF his Country then al the aS0gre Of his aa3s0t
greatness On this We pause in sbsa-
inIe stupefactioD. Wa actually sscalch CUE
heads, If Mr.. Seward will perln: 80
homely an illustration, in perplsxity. We
know exactly what Wa5hinetcn's poai:irn
was in 1913, or 'hsrsabout. He was sixty.ons
years OF age, at the end OF the Ii 'at term ot
hIa Presidency, sboat 10 be &. candidate a9t:in,
or ,1st elected -a5 Cl0e0 10 tbs al cti1us OF .he
people as eg8r he Was-and with hls moral
grentness as pure aud fresh as ever. Wat
Oh earth does t.e Seward 9eaa by saviug he
was at Any sort Of apogae / ''Apoges," ear
dictionaries tell US. means the n!cs. d.s:ant
point reached by tbs sdn or aay ,ianst IA rs
la.,oA to tho earth, and "perigea'' means Just
the reverse. II either phrase was lit for
Washington, We inciiIs TO ''perigeo. So
much for astronomy.
hT. Seward laaia this statement in mis- note ::
II is true that Washington believed that
tims would cone when cur lnltisutions, being
firmly consolidated AID WGFkipg harmonious
ly, we might safely take part In the d3ibara-
tons OF foreign powers, 10 tie general advan-
tage of all nations.
His critic denies the fact, and asks NJ
Stewards admirers - refer 70 the passage in
ar-y!.1 ni,
retary's assertion. saying: No word ike it is
to be found In his Farewell. Address, OF, so tar
az out memory serVea. III auy published letter"
Mr. Seward accompanies another biUnier ia
the following paragraph:
Since that time many occasions have arisen
for departing from "a rule which at the h.sl
glance, might seem to be an inevitable cause
of isolation. Ous WAS an aHrltlfs0a t3 join
the Congress Of Tie Spanish States II Amsri.
ca, kasn Just H6erateG. An }tnsr was the argent
appeal OF Hungary 10 aid h0r Ill the recovery
of her ancient and ilustrioEs independence.
Still another, the project to guarantee Cuba TO
Spain, conj )int!y with France ana Great Bri.
tain. More recently, the invitation 10 CO cpe-
rate with Spain, France, and Great Bsi.ain, in
Mexico and later still, this proposition OF scnls
of the Spanish-Amsricaa States 10 establish An
International council for the republican States
of this continent: 1N these suggestions tcsrs,
anSuceessi0H, declfaed dy 0ur G0UelUaaeat, and
this decision wac each time approved by the
jndgmen. Of tis American people.
Which is thus exposed:
Bat this is not the only aluudsr Mr. Seward
All Ms that the invitation to the United states
10 Join the Congress of the Spanish States Of
AmeIica Just liberated, Was declined by our
Government, Nov it 80 happens, and Mi.
Seward ia cid enough to remember it, that
i.xsI I ha "a 2
IN 1896, was pied by our Government, and
ministers were appointed and actually eut Oh
iGeir errand. This the lilies of lis osvn depart
ment would Tell him all atQat Tais il o!unde.
Lumber two.
The criticism concludes as follows:
We have space for bns one OTHER remark,
aud that we maze laterrogatory Mf. Seward
has as we al! knew, published huge volames
Of dip.omaey, aud left I'D corner ot the word
aud no period of his times uniiluninataj- Bat
it ssems there is one dark cranuy--one mysts
ry, here obscureiy limited al, thai p0zzies us -
We are quite aware, as ho tells us, that in
1861 or 1862 We We're invited TO co operate with
Spain France and Great Britain in Mexico, and
declined doing 80; but we isarn fro n this dis
match that later still THAT is, within ths last
year or eiyh.eea mouths -tiiera has bean made
TO us a proposition of the Spanish American
S tates to establish au insernaiional council for
the republican, States OF tho continent. Ot this
we confess we were absolutely Ignorant and az
/, this We trust Mr. Stewards Dext yolume
will give us SONS light. Ii isa pretty couprs
hensivs sprt of . suggestion. The Secretary
clos.a this remarkable document vita a reason
for declining To m.ddie with Poland which is
unique" 1t has reference to tas rebellion,
and evinces a consideration for our wayward
sisters that is worthy OF All praise. He really
does not like to msdjis with l. lropeaa polilics
in the ahaapce of MIR Davis MI Bsniamiu.