New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-28
The Dispatches OF the Secretary Of State

To ne EDITOR u The ". Y. Tribune
SIR: The Times OF this morning publishes note
from Mr.. Seward, denying the allegation that he
has sent dispatches TO our Ministers abroad which
had net been submitted TO the President. There
many public men, understand, TO whom the Presi-
dent hos said that certain Of those dispatches to
which his attention was called had not been seen by
him. The Presidents word is not TO be doubted.
That he has said 80 hes been stated to me circum-
stautisly by an eminent Senator. When that Sena-
tors permission is received | shall supply whatever
may be thought necessary to give more point to
this assertion.
But serious as the charge is, Of attempting to act
the President, aud without his knowledge to die tate
and correspond in the name Of tho Government, il
is not the grayest impu.ation to which the Secre-
tary's dispatches expose HIM and il was not that
upon which / most animadvered in my former
communication.
The character of the dispatches themselves, their
want of comprehensive, statesmanlike appreciation
of tho criss, and its great issues, the political
hereses or indelity that appears their pages and
the total want of the requisite qualifications to speak
at such time for tie country 10 the whole world
which they display-these are the important points
in them.
In the secretary's dispatch No. @ addressed to Mr.
Adams, of the date of April TO- 1861, there is what
may be considered the original announcement Of the
doctrines which distinguish our present Peace De-
mocracy." Speaking Of the seeded Sla,ea. and the
ansrchy to which Secession would lead thom. he
undertakes TO ascribe 10 tie President the following
yiews He writes:
he One Pcsideup believes that the eitzsr, Of ,ho.e
afaH .Nf -. H..N 49,.
disastrous end For these be would not be disposed
20 reject cardinal sns Of slfs namely That iHb
STATES TO OBEDIENCE ny cosauEsT Ahcush he
d. posed to question tina. Proposition. But
prra or d,Poto OOyeIumen could 'nbjus.,s thoroughly
distiectel aud inturrecunsTy membffs Of The State
This Federal republican stem Of ours 4. Of 81. forms 81
Goverrent the very which is most uDh,ted tor such
Tho within itself adequate peaceful cop,evsvs
and CcupeIttye forces FImnt, on the PAT Of be Govern
.nd .nd s..oans th. svrnosfTr
CAY BIZ EIkaoisrp WITHOUT ~AGiss waH, combned Win
dsarm reasoning opposition, all 10 sufficient TO the
public safety until returning reflection concgrng with tae
fearful experience of'oeial evils the inevitable us Of fac
ton sha bring the Iecu,au membsn ohssruy back iEto
the fuy. which sner all mB't Prove th,is best Anl hep
pies, as i untenieoly !, their most natural home.
The coni.uon Of tho United states provides for that
return by suhorring Congre sprlieaon - be made by
certain majority o. the SAe, to A'.hbs sNations Con-
velon IN which the organic lsw can 4, be ueedf he
ved to all real ob-,ace.to rruuion sula-
bic TO tie habits Of the people aud 40 emuery conducive 10
the common fsfety aud welfafe
Keeping that remedy steadily In view tho President on
the hand viii rot suffer tho Federal authority AL into
aheytncr Will OTHER, AGGHtvATE Erisr.
ING KVIIs M ATTEMPTS coEHcIos WINCH AssrNH
THE ToHs oT DIRECT WA AGsSsr Asr OF InR hEvoLUTos
AIRY sT.TEsp
And this spiri, and there views have chung 10 the
Secretary throughout. He reproduces the came
leading notion in his latest dispatch 10 Mr.. Dayton
Of the 9Th inst, and gravely proposes in effect that
the Rebel South shall send members OF Congress in
sufficient numbers TO take possession Of the Govern
ment ard Of the vacant seats awaiting their return
and have everything their own way, calling Ma
iicnal Conventions, ind inaugurating generally q
millennium according 10 Southern ideas.
But shall not enter on this snbject now. will
only add that toward Mr. Seward penonay ]
intend nothing Offensive or even unkind. What
gay and do ! say aud DO solely for my country
IN her distress. ! believe Mr. SewArds in
iuenee in our public counsels TO DO pern
cious. Every citizen-the humLlest we'll
as the loftest-has deep interest in this matter,
and IL bound TO do all that he can TO effect
remedy. 10 cay that the natural consequence OF
such an effort would be to weaken public confidence
i'll the President, lie, simply foolshness. The Presi
dent stands upon frmer ground than that.
TRUTH AND COURAGE.
Ns1. IorS, leb ~ 1903.