Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-21
The Opposing views OF the Secretary
Of State.

Consistency i no longer jewel. but inconsist-
sncy appears to be at premium The kepub-
licsn press have abored mo-t diligently to con-
vince the people that the Administration is the
Government. and that the King lor Government
can do no wrong However willing Mr. SIvARD
may be 10 accept aud advocate that doctrine
now. ne expressed himself most decidedly little
more than yesr ago in September. 1862.
against identifying the Administration and the
Government as one and the same. In letter to
Mr. ADAMS. the Minister to Great Britain, he
thus explains TO the English Government the DO
sition Of political parties in this country:
"Tn this country. especially. it is hatit not
only entirely consistent with the constitution. but
essential 10 us stability 10 regard The admin
ixfrafi9H al any time erisfiRQ. As DISTINCT AND
sxPARArK PROM THE GovERSxkSr ITSELF. and 10
the proceedings Of The one rfhom the
thought Of disioyaify to the other. We might pos
sibly have had quicker success ia suppressiDg the
instruction u this habit could have rested little
longer IN abeyance: but. the other hand, we
are under obligations 20 not only the unity
integrity OF the country. but also its inestima
bic AID precious constitution. Nooue can safely
say that the resumption of the previous popular
haiti does not tend tn this last and most Import
ant contamination, IL at the same time we
confidently expect, the Union shall be saved"
Sach we're the sentiments Of Mr. SEWARD.
little more than year ago. carefully and DELHI
erately expressed IL appears, however, that his
views nave undergone a marvellous change. The
sudden conversion of SAUL. of Tarsus, was not
more remarkable The day before the recent
election in the State Of New York. Mr. Secretary
SEWARD made a public speech at Auburn. his
family residence. and TO people who bad fami-
lisrly known him during his long public career
II there ever Was All occasion when a public
servant should express himself carddly. that
certainly was one most appropriate and fitting
I'm that speech he said:
"Your opponents commit tbs fatal error of
sapposiag that they diuide the Adnainisfr alton
from the Government and support the one and
discard the other No man can serve two mast
Consider this point for moment. IL is
only through the Administration that the country
put forth the effort necessary for its rescue
n you discard this Administration of the Govern
ment by your votes. you bring no new OF better
one To its place
Mark the contrast AT one time Mr. SEWARD
says that any citizen without the thought OF dis
loyalty can regard the existing Administration
rs distinct anu separate from IL, and then at
another. that it is fatal error to entertain the
idea that the Government be divided from
the Administration, or that the Govern
meht can be supported and the Admins
tration discarded. Mr.. SEWARD is the
Premier of the Administration. He is its repre-
sentative He has the reputation of being a
statesman When the administration of the gov
has fallen into such hands. i il any
wonder that our present national troubles and
cilsmties have overtaken u.s. Jos was not
more sorely afflicted than the American people
The supremacy of weak and vain men, of ego
tsm and fanauieism, has been and is yet the
curse of the nation