Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
A CHARGE SUMMARILY MET.

There is q class of journals which make bolster
ous pretensons to loyalty," and resent scarcely
less than reasonable any dissent from the policy
war. But it is not little singular that the few
papers which thus signalize themselves by their
damaging championship Of single department of
the Government are ever ready to carp and cavil
at the management of another department., the first
in official dignity under the Administration, and
filled by An incumbent who, SO far as regards his
talents and his antecedents, might be supposed to
merit as high degree Of confidence and considera-
tion at the hands of his political friends us is
awarded to his colleagues in the executive branches
of the Government. And it is quite true that he
continues to have the support of his political friends,
with the exception of small class, of whom it is
enough to say that they are more remarkable for
the virulence of their political intolerance than for
any other quality that gives tone and complexion
to their columns.
Apparently unaware that in striking at the Sec
retary Of State they really aiming their blows
at the President, these malcontents have affected
to see in Mr.. Seward power extrinsic to the Ad-
ministration and alien to its policy. 1t is true
there is nothing save their own fancies to support
any such hypothesis, but it is known that party
spleen or personal dislike rarely scruples to give to
mere imaginings the consistency Of facts. Itseems
to be the theory of these dssentients that the best
way to "support the Administrations" is to create,
if possible public impression that there is a want
Of harmony and Of cordial cooperation among the
members of Mr.. Lncolns Cabinet. Indeed this
representation is made in express terms by the
New York Tribune.
The latest charge brought against Mr. Seward
by this discontented cass-a class discontented
most of all (and deservedly) with themselves
the allegation that he has been in the habit Of
sending dispatches to our Ministers abroad without
letting the President see them, or hear them read
or know any thing about them" In support of
this statement correspondent of the New York
Tribune says:
"There intrinsic evidence of this some of the pub
llshed dispatches Of the Secretary. Senator few
weeks since called upon the President and directed
attention to remarkable despatch in the last published
volume of the Sscretarys diplomatic ebul,tions. The
President surprised and declared he had
or heard Of the despatch before"
The editor of the New York Times having made
inquiry in the proper quarter, has received from
Mr. Seward, and from the President by his assent
70 the following communication, sufficient denial
Of the allegation alike in substance and form. The
denial is as follows:
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY "a, 1863.
Hop HENRY j. RAyMoND have your telegram ask
ing whether may contradict the statement the New
York Tribune to-day about depatcbes not being read by
the President don't know hat the Tribunes statement
h but you may safely say that every despatch that
not merely and technically formal that have ever cent
abroad has been fully submitted in words and substance
ssnt. And this includes the whole correspondence and
every word Of it, between my department and Mr. Dayton
and even this despatch to yourself
WILLIAM III. SEWARD.