New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-07
/ DRPESSR or YHE ADMINISTRATION.
SPEECH OF GOV. SEWARD.

On Saturday evening, ~ inc crosse OF uay oe-
voted to rejoicing over the capture OF Atlanta the
hpya citizens Of Auburn proceeded to the re- dence
~ .oy. Seward. ard honored him with serenade.
Mr. Seward in response TO the esl Of his fellow cit
tsens. came out into the Park, and said:
Ny DEAR FKINDs: 1t is 40 that 1 Ike to sce
you como marching 20 the tine Of national aifs. IN
Ger the folds Of the odd national flag. thank yos io
fhs hospsble and patriotic welcome. 1t proves tAsl
tboagh you deal vigorously with your public servants
sxacdng reasons for their policy energy in ths' COZ"
tuct OF affairs and explanations for failures ana sS
poiDtlnenh in their administrator yet you sre re'er
theless just because you Willingly allow them 10 feJ"ce
With you and when you have successes tetorie anu
hiunphs TO celebrate The news ,ns do pI PINE Il elm
S,efTl Yes. Here Is a telegram which received tais
morning frorn tae Secretary " War Van bU]er re-
ports that Shermans aovai'ee entered A1"h'a .neS'
heon to-day particulars hel !e' IeoeN'u LAW"
iThres cheers were given for Atlants.l Now this
sews GENES in a good shape. 1t s pleasant 10 hare
grand result at the FIRST and 1t rroiracts the n'eress OF
he thing to have particulars coming IN afterwards
I"Yes yes-we can wait for the particulars
Ybis victory Genes in the right connection ~ istis
b with the echoes Of the capture Of fers Gaines asd
Morgan, which understand to be the Pertc.ta's OF
Farraeuts glorious naval battle in the bay OF Eobs
battle eQualed by other in American history lu
the naval achievements OF the same veteran Aoulh ~
Eew-Orlean and Fort Hudson--and all these have no
DaraHe in naval warfare but the biteS OF inc li- a
Trafalgar A voice" wish we were all Fairagns.
Well nv friend l know the Admiral well and confess
that we all cant DO Farraguts Indeed very lev Oh Us
can. But may take this comfort oarsclyes-that %
\ whole people we ean appreciate the veterans.
We can also appreciate sherman. VINO mas per
formed tho most successful and spiehdd l1sTcl
through a mountainous ana hostile country recoruec
IN medern history and in doing this we sh ourselves
inferior in virtue TO no other nation. ny me way,
everybody admired Fsrraeuts beroism IN Gun ENG us
topmast to direct battle. But there was ao.ner par
SECULAR OF that contest that less oTclby ILLUSTRATES
his heroic character Admiral" ssid one Of his Officers
the night before The battle won't you consent 10 gve
lack a glass of grog in the morning-Rot enough to
make him drunk, but lust enough 10 make him hrat
sheerfuly." well" replied the Admiral Il have
been to sea considerable and have battle or two
but found that wanted rum 10 enable nae u 90
my duty. viii order tive cups OF good eeheo to each
man at .wo o'clock ard nj eight o'clock VIII pipe all
hands 10 breakfast in Mobile Bay" BuTah ior Far
rsgut"l And lie did give Jack the coffee and tsen he
veut up to the masthead and did a. r
sebeous district il in the shape OF egg IL presents
eQua resistance its whole surfocei bat II yen cone
break the shell at either of the two eAdsRchmene and
Auanta--the whole must csumble 10 pieces Willie
Sherman, gnder Grant has been striking tae Big end
Meade under Grant, has been striking jest as n"rd
blows upon the lesser end. The whole sAel wiz now
BE- easily crushed for Las grown brittle With the eI
Aaustlon of vitality within.
TIN glorious victory comes In good time for another
asSu, Just new We are ealing Sp0H yeH 5 tsTss
men If We must b. end the war You were get ing q
Rite tired Of long delays aud disappointed expectations
IN in0ldla FOItlO1 Oh pcOp4e Ihfhtht'u AV'c
plotters at the Clifton Horse Cansda wsr, import
Ing British revovers IN boxes which passed the Custom
House as stationery rnder pretense o. arnng TO
Government down 10 ruin. through ssubordinhte ana
auxiliary civil war. True no arms have been npored
here Yet delegates ws;t 1ut from among yon ara sal
down in Council at Chicago with those Indi ma cor
sprators and agreed with them not eny hat that I'M
portoton Of sboud he defended in the election can
tass but also 10 demand the cessation OF the upon
che ground that in restoring the sioa is mat
tainab. Alresdy under the influence o. the cheering
N "A fE QcNsa
ency have 81 ppeared We shall have nc draft because
che army beng reinforced at the rate Of Eve 10 ten
volunteered Nay sad that the victeiy at Atlanta
in good time as the victory in Mobile Bay. does
~ vndeste the wisdom and the energy OF the war ad
Minstrston. farrsguts feet Sls not make l.selI reS
dd be make It, 1t was prepareaby tho ecretafy tftis
NAVY ard he that shal record the history Of this
Faithfully and fIfaray, win write that since the days
Of Chariot DO man has reanzed war with ability eqaal
70 that of Stanton. Cbesr ior Stanton cheers for the
Secretary 81 lhe Navy
Euf suspeious as the occasion f. II has nevertheless
Aied to bring out some whom we might haye expected
here Why they not here to rejoice IN the Victories
shat will thrill the hearts Of the lovers Of freedom
ghout the worlds Ass. shat II Hass DO svnessea
s marty spirit that holds them aloof AL Of them ars
partisans Some are Republicans. who cannot relOec
h the nation al victories because this war; Tor me me
Of the nation is not in ali respects conducted according
40 their own peculiar radical ideas and theories They
want guarantees for swift and universal. and compse
emancipation or they do not want the nation saved
Others stay away because thoy want to be assured that
fn coming out OF the revolutionary storm. the ship Of
state Will DO found exactly in the sane POSITION as Whes
Abe tempest asssed It, or they do not want the snip
saved at all as anybody could give such guarantees
IN the name of people Of thirty millions Others are
Democrats Trey received from their Fathers the
axiom that only Democrats could save the country aud
shey must save it by Democratic formulas and con BIZ
patonA which the progress Of the age has forever
raoded. They cannot come up TO celebrate achieve
nents which condemn their narrow and hereditary Dig
0ky.
ties willing that the nation shall be saved provided
his done by some Of their chosen sne idolized
chiefs which chief they mutually denounoe and reve.
They cannot honor Grant aud Sherman. and fafragut
and Porter BY such homage they fear that Ere
mont and McCellan's fame may be echpsed.
Nevertheless there enough here OF the right sort
Tes-that's true) enough OF men who once were ne
subeaps but Who taking that word IL parzan sense,
are Republican longer and men. who once we're
Democrats but Who taking that word IN s narrow ap-
plication. are Democrats 10 longeI-eu o! whom are
now Union men because they fauEd ont At the BEGIN
ming Of this sdOus civil war OF al some period IN
hs progress that man--HO paity-no fornua-s0
creed could save the Union but that only the people
could save it, and they could IL only by ceaSRg ~
become partsans aud becoming patriots and Union
Don- Cheers for the Union.)
Yes my friends when this war shall be ended in the
restoration of tae Union, then living will sIu.t
IN the recollection that during its centnuance he was
either Radical or Conservative, Republican or q
Democrat but every man viii claim to have been an
unTeeerved and unconditional Union mas throughout
But why should party spirit especially al this juno
tare divide the American peoplef and why should !,
member " the Executive AdIanisrates. aliado TO 1t
On sach an occasion as thn The answer is ut hand
The Constitution Of cur eouRtry commands that Ad
ADMINISTRATION to surrender its powers the people and
the people designate agents exercise
them four years. You receive the Exec stise Govern
nent in condition very different AID big NV improved
We found il practically expelled from tie whole covn
fry South Of the Delaware. the Oso<ana the Nasesr
with the most of the army and navy betrayed or filler
able Confderacy with the indirect but effective coop
eVafof of fOJegs Powers establishing itself