The Placer herald., 1864-10-29

1t has interneddled With the religious
institutions Of the country.
1t has attempted to disgrace representa-
tives of the people in Congress for daring to
express their honest sentiments 10 regard TO
the war and its consequences.
1t has scoffed at every proposition submit
ted to Congress for an honorable settlement
Of our national troubles, and stipmatixed all
peace propositions as dishonorable.
1t has declined to restore the Union unless
the Southern States will abandon slavery,
thus making the will of the President, in
stead Of the Constitution, the law of the land.
In a word, having filled half million of
graves and filled the country with millions
Of widows and orphans, it now refuses to
make peace or restore the Union until white
men and negroes are reduced to a common
level-untl our heretofore proud white re-
public shall become q disgusting mass of
nongrels and hybrids.
The Louisville Journal on VIM. H. Seward.
The Louisville Journal says that Mr.. Sew
ard in his speech at Auburn, New York, at.
tempts to show that the Democratic or con
servative party is a party of traitors, who
are conspiring for the overthrow of the Re,
public! This attempt fills up about two.
thirds of his speech. Now we do not pro.
pose to descend to the humiliation Of refuting
this most extravagant and shameless accuse
ton Of Mr.. Stewards. The accusation is not
worthy Of reiutation at our hands. We pro
pose simply to make Mr.. Seward himself
refute it.
In the Autumn of 1862, the Demo
or conservative party, the same party which
Mr.. Seward now undertakes to represent as a
reasonable party, and which his political
friends so repr resented at that time, carried
the elections in the several States of the
North; whereupon, Mr.. Seward addressed to
our Minister at London a note of explanation
and of instruction upon the subject Of the
two contendng parties in the loyal States.
We quote below the material parts of this
note
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, November 10, 1862
SIR: 1t is probable that the ground which
the enemies of the Union in Europe will
next assume, in prosecuting their war against
it, will be an alleged detection of popular
support Of the government at the elections
recently held ia the loyal States The re-
forms adopted by the press are calculated,
though not designed, to give pIausibility to
this position. observe that these reports
classify the members of Congress chosen as
Union and Democratic, or Union and oppo-
silion. Such classifications, though untortu>
nate, do less harm here, where all the cir
cumstances of the case are known, than
abroad, where names are understood to mean
what they express.
Loyal Democrats in considerable number,
retaining the name of Democracy from habit,
and not because they oppose the Union, ara
classified by the other party as Opposition"
1t is not necessary for the information of our
representatives abroad that should descend
into any examination of the relative princi
Piles or policies Of the two parties 1t will
suffice to say, that, while there may be men
of doubtful political wisdom and virtue 10
each party, and while there may be dtferen-
ces of opinion between the two parties as to
the measures best calculated to preserve the
Union and restore its authority, yet it is not
to be inferred that either party, or any con,
siderable portion Of the loyal States, is dis
posed to accept dsunion under any circum-
stances, or upon any terms. 1t is rather TO
be understood that the people have become
SO confident of the stability Of the Union
that partisan combinations are resuming
their sway here, as they do in such cases in
all free countries. In this country, especial
ly, it is a habit not only entirely consistent
with the Constitution, but even essential to
its stability, to regard the Administration at
any time existing as distinct and separable
from the Government itself, and to canvass
the proceedings Of the one without the
thought of disloyalty to the other. We
might possibly have had quicker success in
suppressing the insurrsction, if this habit
could have rested little longer in abeyauce;
but, on the other hand, we are under obliga-
lions to save not only the integrity or unity
of the country, but also its inestmable and
precious Constitution. No one can safely
say that the resumption of the previous pop-
ular habit does not tend to this last and most
important consummation, if At the same
time, as we confidently expect, the Union
itself shall be saved.
am sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
CHARLES Francis ADAMS. &C., &c, London.
When Mr.. Seward wrote this note, he WAS
politically as we'll as physically sober. Fur
thermore, he wrote il under the solemn re-
sponsibilities Of his Office, addressing it as a
note Of instructions to our Minister at the
frs: court of Christendom. He was coll
lecied; and he spoke in the presence of the
civilized world. II he ever in his life in
tended to tell the truth, be must have intend
ed to tell it in this note. On the contrary,
Mr.. Seward the other day made his speech
at Auburn under no official responsibility
whatever, addressing it, moreover, to a mere
crowd Of abolition partisans. When he
made it, he was politically il not physically
drunk He was rsvng; and bs spoke in
the presence Of a village rout. We appeal
from Philip drunk to Philp sober. We ap.