The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-14
PRESIDENT LIHCOLB'S CABINET.
A NEW PHASE CT THE QUARREL.
The Charges Of Thurlcw Weed Against the
Radicals and Aboltionists.
The Response and Counter Charges
of the Evening Post,
&C., Co., &C.
The Evening Post Assaits President Lin
coin and Secretary EcWnrO.


rolr nd Secretary Seward.
From the Albany Evening journal, June III
re Of President Lincoln marked by tho hs
bus malirnity Of that journal Though dstensble
porter Of the administration Is scarcely behind the
ness OF Its assaults upon the President
MT Lincoln is SLOW ths admit and suffers the bet or
i'm k" cs%eep o. and mq h. In
nssn like long ssr ter
horourSv dresed system OF voliey 10 list
and re either ss rig q or
~ sx ae s s h s sss h 6
the tone Of hi administration.
Mr. Lincoln nangura'ed his administration by calling
Our "a majority gentlemen from the democratic section
Of the party into his Cabinet. Tho "schcmers
Of amusement aud intrigue" to whom he "listened
nntentv we're also OF the political school "strna
OF the Evening Fos' His places and patronage
give, to ''radica" of democratic nnteccdonts the
said almost fabulous OF "unolean dripninrs"
While. heyeore: Messrs. Chase wellss. Cameron and
the Cabinet; while Sumner, wilson. Trumbul
Chandler, Wade and other radical" Sen
and who In this State cpyse Tea and
other "men Of management and utri,ue" enioyed the
Offices the contracts and tho cannot what
reason or right the Ep nin0 foS has to comaain
The Pos, having previously exorted itsel cmhro us
with France. is deligh,ed with tho opportunity which
resolve OF the Convention furnishes o. assaug Secretary
Seward
Finally the passage Of the resolve which rean,rms che
TINT chose only are worthy Of public onadence ard one
who cordially endorse tie rrnc pies proclaimed IN
these resolutions" is blow right between the eyes Of the
Mr. Seward ha done whatever he could to surrrcs, tho
q S a nS me
1t in the mind Of the French despot and burglar
The utras OF the Convention threatened break ont
in violent denunc ton Of the President and Secretary Of
state on the Mexc IN question. 70 prevent such
hibion the Committee Pes buttons presented the
matter IN the modified aud mder form that il appears
constr aimed its to be regretted for in the
pct OF our affairs u IA more than folly gratnously ard
wnntonly to i,vte foreign hostility. We are in no
don TO fight the battles Of tho Mexican republic having
orr hands full in the effort TO Why
then. unnecessarily provoke war for which
prenared9 Whv does the Erenin0 Post in language and
t'ste unbecomng decent Journal stigmatize the Empc
ror OF France rs "burgar z"
hut neither the Frni.o psf the class Of journals
and malinanis to which belongs lose opportunity
to nant bows right between the eyes o. the Secretary
state" Why this persistent persecution this blood
hcuna tracking OF an able patriotic unselhsh upright
sta'csmanS why Secretary seward thus magAcd and
houndet9 WHY in our great trial when no is over
whe' med with responsibility and with inceseart
labor: while he is faithfully sustaining the President and
devoedy toling TO uphold the government. is be
SUBJECTED to the calrmnies and dcnunciatoas Of
ultra abolition'sis radical democrats, and dems-
rcgne Journalist Whatever may have been the course
has received from his Secretary OF St,e from the begin
ming Of bis administration frank, faithful earnest, dav
and nirht cooperation Nor though rcrseverirg ely mis-
represented has member of tho Cabinet surpassed
him in prompt bold energetic vigorous and elective
efforts and measures f1r the "crushng OUT OF the rebel
lion Thore, too, as through his whole life. whatever of
"shoddv or COTTON" corru'dion exist elsewhere.
he he's conducted bis department with unimpeachabe
and nn1uAstioned integrity Notwths: ,ndny all this.
formidable and organized body Of ultra abolitions.s
"loya leaguers" and radical demagorues appeared
o. prccnr,ns The nomination Of ME- es piex,rson
for Vice President that Mr. Seward might he excluded
from the Cabi ct 10 this miserable inrignathe u,rasis
OF Massachusetts, cudded with the slime n New York
At Baltimore as at SYRACUSE Mr. Lncolns Surveyor
the Port OF New rk among the interruptions
traeucers Of Mr. Lincoln's Saosetary OF Stp'e.
But though wholly unprepared Tor this eroveliing
cousniracv against Governor Seward the delegates from
Sate firmly resisted and triumphantly hwared the
consnirators.
Tho Por concludes that the Convention
Nv their cavalier Or school wees Cameron
and the Ike they told him pretty plainly keep from
such fellows in the futue aud hope be will heed the
warning
so rar as one OF the felows'' mined nv the ros is
cncerned Mr. Lincoln has in the of this OK
tract kent him 'away' u Que 10 the President (aud
may. perhans. anpease the Ersninq Ios) that should
admit do that though always treated c0urteonsly by
Mr. iincon nv views and suggestions have not concnr
red with his convictions duty that from my first
interview with the President eject Spriogned 10
last. IN January have hcen Of account. Mr. Lincoln
will bear witness in his that 10 all my inter
views nothing personal entered that suggestions
and solcifuda concerned only the and the
Union that my earnest advice bad not hecn overrIed
Governor Glmer Of North Carolina and Governor John
OF Tennessee would have been 10 his Cabinet, hold
ing those two States IN tho Union.
And emrhatca'ly affirm that there was then, and Is
now, Of tyip reliable Intelligent lovay 70 he coyern
msn and ufec'ion for The tnioD. IN those ,GrGGe8 and
sugtrnp ctres Than Mr. TiDcor hrs found in the mi
fierce fanatic abolition rsTrsentires journals and lee
uhose /" mdgn influence has sh1p III Of
ne administration, nnd ~ an
cncmvi In this, however. am MT disappointed.
Nor did ! fail to tho President that
these exac,ing and destructive leaders would turn
the wearons lie placed n their hands nEainst
him This would be or lees consequence however n
they had not. 10 the interim by intepsyinc the rebel
lion they Invited cost the country added millions OF
treasure and rivers Of blood The fact more s'cnifcdn
Than oter IN The rcbsiiior-rnf frct that ,rif be
ks,nv feh whe. hs day Of ability comesth1t NE
'ccked, hemcidai SLAVERY leaders ,oodd have faed 10
cons,mma1 mir treason t,a for he od recefrtd from
hsr "te friends" The doitionists Of the North, nua not
be lost soh Of 7. w.