Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-12-27


The Secretaryo State has placed himself
on record in reference 70 the subject OF res
tOrafionS Certain journals saw proper to
cast doubts upon the good faith of thai
gentleman as a minister Of the policy Of
reunion; but will, wepresume, take his dis
patchto Gpv.P Parsons asconclpsive evidence
of his sihceritg IN cohenrrlugin the policy
of Mr.. johnson.
The Southern people have counted conf
IDENTIFY on Mr.. Seward hearty Amerfcdnisnl.
They felt that he would not consent, by
welding tO-the edisnnlOnism0 of the Radicals,
to allow this country to be exposed forever
to iau IS and iinsulB of foreign despotlsms.
Bnt while not by any nssufprised at che
evidence which they now hold his deY0-
ton to the Union, they will certainly receive
that evidence with great deal of satisfac-
Stibn.0 lgAe tried relations Of the Secretary
10 the Republican Ipartys Xhisi recognized
Sniembership in that, body, his confessed
Leadership OF its more oderat9 Wing, give
him great weighti III the policy of concilla-
tiOn between the sections! Mr.. johnson
does not occ6pyl tie same position IN REFER
gence to the passions which intervene In the
%way of restoration. A-Southern man by
birth and sYmpathy;a Democrat by In
stinct aud tfainlng, (, lie cannot act In other
sectional relations, above. the knspicion Of
the great body OF the Republicans, that he
is hostile to their section and false to their
principles. Mr.. Seward, however, brings
70 the task too strong ahold on the masses OF
l the party TO be "a target 0r7these constant
dlstrusts; and we hope that he will
y Strengthen the hands of restoration by COM
I Jog forward more frequently than he has
done eppublicly, in assuming responsibility
Tor the executive measures involeed In its
working, IA ,,i.,s, va. yl.L,,
= Judge Chase,s, designs In reference to, the
obstruction ofTeuni0n, make it highly de-
sirable. not only As a:measure OF patriot
ism, but also .of personal ambition, that
Mr.. Seward place himsglfmOro unequivo-
tcally before his party. Mr.. johnson can,
not possibly receive the support Of the vio-
lent wing ofIthe Republicans; and the only
moderate nan1fwbo can come between
Judge Chase and the support of the whole
party, under the lead of these violent men,
Is, W Q firmly believe, Mr.. Seward. On this
GROUND, then, we confess that, In our supe-g
riority to the promptings Of q narrow
partisanship, we, are most anxious that
Mr.. Seward assert himself as champion
and leader. of whatever Of conservatism
and Of patriotism may be found In the ranks
of the Republicans. And we go beyond
this. Mr.. Seward may, by rinterpOsing
his name and authority more openly
and frequently in the work OF restora-
ton, saye the country from the curse ofa
sectional party, by commanding him-I
self to citizens Of the South. The South
ern delegations which have called on him
recently, have expressed the greatest satis-
faction at the result Of the Interviews, and
now that the only question which ever sep
arated him from the sympathies of large
numbers Of people at the South, has been
forever settled, several Of those gentlemen
would be glad to act with him politically,
If he would only make such astate OF things
practicable, by placing himself before the
country on ground broad as the ,Constltu-
ton! The intervention OF Mr.. Seward be-
tween Judge Chase and the masses Of the
Republican party, Is the only hope we can
conceive for the reconstruction of that
agglomeration of factions on the basis of
the organic law of the land; and, Democrat
though we are, will rejoice our heart as a
lover of the peace of the country, and Of
the institutions of our fathers, when it shall
have replaced our politics within the safe
limits Of constitutional party .-New York
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