The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-18
DAILY LEADER.


Secretary Seward. ss1s
Hon. Henry J. Raymond writes to tn
Times the following interesting letter from
Washington:
WASHINGTON, Nay 10, 1865.
You will be glad to know that the san
guine reports of Surgeon General Barnel
Concerning Secretary Seward are fully jus
tiled By the fa0ts. He Is recovering Stead
lily and rapidly. Indeed, his general sys
tenn Is IS sound, and his general health q
good, ns ever. His wounds do not psiz
him nov, and the gashea upon his face anc
throat have healed. Owing 70 the lone
delay in setting the bones of his broken
Jaw, which was caused BY the subsequent
assault the healing there has been slow
and is SIN imperfect he has worn the
ingenious and serviceable steel frame
by which his Jaw is kept in place
now for 8 week, and Is getting
used to Il somewhat. At first il pre-
vented his sleeping, SO that he gained very
little strength, and grew nervous; but he
can now sleep soundly with it, and only
feels il as an incon venience and annoyance
AZ it includes two or three large artiJles
kept in q fixed position within his mouth.
il Of course interferes somewhat with his
articulation and as it prevents him from
taking any food except in liquid form,
fed to him in 3 teaspoon, it is scsrceIy to be
expected that he could regain strength
very rapidly. Nevertheless he talks great
deal, walks about the house, goes up and
down stairs without assistance, and takes
long rides without much fatigue, i rode
with him oyer two hours on Monday, under
the hot sun of midday, scross the Anacos-
ia Bridge aud over the rough roads. Of the
Maryland side of the Potomac, and l think
was more fatigued when we returned
than he was. 11a.f lrf-,7r 1I'..'
Mr.. Seward talks freely Of the asssssins-
tion and all its circumstances and antece7
dents. done think he was in the least
surprised at It. Indeed, he has more than
once within the last two years told me in
conversation that We should never emerge
from this war without political assassassins-
tions. They might be attempted in the
hope of aiding the rebellion, or for the pur-
pose of revenging its defeats bat they were
morally certain to come. For his own
part, l know that be had made his person.
al aTrangemsuts with 8 view 10 the great
possibility of such close of his own career.
He was never insensible Of the e1tent 10
which the great body Of the slavehOlding
oligsrchy hsld him responsible for the pO-
litical and morsl changes which prompted
the rebellion. And may as well add that
they knew much better than some of our
own people, the fact that frem the very be-
ginning Of this war to its end, his counsel
and advice have always been for the bold
est and most vigorous measures for its
prosecution.
Mr.. Seward talks very freely of public
affairs. He has now, as he always hss hsd
sInce he knew him in the Senate, the pro
foundest confidence in Andrew jackson
1t was very easy, he said, TO tell in the
Sensts, by their tone and bearing, what
men were fitted for public service in time
of revolution, and men were not; and
he never had moments doubt concerning
johnson. ..
Mr.. Seward, as yet, has taken no part
since the assault upon him, in public at
fairs, though he has supervised, tos certain
extent the action of the State Department.
but / think that, unless something should
retsrd the knitting together Of the bcnes
of his jrw, he will, at the end Of two or
three weeks, be fully competent for its
highest duties. And 1 am also confident
that President johnson has never, for 8
moment thought cf placing those duties In
any other hands. a'