The New York herald., 1866-02-23

Arrival and Reception Of the 0rcAs
Secretary.
His Appearance and Physical and
Mental Condition.
His West India Tour and Discovery OF a
New Irrepressible Conflict.
&c. 60. Go.

Aside from the ordinary route and hrong Of the pso
pie which any "public training day. will Call into
Broadway, there yesterday consciousness in the
community that apart from the interest felt In the pub
lie events and the day celebration, something
to be entertained which gave electric feeling
the cooler reservoirs of intellectual sentiment There
was consciousness abroad which stirred the most
stantla and exercised the strongest intelecta
Everybody felt that there this occasion the
peculiar exciting and inspiring power of brains
cerned in the public feeling. While the people in
the street presented the usual aspect Of tho crowd at
o session, the peculiar feature Of the day
the busy and animated condition of those resor.s
where the organized inelects Of the metropolis meet or
manifest their activity in great public junc.ures While
the crowd in the streets patiently waiting for Grant
and the military procession there stir and curl
osy among the lawyers the capitalists, the merchants
and the Of the best inteleots and most influence
among u.s. which found Its in the arrival here f
the great secretary OF slatc, william II. Seward.
ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION OF THE GREAT SEC
RErARY.
For three four days 1t has been understood that
Seward would come here and deliver OF his
great speeches. The political excitement in regard to
the Congress gave the kcnest interest TO this
event II enthusiastic reception at tho Cooper Inst
tute last night indicated how deeply the people
partake in this interest There was, too, far
greater curiosity to SEQ him than perhaps to
hear him. His connection with the great
tonal tragedy bis striking part In the dreadful drama
which carried off President Lincoln, lent fascination to
his person which felt previous occasions or
his presence here. He must he under the influence of
this feeling himself too; for instead Of his usual mode OF
reading his speech in his parlor at Auburn, no has
yielded TO the public feeling and presented himself 10
the packed and excited popuace gathered at the princi
pal political tabernacle in the metropolis of tho country
AT Washington Mr. Seward Is more familiar insttu-
ton than he Is here His appearance, his movements,
his health and everything about him to be matters
Of interest He arrived here yesterday al noon by
tho train from Philadelphia having stayed in that city
night on his way here from Washington. He occu-
pied himself while his journey yesterday forenoon in
preparing his speech, which no dictated 10 stsno
grapher on the train. That address copied in the
afternoon and corrected for the press in the evening
delivered almost exactly as prepared aud printed Tbs
case and accuracy with which ths his usual method
carried out are equally remarkable and admirable
On arriving In this city he was TAX by cottge In
waiting the residence OF T. N. Dlatchford (hs former
Alter receiving the congratulations and calls OF many
distinguished citizens he retired to his room for foms
rest and In the afternoon before dinner again received
his friends
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
Mr. Stewards appearance moro sirSingly illussr:tss
mans Seeing him recinng in his room with slippers
ard dressing gown the chang In his aspect TO persons
who had not seen him for years very strik-
nz Recalling the occ asioa hen lie delivered his great
speech tho Dred Scott decision, tho contrast WAs
marked indeed. The clear, firm, elastic, compact and
active man he was has gwen place tO a condition Of his
frame both furrowed and enlsebled 1t is not until the
warmth OF conversation has aroused him that punfd
feeling OF sympathy and apprehension II got rid Of Tor
his health. He Is about sixty-hve years OF age, but
years their influence are forgotten IN his appesrapeS
and his presence One feels II c9nlT0nting century
In his face and In his words. -
He grew quite animated and exceedingly interested
during eonvsrat on regarding hs health, bis daily
habits and more particularly his recent visit TO the Wet
Indies Tor his health The scar left BY the assassin
right sdo Of his jaw has been veil handled BY The
surgeon that IL appears like wrinkle yet tho effect b
almost distortion The left sidc of his face prcseuts
the strength, ama5lty and fno contour made famtliag
by SO many popular portraits.
MS TROPICAL TOUR AND. Summary OF THE AvRr-
CAN QUESTION.
He speaks Of the West Inii;s with great interest He
has concluded thai the Of affairs there presents
complete array OF experiences for the treatment OF the
African question with The fact which he spoke
OF as the sum OF all this experience Ia that the blaks
the muatloes the whites all get along ia their re.
spectve sphorcs long they neither attempt to own
10 Master or 70 govern each other. His descrp-
ton of the blacks aud their developed govern
mcnt IN Hayti the ev results of French English and
Spanish rule and interference with them the b5ichng Of
the British In jamaica the experience Of the Danes tbs
French, &c. ia the other Islands the relative OF
mulaoes and the blacks and their irreconcabe con-
ncts tue insolubc opposition OF the black and whts
r1css and the faiiy Of attempting to eoonze the
whites In the tropics he touched upon with spirit ana
the obvious qick conclusive logic and point of great
intellect lie said the black VIII find his status and
quickly learn ALI lie need to khoy for his self govern
men ahd scifadvaneemcn; and he, lko all the other
races aud people OF this continent be left " sex
his level W thout the mcddcsono nsIs bef Of an inter-
ference and control by h other races such had been
his bane In the West Indies lis idea would seem 70 o.
d, ate hat the blacks woud gravnle The lrop O.
and thai they would be crowded into their place by
white man II they dc not ry soon seek ticlr natural
position tIrtoray on the continent. Mr.. Seward
seemed ycry strongly impressed with the 'rrepressibe
connct Of races BY bis ys to the Cur Of Mexico AMI
its islands
HIS MENTAL AND BODILY viGoR.
While the great Secretary bears upon his c0untananca
very striking records of the great toll whicn be
has gone through for the past ave years We, his arpet
and general health, u seems, IN excellent stste
Hc Is in calm, clear, good Ffis works all day wt Qua
fatgue-nrlt!ng dealing consulting and sdvsing-and
10 incuta point 0f view shows perhaps 10 good. IL
MOT better, advantage ihan Ol The stand tho
Cooper Institute be delivered his speech leaning with his
left and his body against the rostrum vet his de-
livery reached a hgh pitch Of animation and vigos e
times as he has ever mani ested such OCCASIONS
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