The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-24
VIZ. Seward at Aubi;rn-Isis speech Ola
National ANairs-rh" Life of the Ma
lion Hang. on RECONCILIATION III
PcacG."

crowded audience. Mr.. Seward, referring
~ his October visit t. Auburn, SAID that
then we were on the verge OF series 81
nlrc,iou> throughout the States. The lead
cr> who 50 pcrliuaciou>ly claim to he de
mocratic organized with their customary
machinery and ovationS. They had wisely
ceased Ia drnounce as failure the war
for the Union, which ii last became glo-
r;,,,x >uc,cs>. They thought 10 under
mine the distinctive party of the lnloh ny
affecting a newborn admiration Tor It's
chief Andrew Johnson. They seemed
anxious to prove their devotion Supcrlort"
our> bv committing themselves I" support
him m a candidate for the Presidency IN
Isis. They inscribed our administration
notices of reconstruction upon their new
H. wrought banners, AMI rcorganzng their
,irarrling lines aS well ~ they could :"
hastily, they vchcmently charged onWafdlor
partiZan. not patriotic, victory.
VIVA, led the Democratic leaders To make
this change was the striking, | may call the
marvellous, phenomenon which was JUST
then rxhihncd in the scene ol the recent
rebellion. The whole di>loyal community
IN thai blirhtcd and dc>olated region &C
! ccptiur the conditions of partial amnesty
/
which were proclaimed by the adminlStra-
ton. all At once renowned the principles,
prartjccS, aud policy Of secession and dis
nuiou rendered Us a new covenant OF 10y
aIty, and sealed il with their oathS, and
Lrnruht forward with alacrity the remains
az their long cherished institution OF >la-
very. and chccrinlly threw II I" be burned
upnn the constitutional altar Wlllch thcE
had 80 newly restored.
! These unexpected changes III the attl-
tudc of political advcrsarlcS, and 80 onStl-
nate, naturally enough excited suspicious,
icalou>ic>, and apprchenSionS among loyal
and tried Union men. II was the "ia case
of William OF Orange, who having III clNli
war put down the tories, afterwards found
il necessary to ccdc 10 rcpcntng JacobltcS
and Papi>l> the rights "i citizenship. ii Is
the case which has ever occurred ana
which must forever more occur AT the thd
Of a successful resistance 10 rebellion.
How could Democrats and rebels be
converted 10 the support OF triumphant
Tuion administration The work OF re-
cancellation has outrrn expectation. IN
deed. il has never had Il parallel in human
affairs. With internal connections and
Disturbances less serious than those winch
sometimes attend popular elections III
free country in tiinc OF profound peace,
the heretofore di>ioyal people OF Virginia,
Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carroll
ma. Georgia, ARKANSAS, Mississippi, Lou-
Siana. Florida, and Texas, successfully,
nav. almost constitutions III conformity
with the Constitution of the United States.
They upturncd Tia" rebellion with all It's
C,r-surradiur roots, and all its poisonous
fruits. and they accepted and ratified the
then pending congressional amendment |"
tL. Constitution uI the United States
which aholishcs slavery thcncctorth, Ton
ever. The people OF these States have
at the same time chosen for themselves, by
free and uncontrolled suffrage, governors,
legislatures. iudiciaricS and mumclpai au-
tiorticS.
Between the Federal Government and
these restored and rcorganizcd state 60
vrrumcnts there exists now more COM
nlctc and practical harmony than has ever
before been presented between the mon
and so many of its members since II was
first established. Within this period the
executive DEPARTMENT of the United States
las assumed lis functions among Tie pc"-
plc Of these former diSloyal States. Inc
State department speaks for them, WIN
their free consent, L. prlncipallllcS ana
powers. The treasury collected the ha-
tional impoStS and taxes there, the war
department distributes forces whenever
and wherever it seems necessary ana en-
pedient To guarantee peace between the
invctcratc but fast expiring factions. The
navy Of the United States rides freely Ill
all their captured ports and harborS. The
post office circulatcs through every vein
and artery there the knowledge which is
the reviviiving blood OF a united republic.
The people OF the lately disloyal States,
desiring to pass the last stage OF reSt"ra-
ton as speedily as possible, have chosen
Senators 10 represent them III the Senate,
and members 10 answer for them III the
House of Representatives, and those he
personalities are daily meeting ut the
capitol.
Throughout the loyal States industry i
more vigorous and effective than ever be-
fore. In the lately di>loyal States, capital
and labor, combining and cooperating I'M
der a free contract SyStcm-whlch, To
them, is altogether new-arc beginning
with success to obltcratc the traces Of ruin
and devastation.
public mind is a supposed divergence be-
tween the President and the representa-
tiycs in Congress OF the National Union
party, from which ne and they have de-
rived their respective but coordinate pow
crS.
agree that il is altogether easier and
altogether more desirable that the work OF
reconstruction, SO happily begun, and so
successfully prosecuted heretofore, shall
he continued and ended under the auspices
Of the National Union party, and OF the
President and Congress, rs the representa-
tivcs Of that party.
agree, therefore, that it would be sad
misfortune if divergence between the Pre-
Sidcnt and Congress should work decline
and downfall OF the National Union party.
IL is dear to me, for ] am identified with
It's rapid rise, its majestic progress, and It's
glorious work.
Both the President and Congress might
wen expect to be equally involved in the
calamity which should dismiss the Union
party from the national councils, and see
with modification the great responsibilities
to which the party had, in that case, proved
itself unequal, assumed and discharged by
some new, yet undevelopcd, political or
ganization.
But President, Congress, statesmen, and
parties are Of no real account, in my esti-
nation, when weighed against the national
ife. The national life lately hung on the