Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-02-28
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
How his Apostscy Is viewed by hts for
mer friends--A Readable Article, from
the Pen Of william Lloyd Garrison.

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Mr.. William LLOYD Garrison contrib
,,ted n vary ;nterest;po article IN the N
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I. independent, OF Iast week, uhuer tne
caption of IA Lost LEADER" in which
he reviews the course of Secretary Sew
%" "i'
eminent iarness'
Mr.. Garrison says:
How applicable TO the case of William
TT Seward are the words nddressed TO ono
of the fallen spirits i'm Milton's Paradise
LOST
ar, ,,,or ,.s.u, he, I'M, nh how a,,e,, bo,y
changed - '>'
From him who In the happy realms OF light,
shint me'h o'''' o"'-
Myrads though bright
Though never an avowed Abolitionist,
nor disp0sed to deny. disturb. or eyade
any of thc nro-sIaverv compromises of
the Constitution. Mr.. Seward. during the
main portion of his pnblic career. up to
1850. so encouraged the Abolitionists by
his timelvsacts and stirring words. SO ex-
nlicitIv announced the conflict between
slavery and freedom to be irrepressibIe.
and so impressiyeIy appealed to "the
higher lawh az against All unjust human
ennctments. that. of all our bubble men.
II was his honorable distinction to he the
most hated and feared by the Southern
slave oligarchy. On all occasions, in
Congress and out of it, he was the target
at which they hurled their most deadly
n,;ss,Ios L,..or,, Soutborp ,o,,rnoI ronrs
niIse'ies. ,s 10y oou.i,e, '. loui ~ n'i iepie
sented MN as nothlng less than naoHstTnm
horrehdun, nyorme, nagense, ca, unaen
ddemptum. In all tnat sectlon OF coun-
try ne was an ogre more dreadea @ tnah nan
an army Wlth panheIs. Ihough
hlghiy apprecating ana nlways warmly
appauulhg whhteveI ien Iroti MS iips
or innereu III ms ucls luNorapie W tne @
Antl,olavery ,ay cause, We never .. couiI nuny
enueIstanu Why ne so eAcessiveiy ~
Irighseu the South ior ho nun sioKe i
WIN ntore caininess, Ut infgre careluly
elaporatou i,ls sPeeciusl V, NeP. nIiiiseI ~
more scupuiousIy within 1he pounus ol
simple anu exact tru.n' IernaPs IL was
Partiy pecause ne was seoii 70 pe .te
prighn particunr s.nr ~ tne Ss,, Noren
steauliy rising 10 'ne a, neiiIn ol P1n'ieal sl
o"t,n w m wv Wse prs,dannu d"a of tho py n,tad .S
eiectioh 10 the frsiuehGy oi tne uhiteu
otltes, US Inen sceineu an ainioss sure
eSehcl ulsaslrous lnIuehces nignu DC
s.eu upon 'ie,r iinpe,iicu peeullur III
sIt.usloh' poss1iy Mao o"inS "
terror ekciUeu ny unose WoIus oi ooohn,
the higher law " 1.-THE irrepressible
conflict, laundering in their ears, and
startling their guilty consciences. At
sight of him they exclaimed, rs did Mae
beth in presence of Banquo's ghost.
"Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear,
The armd rhinoserous, or the Hyrean tiger;
sbnll eG nnyor @ trlmbe '' Hence hofribs shadow"
All Mi, ,ronida,ion ,,,os ,,ostI,, d;snro-
,,ortianato IN fha oh,act and the 9ccaSinn.
ppwnIa;nahIo oni,, LII, ~ tbat s,ato Of r,,;It,,,
inpnn.,n;t,, ,hi!b ynLos ."s "tha ttS;ar ~
nsrem,y saaraao,, si, mhiem em tH"nrS 'no 'A0' '"
.Ms .i'S Sa,"rd Dus ax,ontad 81 hoond a ,,or.d-
,,amt,r ,n ha ~ nou,,hi ;,o, nr,iMmo
sor ,,,a iosido w. III ,me sttho Thioa," Wnu
wnntion t IN Tune iseo N Nevar Wsre Ho amv
,,oi;,ioia,,,s ,'nns,ao,s - s,aaoss e,,rn.y.
o,,o,' pomou ,,.nno i R,0npeuvs @ y, sI ,ea'
~. m.Nei WY .hoy icio euouehiy c.etou'