Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-18

From .he many -keJehe, IF Mr. seward
! life with which the papers teen. We select
the following
IN the course OF hi, legal practice Mr.
( seward was never known o. act t,r man
| again-t q woman.
One of the most eloquent addre--e- de-
/ liyercl on the death of John Quincy Adams
was pronounced by Mr.. Seward. lie sub
-e4ucntly published biography of -' the
1 old man eloquent which reached g. sale IF
over thirty Thousand copie7
When Governor Seward in ls43 retired
| from the executive chair of the State of New
/ York, after four Years service. he intro.
/ duced hi successor. Governor. Bouck. 10 the
| people. exchanging with him appropriate
] courieSie~. which az that time were without
| a precedent
Only yesterday, SAYS the Providence
/ Jovu0i we were talking with one Of his in
! innate friends who had lately visited him at
Auburn, and who gave O most interesting
account Of his mode Of life. Of his great in
/ dustry. of his patience, his cheerfulnes- and
| Of the undaunted spirit with which he faced
/ the terrible disease that was closing around
HIN with the fatal grasp of death
Mr.. Cnnk-ins. IN his late admirable
speech al Cooper Institute, said
% Goreru1r Seward ssid o. ne last wear. alley he
/ had -irclat the earth with h.s travel, How r.
uaTAaale Is llr suc,e-- .n Foreign afs vs. but rss3
Years ag1 Russia was cur only friend In Cbristen-
loin' ana la7 America has not an enemy In the
would H. proceeded 90 say, that tIls good result
came '7l is temperate and just ,fr-- af o-r -5.-
erumerJ
This ter-- remark Of llr. seward contains
volume of praise 20 the firm ami steady
hand By which oar foreign AFFAIR." have been
guided Co the wise policy which. while
Sieldlng nothing that belong, % u. vet
conci-lated al who differed from Us II
has been continuation Of the policy that
Mr. seward himself pursued with enduring
advantage 70 the public cool and % hi,own
fame.
In the late published Letters IF Mr.. sew
ard. written few day since 10 letter 70
Mr. johnson. If an Francisco. he said
-NoF. however no, les thsn at any former time.
an think ii the duty % every citizen 20 leave no
uncertainty O. exist concerning the principles and
p"-iet which govern Dis vote. have seen no SUI
he .eili reason o. withdraw mine from the support
~ the prime ple- and policy which carried the com
f+ -a-e-! through The civil conflict. from the
party eF-sn-fa ODD anil cant dates who represent
The period during which Mr.. seward
acted a. Secretary Of STATE Wa undoubtedly |
the most important and critical in the his /
tory 81 the country. ami he administered |
the foreign affairs Of the nation with signal /
success. His judici0u~ course in the |
" Trent affair, when the envoy, Of the /
southern Conieieracy had been taken f,rci- I
bly, from British ye~-e. hy Capt. Nike,.of /
the nlted STATE Navy. probably saved the /
country from war with England AZ time /
when such an event would have added /
greatly 70 the iansersof the nation Much 4
q ail>iactlon was. however. manifested al /
the general course of Mr. Seward hv mem
herS OF the republican party. and a re.olu-
il1n Wa passed at the National Convention
IN looI. requesting the President 10 recon
Struct hi- Cabinet This action deeply hu-
Minated the venerable Secretary. and he at
once sought o. relieve the President from
al embarrassment by promptly rendering
his resignation. Mr Lincoln. however,
valued his coun-ei> and his service. too
highly % permit him o. retire from the
abinet, and not only retained him AZ that
time. bur reappointed him for his second
term. thereby manife~ting his high appreci-
itlon Of the distinguished services performed
lv Mr.. Seward