, 1873-04-26
ADAMS ON SEWARD AND LINCOLN.

The production naMeu ut the heading Of this
article, emanating from tho brain Of our late on
country through tho press. TO deny fts boing
forciblo In style and pslro ii diotion Is to call in
question, which mono will do, tho ability Of its
author. Yet In the body Of It, through II, as
running through dosert, may be soon, ayo, felt.
q cold, carping, sneering spirit, which IN no
manner reflects tho popular opinion on an I'M
portant subject dealt with in this dilcourse. I
Lincoln and Ills in7ldioua comparisons with Mr..
Seward. This part Of tho orntion could
veil have been dispensed with, for
it sppoara to bo tho outgrowth Of
time his friend Seward was deteated by tho chi.
cago Convention Of 1860, and which has rankled
ever since. The sod now roBts on both the
gravoa OF Lincoln and Seward, and aa to whicn
was tho greater as manifest during our late civil
for moment DO briefly discussed, IL view Of hlr.
AdamB' criticism. can well understand this
wondrous admiration Of Mr. Seward. The sub
joct and tho orator wero In many respects men
OF Ike TX: Both wore collogians, both by nature W
people, both standing aloof from the people, but
with gloved hands moving tho leyora OF public
opinion. Lincoln, on tho contrary, was ono
of tho people part Of tho grcat living crowd,
breathing the same MIR, nasociating freely
With iii, shaking hands as readily with :
baokuoodsmnn from Missouri as With banker
from Wall street. And ho wae superior to seW-
ard In the fact Of thistntimate knowledge Of his
countrymon. Tho student Of mechanics may
well understand the conatruotion OF locomotive,
and all tho variou8 details Of its arrangement,
but his knowledge isfar inferior TO to TINT Of tho
greasy, besootod engineer, who daily takes his
load Of passengers or freight over tho railway.
It mattera not Whethor Seward graduated witt
tho highest honors OF Columbia, and Lincoln In
an Illinois log-cabin sohool-houHe. Tho quoa-
tion ts, who WaB tho man for the 4th Of March,
1U61, and who WAS tho man during the war
Glance back at the history OF thosa times. Look
at Llncoln-from the moment he etartod
from Springfield to Washington-what wia-
dom,. what caution, what patriotisna, what
winning Ways with the people While
speaking kindly to tho South, how ho
conoiliAted and consolidated the North! On ar
riying at Washington, he aont for his old friend,
but late political foe, Stephen A. Douglas. The
roBnlt OF the latter was tho great speeoh Of tho
latter at Chicago, which woddod indfBeolubly tho
Democrat and Republican to ono common pur-
posi-, tho preHervation OF tho Union. Think
you Seward could have accomplished said pur-
poso 80 well Trace Lincoln through tho war
q war Whlen seward aaso would 20 el1ty,dhy
anMf, but Waloh Llncoin, N Ai1 money ian,
FuHgo, dehomnateu pig 1oo. J. HoW VOL
no appeared TO 40 the f'Bht tn1ng at tho right
time, the Key-nose 70 hls huceesslnl adminlstEa-
non being 1ouad ~ Keeping IN accord with the
pasf1otlo deslre OF tho WHO'S people, IAo cruHl-
ln8 o. tno 6outAe5n Io1elion, 9o a1scoye5oat was
nor 70 ns aSoo1apnShoa @ W lt ptaiane aaan 9r
klana en1ibo' iii ~. py eautaou5i b'eaay
ahpEaoaJ1nes, " oas!R on suppnes, anu
ta 1eo1 acE e. . i.