, 1873-05-19
.RDAMS'-.EUL0GY ON SEWARD.


Mr. Montgomery: Blair, e1-Postmaster-G General, ,
has prepared the following statement:
"The statement as it appeared IN the public
press that the late Chief Justice, Mr. Welles, and
against The injustice done to Mr. Lincoln BY Mr.
Adams, IN his eulogy upon Mr: Seward ia not
atrictly accurate. The facts are, that on the ap~
pearance Of Mr.. ADKINS oration, MIR. Welles
observed the customary limits Of eulogy which
tolerated any e1traVnganc OF praise to- the sub
ject Of: it, while, nothing derogatory to others
WAS spoken, but had nnduly e1alted Alr. Seward
that those who knew his statement to be incor-
rect ought to say so. I concurred with Mr.
We1les. II" the gross injustice done
Mr. Lincoln By Mr. Adams, but thou8htTit
would be sufficient. and. would avoid nnseeuly
controversy, # the survivors Of Mr: Lincolns
Cabinet should unite in saying that Mr: Adams
had been misled as to the --elations between Mr.
Lincoln land his SECRETARY Of State, without
going into particulars and I;so wrote ito :A1r.,
: Wellea, and also to the Chief Justice, from
whom, several days afterward, I received this
49,. No.: :so1 Es1aEEE;~ 7; ,o,a i
. Mr. DEAF: NE. :1,1A1n:= have NOT rad Mr.
apptehend any damage 10 Mr. Lncoln's memory from
health permitted L should have no objection to corr
Easng Views With yourself and a1 Welles and letting
ne 81 rssats ~ 5 Be made 1 p public Sincerely yours
u
=: " Before thls note came to hand, I saw By the
tone.6f the public press tl1at as tlls Chief Jus
tce says, there was really no occasion to-appre-i
,hend damage to MIR: -Eiucoln's memory from the
exaSgera.ion Of htr. Stewards merits, and being
At the time very much engaged professionally,
did no go to sec the Chief Justice to confer
with him till be had left the city. know, how.
ever from other frauds who conferred. with him
here and in New York, that he concnrred I
fully inr saying that Mr.. Adams had been.
misled, and Senator Cameron also. concurs IN I
this There could not be q greater migconcen-
tion Of history than to give to hfr: Lincoln |
subordinate part, either IN his own adu,inis-
tration. or" in the Republican PARTY prior to /
the nomination, and compare him With .Pierca. !
Buchanan, aud other inferior men, Vhnse alaya-.t
tion vas due to intrigue. Lincoln WAS Mr.. Sew !
ards leading >competitor- at Chicago- from the
Start, and was nominated by acclanation almost.
on the second ballot. He: was the .recoguized
leader OF his party In Illinois in 1855, when he
was the preferred candidate For the Senate of all
but five of those who elected Judge Tru1nbnn, +
who being Democ1 ats would not then vote for /
Mr- Lincoln, hut while Judge Trurabulls friends
Wonld not vote Tor Lincoln, he q.incoln) went
on the door Of the House and urged his friends
to vote TOR Trumbnll. he had been leading
competitor for the Vice-Presidency against 1lr
Dayton IN 1856, aud this Was before his de-
bate with Douglas, which proved him to be
Tie representative man Of the Republican party
of that day, and everybody knows that he con-
tlnued IT. to pc its true representative thsncefor-
ard, BY his speech On the 18th Of January, 1861,
= tae ssnate; which Was echoed IN the Honse
ost them both the confdenca OF that nartv. NJ,