New-York tribune., 1876-09-28

tue service OF The State with intervals IN which he re-
suInof ogain his place lawyer and citizen. From
1S4s 10 1860 IN the Senate OF the United States he led
n heu oat tse great rTogrSsive moySneS ven ol our
Iaoe records preserve name second to none OF tnOe
who preceded hun From 1850 TO 1872, in the admins
traOn Of great affairs times OF tansccndRni interest
ana OF graVest difficulty, and then retiring in the com
ship BY bis unparalleled ability 70 govern he pioneered
the country 60 smoother and caner skies that sue
and then the savior OF the state Another relation OF
Importance to be noticed is ths that Mr. Seward divided
his lite ia the NJ two great parties, In each OF
watch he was conspicuous IN the formation In the de-
ysopment IN the defeats IN The prospeitT and IN the
the preemneIt power, the great impression on the poll
s % q 4 tss county, made % by ms party % From M dsSg To
party He had rs much as any enc 70 do with its tound
triumph and with ali the great transactions in which
led Now where do We look in this ca Ger FOR
citizen, OF lawyer, OF legislator OF tho state. of
Governor, Of Senator OF dplOmaust and manager Of the
interests OF The great nation s Its Foreign Srcrey ana
where do look the whole for any failure IN duty,
for any shortening In ability, for any uncertainty or
1aiih OF courage, OF conscience or OF ouy II he we're
only lawyer tnere would nave boen more famous ana
moro learned lawyers IN tho country But venture TO
SAY that there Is no awyer so snail portion OF whose
lie has really btcn devoted 10 the sc ice OF the pIoies
of causes, in the noble advocacy that be TO
be right without fee or reward IL were 90 select from
flnd greater arguments, more splendid rhetoric, more
skiiliul strategy more wonderful asih!y In Heading,
and more fame III the vast fields OF GTenscs gtGOn but
know OF no one who has done nob'er thn2s IN his o-
Ey IN S the word 4 con do H. to have Il aid Of me
that l defended William Freeman against tho world in
aud the justice Of tho state judge OF the hslest
court IN the state you VIII find tie same valuable and
the effective service 10 tho pnbo. Thon we had
something Of state nights, when statesmen in their places
in the STATE mantained its honor its power us d-i
what was the right ana the duty OF the state.
MIR. SEWARD IN THE WAR.
And now we come to consider his u the Senate
OF the United States. Wo trace him from the time ho
stood in fact the sole Senator the United States that
issue slavery which could distinguished the
sido from compromise and the other side from the
irascbiltY OF strict aboilionsm. And in that twelve
years to the 1860, when he became candidate
for be Presidency and left the Senate he had collected
opinions Who shall say that IN lifetime man cannet
accomplish great results IN so vast q country as
this, when in twelve years you see such noble
attendance around such leadert And now when tho
great question whether party that had thus been
10 choose among the favoIte citizens for the highest
place this statesman, and when the choice fell upon
another and when trumphand tho first triumph OF the
pary-crowned With the chief laurel younger tOldier
In the great cause, then aftcrward without marked
paugc without "A sentiment OF doubt, without single
flaw in the composure OF his spirit ne took the place OF
supporter Of the head OF the party ana ne
storm which had been developed by the principles when
he had advocated and which he had maintained he
quaIled before responsibility aud failed IN no duty
II tie anxeties that touched the private citizen in this
supreme period OF nations history were TOO much 10
be borne without anguish and sOhoitude. what must
have been inc troubles that surrounded this leader who
had felt his leadership envelope tie country IN the
a
nng, conscience duty pari0tsn sacIllce hh ncen ,he
Estainng motive these were adequate 70 meet ali Ihe
perils and against all the disasters 20 the state.
We come then 10 administration, I'm which he assumed
share in the conduct Of affairs, most difficult always
volt against the country extensive in area, more
numerous in its ndhcrents, more powerful IA itS re-
the world showed the true strength OF nation that as
yet ha no @ ,rvin ia boundaries Yet he met
and he carried share Of the battle through ~ man
Europe and secured tue favor Of the Whole people.
TRAITS or Mn. sEwARD's CHARACTER.
Now when we for the traits OF character, which In
all these various OF duty make the life OF William
H. Seward one always and tho same, what do wo hnd
thcmi Serenity judgment, that power OF reasoning
himself into canness such could Ho be disturbed by
casual mprcssions or threatened and alarmed by tenn
per and passion judgment which made him tho master
OF the confused counses OF others and by rejecting the
future could hold the present to the past Next there
was great forecast by which lac was able to keep up tie
mental processes which were gong ou 20 thorlegimle
conclusions, aud would yield no faith TO less iatcll
2of II IL forecast that leads fortune. There
T. S ES FqIfc eau But besides ds there was
patience, without which forecast and serenity do not
lie 10 mrn "Ouc OF the great points," Gays Pascal an
success II know how long time II takes TO succeed
The want Of that patience that could walt unt the eH-
plosion 10 ses whether the reef was demolished
Now this great character suffered much IN his life
time from misconcepion and from misreprcsenation'
FROM political abuse as any less pure ana less iathn
evil disposition In human nature which makes truth ana
charity so difficult in little affairs s ieIioa NOR srong
are conccrncdi When shall We get over the feong tiat
evil spoken O great true because we canuot see
the personal motive that wings The barbed arrowi And
fIloy-cilizens II only truth were spoken against our
e9t mon there would be hut lttle scandal in public
affairs FOR men who love truth do not love to speak evil
no doubt the greatest achievement ot slatesniushp
within our age has been tho mainenace Of the Amer
can Government through the pers through which II
passed aud probably the most dihcut ana the most h
,eecdi Ted prosperity thai make up the great
and gene fal the administration IN ciyl
war which absolutely prevented foreign nterNehton
AMI maintained peace with all the rest OF the world
after the trial was over that absolute defer
snJ wen we know that II is not enough avoid just
causes OF quarrel or Just causes OF but that
there intervention. There Is gigual triumph OF
the diplomacy OF seward ld nc abate one JOY or tie @
He had the wisdom TO that tc surrender OF Mason
and sdeh HG ssn'' ubsn s fosn''o wns the %eas
Dre that should teach England that
England had done oil she could IN her history 70 teach
ms 10 break IT, aud he made his counrymen understand
lhat they could afford 10 do right because u was night,
and that they could better afford to do II wen be-
sides being right, 1t was necessary 10 save te nation
was ATM conducting when the French Empire was long
ing 70 recognize rebellion aud TO take part IN the con-
tIat purpose lie compelled these 10 eyacuate, and
would have saved Maxmtlian bmself II 1t had been IN
the mower OF the compromise 10 excuse 30 great crime
as the invasion Of the nation He was triumphant over
every effort the part OF European nation TO sst hold
bion aud for Interference with our country and then
triumph was complete when our prGs ahS h1
wise forecast he insisted upon 1t that England should
remove fS g9twsIf sd iaev . had ncted lest It should be
matter OF estrangcment on the one sde an1 hosuuss
on the other between nations OF one blood and one color
and induced the cOnclation Of arbitration so tnat
the difficulties were ended without blood; zen zen
me whether G6 % wn anv Abatement Of the h tone Of the
American diplomacy that could thus drive the French
from Mcxico and conciliate the English TO agree to
trhuual IN pass their conduct Il 90 not KNOW