Year: 1863

Secretary seward's Auburn Speech
Issues Iavolved In war aad Peace.
As the British Secretary Of Foreign Affairs
found an opportunity recently Of expressing
his views Of the American rebellion at little
village in Scotland. 80 the American Secretary
Of State has found, "by accident. and not by
design"-as be himself states-s like opportu-
nifty Of giving TO the world, through a speech
in tho village Of Auburn, the sentiments of him
self and of the administration which he repre-
sents on the same great topic. That speech
We reproduce this morning; and we have no
doubt that its interest and importance will be
generally reoognised,l not only at home, but
also abroad.


The minor topic Of this address was tho cleo
ton which was to come OF In this State tho fol-
lowing day And here Mr.. Seward indulged in
his favorite pastime Of prophesying; but this
time he actually happe2od to prophesy cor
rectly. He foretold, by signs and tokens which
he had studied, that the republican party would
succeed in the election. But it needed no pro-
phet from Washington or elsewhere to make
that event of the future palpable to the most
obtuse understanding. The copperheads had
90 disguised all loyal citizens that their utter
defeat was foregone conclusion. Therefore
Mr.. Seward was quite safe in venturing this
time once more upon the domain Of so0th-
saying. The Secretary Of State does not show
himself very loyal or respectful to the man
who sits in the chair which he himself once
filled. He puts Governor Seymour and Mr..
Clement Vallandighsm on exactly the same
footing that is one of hostility to the gov
ernment and of friendship to the rebellion.
We care very little, however, about copper
heads, great or small, and would be very glad
to see the Notwithstanding miracle of St.
Patrick repeated upon them.


On the great question of the rebellion and
the war Mr.. Stewards outgvings are more i'm
portant. There is to be no peace or quiet until
Abraham Lincoln is President Of the whole
United States. The rebels might, at the begin
ming, have retained the whole Of their slaves if
they had submitted to the laws; but submission,
coming too late, will leave neither slavery nor
slaves in the land" This is an indication of the
policy to be pursued with the border States as
we'll as with the rebel States, and it differs some
what from the programme announced by Post
master General Blair


There is another important suggestion in this
speech. The parable of the PrOdigal Son is
used in it, as it has been used before, to illus
trate the position of the rebels. The doors are
to be always open to him, and neither man nor
angel could prevent the fatted calf being slain
for his welcome but no invitations are to be
sent after him. That means that Governor Sey-
mour's idea of the war being carried on by the
government with swordin the one hand and
an olive branch in the other is not to be real
lied; that there shall be no offers Of pardon be-
fore pardon is asked; chat the rich man is not
to 90 in search Of his prodigal son to coax him
back, but will simply wait for him at his door,
until, seeing him yet afar of, coming back dis
gusted and penitent, he can receive him with
open arms and make feast in honor Of his re-
turn. That is the policy which the administra-
ton has resolved upon. if Mr.. Seward is to be
regarded as speaking for it, and it may as well
be understood Of all men, loyal, rebel and cop
perheadish.