Year: 1862

to us what our course must be. We deem it
much more probable that very soon we shall
have TO dictate to Europe, and that whom we
do 80 the plcnitude Of our power will cause
our advice to be accepted. The course which
this country has ultimately co follow will be the
glorious one of friend 70 universal liberty and
independence end we shall have the will and
power to play this role effectively. Our present
tribulations will but the more surely bring
about this. yesllt
Radical YProjects Against Secretary


Seward.


Wendell Phillips, one Of the chief leaders Of
the radical abolition faction, announced through
the Independent, some time ago, that what his
party desired was not only change Of inea-
sures. but also : change of men. Having, IS they
thought, secured this change of measures by
that "Pope's bull against tho comet" the
Presidents emancipation proclamation, the
radicals turned their attention to change OF
men, and have SO far succeeded in regard to the
mand and place tho military management un-
der the control Of Chase, Stanton and Halleck;
for Burnside ID evidently acting under tho di-
rection Of these martial geniuses. and il not
completely responsible either for the good or
i'll success of the plans which he is carrying
into effect. Now, therefore, the radicals arc at
liberty to labor for change Of mon in the
Cabinet, and we find them vehemcntly attack


ing Secretary Seward, with tho obvious inten-
ton of forcing him out of Office, with Secreta-
ries Blair and Bates, and thus getting posses
sion OF ell the departments Of the government
This is bold game, and it must end either in
the utter ruin Of the radicals or Of the nation.


AS in dismissing Mcclellan the radicals
robbed the country Of its best general, so in
assailing Seward the radicals are endeavoring
to deprive the country of the best member OF
the Cabinet. We arc no friend oil Secretary
Seward, never have been, and probably never
shall be, unless the Secretary changes his opin-
ions and his politics; but we believe that be is
the only Cabinet member vino has done his
work thoroughly, efficiently and successfully.
Secretary Stewards diplomatic correspondence
is the very strongest testimony to his ability in
his department. The results Of this correspond
snce are revealed in the replies of Russia and
England to the recent mediation propositions Of
the Emperor Napoleon. Granted that Russia
was always well disposed towards this country,
can it be denied that Secretary Seward has ma
naged to preserve and increase this friendship
Granted that our manifestations Of unparalleled
military and naval power have had much to do
with England's hesitation in regard to interven-
ton, can it be denied that Secretary Stewards
repeated and emphatic representations Of this
power, and of the use which we should make Of
it to repel any interference with our affairs,
have greatly impressed English statesmen, and
added to, if they did not cause, this diplomatic
hesitancy? The irrsfutable evidence that Secre-
tary Seward has done his duty is the fact that
there has yet been no Intervention. Success is tho
real test Of merit, and, tried by that test,
Secretary Seward is not found wanting
Can the same thing be said Of any other Of
the principal members of the Cabinet! For.
what other member, pray, can his friends claim
or bis enemies admit that he has properly con-
ducted his own department. We are at loss
to ind . reply to this question either in the
daily organs Of the radicals or in those low.
vulgar, purchased weekly papers which retail
radicalism at second hand.


Compare Secretary Seward with Secretary
Chase, or Stanton, or Welles. Secretary Chase
has meddled much with other departments; but
he has so confused and disorganized his own
that the finances OF the country are now COM
pletely muddled, the currency Of the richest
and most prosperous nation ON earth has fallen
thirty per cent below the specie standard, our
government is obliged to shin up and down
Wall street to obtain hasty loan Of a few mil
lions to pay off the soldiers, and the people are
not supplied with sufficient amount of national
postage notes to take the place of the silver
change which Secretary Chase has driven out oi
sight. Or take the case of Secretary Stanton,
who has most grossly mismanaged the War De-
partment; who has become the humble, faithful
servant OF the radical leaders; who has per-
mitted the Secretary Of the Treasury to rule
him with a rod of iron; VINO has intrigued
against instead Of assisting our generals; who
has so far obeyed his radical masters as to de-
libsrately thwart the plans of our military
leaders, negative the sublime efforts OF our
armies, and uselessly sacrifice the lives of our
brave soldiers. and who has employed all those
energies which should have been devoted to
the crushing out Of the rebellion in the dirty
work Of currying favor with tie radi-
cal abolitionists, by violating the rights
and liberties of loyal men and women.
Or look at the administration Of the incompc-
tent Secretary Wc!les, who has been clog
upon the navy ever since he entered upon The
duties Of his department who allowed the
Merrimac to rule Hampton Roads and prevent
the capture Of Richmond, as the Prince de Join
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