The ‘"
Washington Confederacy,"’ of Monday, referring to a rumor that
Chase, of
Ohio, has been selected by
Mr. Lincoln as his Premier, instead of
Seward, says: ‘As much as we detest abolitionism, we prefer
Wm. H. Seward, because he is a statesman and the best of his kind.’
And, "as much as we detest abolitionism," we respect honesty more than hypocrisy.
We respect
Gerrit Smith, or any sincere abolitionist, infinitely more than
Wm. H. Seward. The first is simply a monomaniac; the last a hypocrite, who practices upon the delusions of others for his own personal benefit.
The whole class of politicians, from the aspirant to the Presidency of the
United States, down to the village demagogue, who lies his petty way to four dollars per diem, are all of the same buzzard tribe, differing only in dimensions, but alike obscene, rapacious and execrable.