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Seward and Chase.

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.

The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. February 20, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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