Mr. Seward has made a somewhat noteworthy speech at Boston.
He says the one thing required to keep the Union intact is that the people should submit to the President of their own choice. If they will but do that, he would engage in thirty, forty, or fifty years to give them the possession of the American continent and the control of the entire world. But it must be the President, and not an assembly, for, says Mr. Seward, " Almighty God has revealed to men or allowed them to conceive of no safe or per- manent government in which there shall not be one executive head." The Roman Republic lasted a good while, and did some great things with two ; the world has scarcely yet forgot the history of the Council of Ten ; and England seems safe enough under a Cabinet. The President's authority is doubtless beneficial, but
the divinity of "one-man power" is strong. doctrine from a re- pnblie.an mouth.
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