The two men were naturally antagonistic on so many points that agreement and cordiality seemed impossible upon a question in regard to which they held views diametrically opposite.

Mr.Johnson inherited all his political principles from the Democratic party.

He had been filled with an intense hatred of the Whigs and with an almost superstitious dread of the Federalists.

Mr.Seward and he were therefore political antipodes.

The one was the eulogist and follower of John Quincy Adams, the other was a sincere believer in the creed and the measures of Andrew Jackson.