The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-07

THuRLow WEED AND TEARs.-We really begin
TO think that not only is the dissolution of the
Union close by, but that the end Of the world is
not far off; and we even expect to hear the first
note OF the last trump pretty soon. Thurlow
Weed, of Albany-Thurlow Weed, of anti.ma-
sonic notoriey-Thurlow Weed, who has occupied
the distinguished post of State barber of New York
for the last twenty years-s actually, deliberately,
positively pathetically in tears at last. The indie
pendent wings of this magnificent State are deter
mined to revolt from the imperial sway of Thurlow,
and have been preparing for the last SIX months,
to bring out new wing journal at Albany. ready
for the campaign of Waterloo. This has brought
Thurlow to his bearings, and made him propose, in
very pathetic note, to sell out his whole establish
ment to the rebellous crew, who seem to be led on
with the Vice President OF the United States at
their head, and John A. Collier at their tail.
The manifesto of Thurlow, in the present crisis
of the wing party, and the transitory nature of his
power, Is most amusing and very philosophical.
II sounds very much like the confession Of an old
pen;ent under the gallows; it has all the meekness,
all the confusion OF ideas, all the confidence of sal
walton, which mark the productions of that inter-
esting class of human depravity. In this, his
confession, he goes over his whole political
life of SIN and sorrow for thirty years past,
but brings forward only those points which
will tell in the sale of his journal, now IN the
market Thurlow acknowledges himself to have
been revolutionist, to have set up the wing party
in his district, but he forgets to tell on what
capital, viz, on that of an.i-masonry. But he
omits to relate some highly curious things about
Jack Straw shaving off dead mems whlskers, to
make them available at the polls Thurlow, how
ever, now wants to retire, and advsrtses his pro-
perry in the Journal for sale to the best bidder the
value TO be determined by printers and editors in
some of the Atlantic cities, who, though they may
be good judges of such kind of property in their
own neighborhood, cannot, by any means, be quail
fled to decide upon the value of a newspaper in
Albany.
The truth is, Thurlow's day is past and gone
his reign Is over, and it is now of consequence
to any newspaper in Albany, whether he dies or
hves or sells or keeps to his post in that place
He has been a vile, interruptions, unprncipled
editor, of the worst order, debasing the character
of the wig party for the last twenty years, and
putting himself on level with the most vulgar of
the anti-mascns, antl-reners, and all the other po-
lcal isms Of the day. If the projectors of the new
wing paper acquainted with their business they
will start clean newspaper altogether They can
demolish Thurlow, and his paper, and his power,
in the course Of eighteen months, instead Of buy
ing HIM out. We can show the way.
SINGULAR DIVORCE CAsEs.-SocrAL TRANSIT
r1oNs-Some friend of Mr.. Forrest has sent US an
article from Philadelphia paper, asking, as an
intimate personal friend Of that great actor, that
we should abstain from prejudging his remarkable
divorce case, or from INDUCING in any harsh
thoughts or words So far as relates to Mr.. For
rest himself, the writer processes to know all the
secrets of this singular case. and to have his heart
warmed to an extraordinary extent in favor OF
Forrest, and the grievances he has suffered, which
he will prove when the evidence reaches the Lee
gislature Of Pennsylvania and the public mind.
We are perfectly willing to refrain from any hasty
decision in this case; but we think the lady whose
character and reputation are involved, Is equally
entitled to sympathy, forbesrance and suspension
of unkind judgment as much as the other party
According to recent Developments, many singular
divorce cases have made their appearance before
the same Pennsylvania Legislature-a queer con-
Germ il is-all Of them connected with persons and
names occupying social position superior to the
common order, and commanding more than ordi-
nary notice and sympathy on the part Of the public.
We allude to the Butler case, to the case Of the
Middlstons, to what has been said Of the Wethe-
rells, including this case Of Forrest-all Of them
halng from Pennsylva and all more or less
before the Pennsylvania Courts or Legislature.
The conjunction Of these singular events, with
the rumors of others to come, in fashionable life'
both East and West, produces strange impressions
upon the contemplauve mind, and almost leads to
the conclusion that divorce lie a disease like the
cholera or small pox, coming at certain intervals,
and in such a quantity as to amount to an eplde-
mic. In the fashionable life OF this country, these
conjugal disorders seem TO have increased Of late
years, TO a very remarkable and startling extent.
Yet we doubt whether, in many Of these cases,
there are any real grounds on which to proceed TO
the several extremes sought after by the parties
pressing for such a result to their complaints.
During the last few years, In certain fashionable
circles, a greater freedom Of manners has been
cultivated in our principal cities, principally by
those who have travelled in Europe. These have
brought back with them many Of the elegancies
with many of the evities Of social life across the
water in exchange for their own loss of principles
and purity Of thought. 10 fact. we have now fash
ionsble journals, both French and English, es-
tablished in this great metropolis for the express
purpose Of advocating a more easy style Of social
life, and greater liberty and freedom Of manners,
founded on no principle of any kind, bat left en-
trey to the direction Of what they call " good
taste" In these channels of fashionable intel.i-
gence, those theatrical manners and modes OF ex-
is,ence prevailing in France and Italy, are brought
forward and cultivated with the deepest enthusi-
asm and the mos, affected pride and egotism.
Larger whiskers and tremendous moustaches are
some Of the accompanying Developments.
In these divorce cases, originating, no doubt,
frequently, from the loose morality of such public
journals, we will not believe tina, anything posi-
lively CRIMINAL has been perpetrated by the parties
implicated These legal and social movements