New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08

veal bis constant and dominant purpose. a man
Of stern fidelity to his princ!ples-to bis friends
bis fidelity has been chivalric In all this we can
essily find the secret Of that large and controlling
part which he has played so long. The people have
copfd.d in him, because they had ever found him
to have other objects at heart than his own eleva-
tOn-because they had reason to believe him sin
cere aud Incapable Of betrayiIg the cause be had
espoused-aud because, faithful friend aud ardent
hater as they knew him TO be, they equally knew
him as most wise and prudent party chief
Mr.. Weed was born in Cltskil 10 1877, and
commenced life as a cabin-bOy on the North River.
He afterward learned the trade Of printer in the
Office Of small newspaper conducted by the late
Col Stone. In the war Of 1912 be served as a
drummer. He became journalist in Onondaga
County where be started newspaper, which was
nOt successful His FIRST prominent appearance in
politics was in the Presidential canvass Of 1924,
when John Quincy Adams was elected BE after
ward conducted daily paper at Rochester, and
during the Anti-MasOnic excitement be was re.
peatedly chosen 10 the Legslature-the only pub
lie Office, so far as we are aware, which he could
ever lie persuaded to accept. In 1880 The E5en-
ing Journal was founded and as its editor Mr..
Weed has achieved results which few men can
hone to emulate He mas carried into its columns
the yieor, courage, independence and ardor which
form prominent elements in his character. AS a
writer he is surpassed by many in facility and
grace but by none in point, force and conciseness
His articles are usually short but they are always
pithy striking and effective In thas difficult part
Of journalism, the selection from books and pc
riodcals Of interesting miscellaneous reading for
fretide Amusement and instruction, we do not
know bis superior
BIT we are running into details, the necessity
Of which we hope to be spared for MANI lustrums.
Mr.. Weed is nov 50 years old, and retires from
the burdens Of active professional responsibility
in the pieoitude Of hi5 powers. There are few
Of us who csn hope for 30 long and so foil ca
reer rs his; but we may all emulate the great
qualities with which be has adorned l.. Above
al, his example is worthy Of imitation in It's
steady rejection Of other houOrs than those OF
journalism Had lie allowed himself to be Sc
duced by the lower ambition aud the more con
fined aims Of Office holding, the public might
have had a wise legislator and an sble admins
trative servant, but he never could have filed
the broad and permanent place in the history Of
New-York which he now occupies.
For some time past the labor Of conducting
The Egenirg Journal has been shared witb Mr..
Weed by Mr.. George Dawson and Mr. f. Sew
srd. We presume they will still remain at
tacned TO the paper OF Mr.. WlkesOl, who
now joins it. we need say no more than that his
character aod abilities admirably qualify him
for go important a post. In the hands of its
present managers The Journal will still be a
frank, manly and powerful organ Ct liberal meas
ures and truly progressive opinions,