The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-19

| Another Fatsosc0FY from IMLrOt0 Weed.
This notorioS's individual has. on half dozen
occasions gravcly announced that. at such and such
times, he intended 70 abandon the political arena,
and retire to the shsd>s Of private Life. This was
fnid M long since AS when he assisted IN cheating
Granger and Clay. and In eieoting Seward to the
Office Of Governor, and Harrison for President.
Even az late AZ last winter he declared in language
more emphatic than an cath, that with the reelec-
ton OF Sewird to the United States Sc ate, his
measure of political ambition would be filed to over.
flowing; md could he succeed in that object Inc
| would retire from political life forever filed with
thankfulneas to his whg friends for the many sub
stantol favo,s rendered hin during his long edto-
rial career. The latter pledge he now intimatcs
| sort OF Willingness 10 redeem.
| But why does this Acknowledged wing veteran re-
tire ut this important crisis In the whg party? peo-
pie startle, and aarminsly inquire. Now. upon the
eve Of State convention 30 nominate candidates
in whose strength the party relies FOR trumph-now
when the State administration is in whg hands, aud
so much anxiety felt to keep il there now, when
the whig executive 20 much requires The aid, advice
and assistance Of the sbest heads--now, when the
efforts OF Seward requires his strongest friends sad
most shcwd counsel!ors to assist in carrying him In
the Presidential chair in consider ration Of these
addressed why il /. that Thurow Weed retires from
the editorial seat of the most rabid wg abolition.
rampant Seward print In the State or nasions
Who is competent TO furnish satisfactory replies to
the above interrogatoiies!
Weed and Seward were both born politically
among the Morgan excitement in the Western part
of this State, thirty years ago. Upon the wings of
anti-Masonry both were elected to the Ieriglatrre
the former to the Assembly in 1880, and the latter
to the Senate in 1881. At that period Masonry
rem rampant, even like wildare, throughout the
Western part Of the state. Weed was connected
with paper at lioch, Ter. Solomon Southwick put
Eshed the simonpnre antiMasonic paper In the
State, and its circulation exceeded any other publ
cation issued to the people weekly. Solomon was
very fast obtaining the support and confidence OF
the anti-Masons who had then good sight Tor the
State officers and the Legislature and he looked ca
gcrly for the public printing But Solomon was too
much OF an old fogy for Francis Granger, John G.
Spencer, and VIM. H. Seward. and they contributed
with Others TO transfer Weed from Rochester to the
capital Of the state. As Timothy Munroe's pLysiog-
nomy had been 80 adrojtly transformed in order to
make Il good enough Morgan until after the cleo
ton, the antiMasous of the Western district of the
State objected to the transfer Of the barber" TO
region where the excitement did not exist.
Anti-Masonry soon fell into the arms Of whivgery,
IFS natural ally and Weed has continued at the head
OK the leading wing organ Of this State for nearly
twenty-five years. As writer be never displayed
any talent above mediocrity. He possesses neither
power nor originality. His only forte il in billings
gate slang and squibbing. Ridicule aud rhapsody
he Also employed in the place Of argument aud rea-
son. practical political essay upon the science OF
government he YVES incapable Of indting But pat
HIM on the scent OF political anta gonist aud he
would lie found ycliug equal to any pack Of hounds
Weeds great tact consisted more IN secret mannu-
wing than in orcn argument. He WIS the most
industrious ard st'rring individual in existence
trusting 10 correspondence by mail he always chose
to meet his friends face to face, and whether that
friend was IN this city. at Washington, or elsewhere
Weed was sure OF personal interview. He has
been Tor the last dozen years constant, ALMOST
daily dead head y ON the Central Hudson River.
Boston, Erie and New York and Washington rail-
roads, asMei as on the steamers plying on the
Hudson river and the Northern ard Western lakes,
lie would rather travel hundred and fifty miles to
meet political fiiend To concoct some game than
to trust his words aud wishes through the mail. His
Well, he says now tEat he rctres because he Il
an old tagy and the times are too fast for him.
This is bis principal reason. Whether the times are
or are not too fast for bin, s matter Of very little
consequence; thing, however, il absolutely Ger
tain, he is too fast for the whg party He has been
altogether too fast in undertaking - we'd the wing
party Win TIE aDoltiDilst5 and nggeTlteS: he ha5
been too fast in dividing the wing party of the
South from the North in ostracising the Critten
dens, Bells Bayards Claytons, Jones' Stantons aud
30 on and 80 on, and iasing whggery into unadul
Having fattened upon the spoils lavished upon
him by the wing party-having been generously
awarded all the patronage In its power to be5tow
ever since he assumed the leadership having par
taken Of oil the bounties il could rghtfuy or ille
laly bestow, he now, in his last moments OF poll
teal existence, labors with aboonist, free sellers,
seeesscn.sts. higher lawites and dozen otter ul-
trais in order 10 dsolye the national whig party.
lie was The head AID front If The fusion movement 10
destroy the party that upheld him and the who
sustained him. And, after driving the wings to log
gerheads. after advising the dissolution OF the wing
organization, and after setting the Republican" bah
in motion, he modestly arAounces his retirement
from editorial life. IL this not mere trick after
al? Weed knows fun wei that his recent fellow ship
with the aboIitionis has lost him the influence Of
the strong and ho'est portion Of the wing party.
lie knows, too, that the confidence reposed In
linn has been betrayed, and that he has t.aitorou.
~ deserted the men and the cause which have 40
long stood by and upheld him. Therefore the nc.
cessty now, even previous TO the wing nad "rennt
lean state convention, for him to make pieten
sions OF retiring from public view for season, al
least.
The paper. then Is hereafter 10 be under the con
troll Of ION Of Seward and Mr. Wilkinson, OF Bnf
tao. 10th are among the ,aost rampant fre9 soi
ebol;ionists- Douglass. Gcrrit Smith nor john
JAY are more ultra. No paper viii be filed with
b.ackef articles ia existing the people and the
lhotities ubaHst certain laws OF Congre-s--t0 EN-
courage riots, tumults and even bloodshed rather
tan submit and obey the laws Of the National go.
yerrment. II VIII so 40 far al 10 sway the people
ard the State government against the organic Inv
Of tie land and the Deliberate acts OF the Congress
OF the United states. II will enlist all its powers 10
create sectional caonsles, tn incitc Northern pal ty
ant gostc 10 the South. and 10 array In attitudes
OF eternal hostility tie people OF one section Of this
ccuptry against the other VIII doubts II y
Cur Indians Correspondence.
IsDLTAPOLIs, Ang. 2, 1855.