Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-16


rs result sufficiently ascertained It seems to me
fttiig time to announce 70 you the dissolution OF
the political firm Of Seward, Weed Greeley, by the
withdrawal Of the junior partner. Said withdrawal
TO take effect On the morning after the first Thurs
day IN February next, and as It may seem great
in me to assume that any such firm ex-
lists especially since the public was advised more
than year ago by editorial in the Eoening Jour
nal formally reading me out Of the Mbig party,
that was no longer esteemed useful OF ornamental
in the concern you will / am sure. allow me to IN
dulge in some "reminiscences which seem to behtth
occasion.
was poor young printer, an editor Of a liter
arv ionrnal a very active and bitter Wing in small
way. but not seeking to be known out Of my own
ward committee, when, after the great political re-
vulsion Of 1887, was one day called to the City |
Hotel, where two strangers introduced themselves /
as Thurlow Weed and Lewis Benedict, of Albany
They told me that a cheap campaign paper OF a
peculiar stamp, at Albany, had been resolved upon
and that l had been selected to edit It. The an
nouncement might well be deemed hattering by one
who had never even sought the notice OF the great
and who was not known a partisan writer, and l
eagerly embraced their proposal
they asked me to fix my salary for year. 1
named Sl,000 which they agreed to, and did the
work required to the best Of my ability 1t was work
that made no figure and created no sensation, Dat
loved il and ibid it well. Whenit was done you were
Governor and dispensing offices worth from 5000
to $4,000 per year your friends and cOmpatrlots
And l returned to my garrett and 10Y crust and to
desperate battle with pecunary obligations, heaped
upon me by bad partners in business and the dis
astrous events Of 1887.
believe it did not then Ocur to that some one OF
these abundant places might have been offered to me
without injustice. now think 1t should nave occur
r5d to you. If it did occur to me- was not the man
to ask you for it. l think that it should net nave
been necessary. only remember that no friends al
all inquired as to my pecuniary
your friend, not mine, Robert @. Wetmore, was one
of the chief dispensers Of your patronage mere anu
that such devoted eclnpatriOts as a D. Mes anu D
/ B. Hooks were lifted by you out Of pauperism int
independence as am glad am not and yet an IN
quiry from you as to my needs and means at that
time would have been timely, and held everln CRATE
! full remembrance.
In the Harrison campaign of 1910, was again
designated to edit a campaign paper. published
it also and ought to have made something by 1t IN
spite Of its extremely low price, My extreme pow
erty was the main reason why did not; It com
pelled me to hire press work, mailing, &c. done by
The Job and high charges for extra work nearly ate
| me up At the close 1 was still without property
and IN debt But this paper had rather improved
| my position. Now came the great scramble OF the
| swell mob of coon Ministries and cider suckers at
| Washington-I not being counted in Several regi-
ments of them went on from this city, but no one
of the whole crowd though I say 1t, who should
not had done so much towards Ten. HarTlsons
nomination and election as yours respectfully. L
asked nothing, expected nothing, but you, Gov
Seward ought to have asked that / might be post
master of New York Your asking would have
been IN Vain but it would have been an act OF grace
neither wasted nor undeseryed
soon after started the Tribune because was urg-
ed to do so by certain Of your friends, AID because
such a paper was needed here. Twas promised Ger
tain pecuniary aid IN doing It might have Deen
given me without cost or risk to men All ever
had was a loan by piecemeal OF SI,VOO from James
Cogshall-(1Od bless his hOnOred memory! dlG
not ask for this think it is the one sole case IN
4 which ever received a pecunlary favor from a
polite Al associate am very thankful that he did
not die until il was fully repaid. And let me mere
honor one grateful recollection. When the wing
Marty under YOUR rule had offices 70 give, my name
was never thought Of, but when, IN lo4z and Io43
we were hopeessly out OF power, was honofeo
with the party nomination for State Printer When
we came again to have State Printer to elect, as
we'll "a nominate the place went to Weed, as il
| ought Yet it was worth something to know tha
there was once a time when it was not deemed toe
great sacrifice to recognize me as belonging 10 your
household.
Tfa new Office had not since been erected on pur
nose to give its valuable patronage to d. j. Kaymond
= and enable "St John" to show forth It's Tune!
+ as the organ of the Wing State Administration
should have been still more grateful In lS4o your stal
again rose and my warmest hopes were reaIiz-u n
your election to the Senate. was no longer needy
and had no more desire to be recognized by Oenera
TAYLOR think | had some claim to torDearanc'
from YOU What received thereupon was a mos
humilatng lecture n the shape OF decision III VI.
libel case of Redfeld and Pringle, and an ODgauoi
to pubish it in my own and other journals OF YOU
supposed firm thought and still THINK ms iectur,
needlessiy cruel and mOrtifing. The plaintiffs al
ter using my columns to the extent OF their needs OF
Desires stopped writing und called on me Ior tn'
name of their assailant lproHered II u lheHi
thoroughly responsible name.
They refused to accept, unless 1t should prove Z
be one Of the four or five first men IN DalaVla
When they had known from the first who 1t was
and that it was neither of them, they would not &C
cept that which they had demanded. They sued M
instead for money and money you were at hOerIy L
: give them to your hearts content -.
I do not think that you were at liberty to humll
ate me in the eyes of my own and your puonc' /"
YOU did If | am not mistaken this judgment Is tl'
only speech letter, or document addressed to the
/, Government in which you ever recognized my eN
istence. l hope l may not go down to posteFlty a.
embalmed therein think that you exalted YOU
own judicial sternness and earessness unduly at my
Z expense. 1T,
/ think Won had a better occasion for the display
of these qualities when Webb threw himself untlme
! | " upon YOU for a pardon which he had done an
man could do to demerit. have publicly set lOfLL
nv views of your ard our duty-with respect to III
+ sion Nebraska and party designations Will no
! repeat any of that. have referred also 10 Moou
/ reading me out of the Wing party, my crime Delhg
in this as in some other things. that OF dong to-day
what more patriotic persons will not be ready 10 az
till tomorrow. Let me speak of the late canvass
| Twas once sent to Congress for ninety Gays % en-
!, able Jim Brooks to secure seat therein Iof Ioul
wears think never limited to any human belns
Mace. but James WWhite(yOu hardly know how gOoC
| and true man he isl started my name for Congress
aud Brooks packed delegation thought could hell
f him through; so | was put on behind NM bu
this last spring. after the Nebraska question hat
created new state of things at the north, one OF
two personal friends, of no political consideration
i | suggested nv name as a candidate for Governor
f and l did not discourage them.
Soon the persons who were afterwards mainly
Instrumental in nominating Clark came about me
| and asked me if l could secure the knOw-Nothlns
7. vote told them that l neither could nor woulc
touch it. On the contrary IlOathed and repealed It
y Therefore, they turned upon Clark Isald nothing
did nothing. hundred people asked me who should
d | be run for Governor? l sometimes indicated Pat
+ terson. never hunted at my own name, but by anc
| bv Weed came down and called to him, TO tel
/, ! me why he could not support me for Governor.
y | had never asked nor counted upon MS support
!. ! am sure Weed did not intend to humiiate me, but
e he did it. The upshot of his DISCOURSE very eau
tiously stated was this If were a candidate FOL
> | Governor could beat not myself only but you
perhaps That was true, but as had IN no manner
solicited his or your support thought this might
have been said my friends rather than to me- sus
pect that it is true that could not have been elect
! ed Governor as a Wing, but had he and you beer
$ favorable there would have been party IN the
State ere this which could and would have elected
me TO any post without injuring itself or endanger
ing your reelection 1t in vain that l urged
that had in no manner asked nomination. Al
: length was netted by his language (weI INTENDED
lEs
ssv-Weu then, make Patterson Governor and try
! nv name for Lieutenant Governor. To lose tins
place is a matter of no Importance and we can see
whether am really odious. should have dlskeC
TO serve as 1t Governor, but should have glorleo
IN running for the post. want to have my enemies
= all upon me at once | am tired Of fighting then
piece-meal and though should have been beaten II
the canvass l knew that my running would nave
I helped the ticket and helped my paper. 1t wa;
thought best to let the matter take another course
No other name could have been put on the ticket SC
bitterly humbling that which was selected. Inc
nomination was given to Raymond-the hight lett &c
= me and Gov Seward and have made 1t
Though it be cOnceitcd IN me to say so, what little
fight there has BEEN have stirred up. Even Weed
has not been q speak Of his paper) hearty IN TINS
contest while the journal Of the Wing Lieut.. Gov
ernor has taken care of his own interests and LEI
the canvass take of itself, it early declared Il
would That journal has, because OF its milk and
water course, some TO- 700 SUBSCRIBERS IN TINS Guy
and its suburbs and of these 1000 venture to say
more voted foy UIlman and ScrOggs than for Clark