North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-11
ThurlOW w eed.

On our first page will be found letter
from the venerable Thurlow Weed, written
since his retiring from the Albany Journal,
in which he charges Greeley and his associ
ates with being the " Architects of our ruin y
This indictment of these arch Traitors,
coming as it does from a man who has devot-
ed his talents and time for fifty years, to the
maintenance of the principles of the opposi
tion, has peculiar significance, and should
be read by all. Feeling that to longer asso-
ciate with party, whose avowed object is a
destruction of all we hold dear, would make
him an accessory to its crimes, he has wisely
withdrawn from it and washes the fratri-
Cidal stain from his hands. The Patriot &
Union in speaking of his withdrawal from
the Journal says:
This gentleman, so well known in the po-
litlcal world as leading man in the Repub-
lican party, has retired from the Albanu Er-
erin9 Journal, of which he has been prin-
cipai editor for thirty-two years. His whole
editorial career embraces a period of fifty
years, during most of which time he has
been the controlling spirit of the Republican
party of New York, and one of the most
prominent and influential leaders of the same
party in the Union. He retires now, because
he is unwilling to become aboitionized with
the party, and disapprovcs the mad policy of
the national administration, which is hurry
lug the country to destruction. Unable lon
ger to control it, his wise counsels rejected
his sage experience ridiculed and repudated.
ne retires from editorial life, carrying with
him his IS own solemn convictions" that /" we
have fallen upon evil times" and that sour
country is in immediate and imminent dan
ger" Solemnly should this warning voice
Of an old and tried leader fall upon the con-
servative portion of the Republicans, if there
are yet any left soemnly should it fall up
on the whole people, and instigate them to
renewed boldness and exertlon to save, if
possible, the old Union of the Fathers. from
the ruin with which it is threatened.
Mr.. Weed, in the course of his valedictcry
says:
"We have fallen upon evil times. Our
country is in immediate and imminent dan
nent danger. | differ widely with my party
about the best means of crushing the rebell-
lon. That difference is radical and irrecon.
cilable | can neither impress others with
my views, nor surrender my own solemn
convictions. The alternative of living in
strife with those whom / have esteemed, or
Withdrawing, is presented"
lie chooses the latter-perhaps, at his
time of life, wisely. We're he younger, it
would be his duty, as we doubt not it would
be his pleasure, to Join those who are war
ring against the destructive measures which
ne so greatly laments and fears. But, hap
PLY, his influence will not quite cease with
his retirement. The words he has written,
though they may not affect those who have
fully committed themselves to the abomina-
BILE doctrines of radical aboitionism, will fall
with weight upon the masses Of loyal Re-
pubicans, who will join with the Democratic
party in arresting the wild career of the de-
structives by the ballet. Upon that secret,
silent, ibut formidable weapon, we may de-
pend for salvation, if the day of redemption
shall not already have passed before the time
arrives for another general expression of SEN
timent at the polls.