New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-12

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NEW. YORK Dec. q. 1884.
10 Mr. ThURLow WEED: The smoke q con.
having CLEARED away the political horisou beoxfres
hbm olosd or threatening Of storm tho LIST hope OF
traitors being disspated BY the reelection OF Abraham
Lincoln and victory perching upon every warbanner
Of the Union II ia not inappropriate that should nov
attend 10 the settlement Of long account b.
tween While there danger that 70 syepee nor.
sonal wrongs might damage the cause Of Republican
government and free institutions. held my peace and
submitted in silence to your dastardy attacks Now
that the efforts Of the Union mon have been crowned
with success propose TO set myself right In the psbis
estimation against your repeated and studied esum
MICS. and stripping you Of the Wanted patriotism bs
meath which you have 90 long and successfully piled
the arts Of demagogue hypocrite and ingrate give
you 70 poserty. not a. pattern to initiate, bat
example to deter"
For years You have waxed grest-yorr power hes
oeen ss absolute within your sphere that Of the Kaa
OF Tartary In hts dominions; your will mas been law;
your nown terror aud your favor q fortune 10 Jour
followers aud worshippers. They have regarded you
with mingled ave and reverence and accepted yOus.
teachings with the Same blind creduty that character
lied tho devotion Of the bold beevers" and "frs.
eyed disputants Of the famed MokannA. Be mine the
task to expose ycur rank fbstures and show you IN
vsied to your dupes. Then let them and tho world
~ judge Hsin with 81 =. power TO bus.
Can sdd one vice 10 the foul thing yeu srs"
Our acquaintance commenced In the year le5y-s
then young lin the pursuit Of my svooatiou
lawyer in this oity and you the editor and pub
Usher Of influential pubic journal lin the Capital Of
the State ! was unknown beyond the circles Of the
metropolis; your name was familiar throughout tho
land % house breaking to burglar or perjury to
dioer went to Albany professional business aud
had the misfortune To make your acquaintance. Yoo
sought and received IN introduction to had
known you previously under various designations and
my curiosity was piqued 10 bc brought into familiar in
tercourse with person who bore the titles Of tho
Old Man." 1.-The Lscifse Of the Lobby" "Fagin tho
jew" &c. had heard you credited with capacity 10
the wheels Of State legislation. and to set them
in motion. convert public bills into private benefsc
tons, toexslt and enrich your proteses. and dsbass
and impoverish your enemies. I was informed you
had at least agent in each school district Of the
State whom you owned. andwho know nothing among
men save Thurow Weed and what he desired; that so
absolute was your mastery over these bondmen that
with them black was white and crime only reduced
form Of goodness you adjudged; that protesting
certain political faith, they would vote FOR the candidate
Of the opposition. whenever "ths Old Man" wanted
fresh victim or new favorite. Do you wonder that
young man ambitious to DO something more than drift
wood in the political onrrcnt felt himself honored By
your condesoension in talking with him Of public men
aud measures though you really intended consulting
bis opinionst acknowledge the snare was artfuny
laid. and that I was ignorant enough Of your true
character 10 DO impressed fvoraby BY Jour apparent
sincerity.
In the s'ms year that You were introduced to me. I
was Ell, ID profess ionsly to attend c- The Senate
COMMITTEES of Cities and Villages 10 advocate the pas
sage Of various Rsilrosd Charteu in the City Of New
York You then residsss Of Alsny The charters
were granted to:certsin named incorporation and IN
,re,y thew yos had dirs psevnia,y Interest the
TIM of psssse OF tie Act although your name did not
appear in any Of the grants a Corporasor. 4" Tie
Old Man" taken care Of In every instance whore
the necessary two-thirds vote was secured Curious.
Is II not Mr. Wood 10 Strange. but true. Con you
count for It, Sirs Will you dare deny IT,
limo wore en-, and you and were thrown great
deal together In poliics The American party lived its
hour. and after its demise joined my lot with the
Republicans The Presidential campaign Of 1860 tound
me an earnest worker for the election Of Mr. Lincoln.
and whom the Rebellion broke out and ever since.
devoted al my energies 70 the support the Govern
ment.
In the Fall Of 1862 you began to exhibit impotence
with the Presden and disafection towards your old
party associates II was bruitsd about that you
going TO Join what was LETT Of the Democratic party
and were paving your way for admission to the hoDo
Of that communion BY your abuse Of the Administers
ton and its friends. According to your expressed
views nothing right. In OWL and in military life
everything wrong. Tho policy of the Governmeot
was condemned BY you In unmeasured terms. The
principles Of liberty snseringy alluded to by Jos
% weak devices Of fanatics and sbotionists The sp
pointments 10 ONCE wero not at to be made" Wis
dom had fed ffom the rest Of mankind and taken ~
her solitary abode with youi
Governor for NewYork In the place Of the Hon. Z.
d. Morgan who had served two terms with great use
fulness to the State and equal credit to himself had to
be elected. The State Convention that assembled 10
tina, year. following the popular heart nominated fo
the Executive Office that pure and true patriot the
esamabls and deeply lamented Brig. Gen james g.
wsdsworth. You, following your own groveling in
stncs fell out with the representatives Of the Union
party. Finding you could not rule. yoa determined to
ruin and Joined your exerous those opposed to the
Union candidate. Your share In procuring the defeat
Of man the ls.chet Of whose shoes you were not wo'
thy to unooss is thoroughly undesstood Tho wages Of
your trcachery have been Paid you. Why don't yos
emulate the last virtue Of Judas LcaIiot, and hang
yorrseui
In January ls63 You dissolved your proprietary con.
ncctioa with Tas A!Sssy Erssiss Journal and pro
esiIned divorce between Yourself and the Union Re
publican party In your own language. you were -,
no account with the President and Jour naughty
spirit could not brook further dispsrsgement.