New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-30
VIZ. David Dndioy Field sud Th"-iow
Weed.

r. tae Editor Of The n. v T'ib"f>
SIR: Mr.. Thurlow Weed appear again in
The Elfaiag Jouaai bat with on c4iirc change q
front 90 far Is an concerned. His first appearance
was in this wse After paying his respects 70 others he
made his bow to me. aad said You Sir received rom
Gen II mont yeIy large fees not ior real services
but "a a political gratu.t;' replied Tho fee was not
us large a. you state IT, bu whether large or sn'H t"cn
tyth,s sond or two hundred Thousand dollars Is none o.
your business Il was Cor hard work, and had 10 more
10 DO with politics than with The poies' Iron that he
face about and oxclams Wei If the Pee was not 80
large you made II larger IN saving from ruin the iEit
iaDce Of another OF your clients. Some people miel
think tbs not very wicked hut not this censor, Who
In hs haste to deaOncc. misstates ana oDandons u.s.
lrsG position rcmorkiug with an air o. forgotial nro
oence. simply stated" the amount ~ &c Fec This
l. moi true He stated great deal more, so utterly
and shanefuy false that he has moi the ediCnteTy ~
rereat it, though be Les not tie manncs 70 retIact IT,
OF his ccnsuros ! shall only observe that they
contain much OF sehood and lio cf trnih, rs TO
make, in the aggregate one great uBtrutA. Neither
my clients private al airs. nor my proper sub
jocs or newspaper discussion, and shall not 90 INTO
them 10 CRAFTY curiosity or malice Ny relations with
Gen. Fremont and Mr.. Mott are confined and conf
dental. They are With ne almost daily and know
1nat they ec Cs 30 ABOUT TIE Idol ana lts motive
When they ard fan out it win be time enough for the
interference Of this bus body and :he uuscrupuous and
malignant lawyer WHO prompts him.
Having said thus much, viii add word n admon.
zion for iii. Weed His presence in our party has done
more tan tina. Of any other 20 domoralize IT, In
81 conversation during the summer ~ l-Go with m
eminent citizen wbo Lad before acted with u.s. but then
wer' on. he said 10 with great earnesncss IL cen.
not remain in perry with Weed This Wa ihe feeling
OF many and il has spread and become intensified since
TO be longer endured he be quiet II he persist.
in mcdiling with the private affairs Of private czaas
lie nuisance must be abatcd Let him not excuse him
self Dy saving that others have meddlcd with his pr
fairs. That is not true OF me. Tor during foul
y,a,s hove taken notice Of him whatever. He saw
~ 20 drag my into quarrel which he attempt.
10 hsen upon The Evenins Post and With which had
NO connection. But his affairs under discussion
private He charged not with private faults
but with public crimes; with being q corruptcr Of pub
Tic bodies aud chief agent ia that organized bribery
wbicl for years has dsaracod State and National
sopitsls In my reply, after repeng his impuLations
reminded him OF bis oquiyocol position before The
country aud Of The grave crimes laid 70 bis charge
He makes denial ard attempts defense IL he is
81 suoh conscience. and indifferent 70 public opinion
- 10 mako sign when held mp to The world job
Der in of,cin corruption his can be made worse
and saye him to tie Judgment Of all just and honor
able men. DAVID DIT MT, FIpLD
N,s. Yort Jr-s9 '>6i.