The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-14
The Genius or Weed.
From the Evening Post, June l3,1


An article OF some length appears 10 the Albany Fren.
inc Journal OF Saturday under the signature OF T. W.,
means Thurlow weed We are sorry that Mr. weeA's
temper and manners have not improved by years II Is
Mt sort OF which gains 10 flavor by age
kinds turn sonr
We do not mean 10 reply to the abuse which sr.
Weed has lavsbcd upon the Frenig Post We
would remind him. however, that venerable years
do not license indecency OF language, protect
from merited contempt the who INDUCES
IN railing without stint nc an adversary whom he Is una
bic 10 He processes be the defender OF Mr.
Seward against some objections made by the Eten,no
Post 10 certain ~ his proceedings which could
not end in our conscieuccs TO approve Mr.. Seward rs
able and deserves TO have able advocate We
can imagine the blush that must riso his temp6sa
blush IN which shame contends with anger-wheu
he reads Whist bis professed champion has raid
is him ~, IN The sD.n,ng yoar,a and wonder,
~ TO take is really OF such character that no
other shiu Is let 70 his friends but to peIt the
directors with volcy OF foul names. "Here h the
Fentno Tos," he might say TO himself, (Which has
tainy given some plausible reasons for not approving Of
conduct either In the Of the French tercrence
Mexico the seizure and delivery or Argueles 10
the spanish vernmeut IL there nothing better 10 be
said tor what have done than this wretcJed EFFORT 70
bepater the obeco9 Is there nobody 70 set the public
right and show that what have done Ia consistent with
the dignity o. the government the rights and liberties OF
those who live under H. and the future safety and
NJ the republic What must tho country think OF
when they see my most ancient friend and sreca part
san irving up discussion In despair and resortng 70 sim
Yet we cannot congratulate Mr Weed on playing very
well the part he has been forced 70 take There
enough Of his abuse. such H. but II 70 coarse 40 70
be nauseous. lie is much more at home in his well
known capacity Of Father Of the Lobby at Albany. He
IL much more ingenious and successful IN manTuvering
gridiron railway through the New York legislature.
His dexerty in charteriDg the steamer Catane for the
use N the government In the beginning OF the war was
the admiration or all Wall street. Mr. Dawes, on the
floor OF the House of Representatives at Washington
NAV be remembered, paid a handsome tribute 70 his
financially abity when he spoke OF the liberal per
censqe secured by him contracts given out at the
Opening or our civil Here his genius shines almost
with Ut These, Virgil said Of another person.
In Dryden's translation
These are imperial arts and worthy thee.
let Mr. Weed, then con0ne himself TO these.
However, " he chooses TO ndite another siy article OF
the sort for the Evening Journal he has our free
consent
let us not, however, defraud him Of bis
merited commentator IN those instances ~
which he can give II. Near the close OF bic
letter 10 the journal he has the csndor 10 say
Though always treated coureously by Mr. Lincoln my
views and concurred with his convic
tons Of duty and IRON my hrst Interview with the PTes
dent Springfield 70 last In January have been OF no
account
M Lincoln, then, has seen the worth of Mr.. Weeds
advice and In rather credtabs 10 acknowledge she
fact Ne wssds "vsva and sussostons." Il sAAus.