The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-23

| The manifesto of Thurlow Weed against
Horace Greeley, which we publish this morn
| ing, is terrible exposure of the weaknesses
of political sins and transgressions OF the In
nocent philosopher of the old white coat.
Greeley however, threw out the provocation,
with his cutting insinuatiops that Weed had
fixed the time for both the Republican and the
Democratic State Conventions of this year, and
for the purpose Of engineering this years New
York State election as he engineered the cleo
ton of Horatio Seymour in ls63-that is, for
the defeat of the republican party; and upon
this text Weed relieves his mind in an exhaus-
tive attack upon Greeley. B
Here we see that the old maxim of 'set a
rogue to catch a rogue" applies as well to our
tricky and scheming politicians. 1t is astonish-
ing, too, as we see in Weeds delectable reve-
lations, how far the paltry personal squabbles
of mere political party scene shifter or lobby
manager enter into the shaping of our politi-
cal elections In 1860, as we know, the pOlit-
cal firm of Seward, Weed & Greeley was dis
solved by the withdrawal of Greeley because
he had not realized from Seward his expected
share of the profits of the copartnership. 1t
is known, too, that in retaliation for this ne
glect of his claims Greeley assisted in en-
cheering the defeat of Seward at the Chicago
Convention of 1860, concerning which Mr.. Sew
ards friends were as much taken aback az were
those of Martin Van Buren, at his overthrow in
the Baltimore Convention of 1874, when Polk
was nominated over the heads of Van Buren,
majority.
But as Van Buren, submitted to this over
slaughing only for time, in order to lay his
plans and await his opportunity for the repay
ment Of his adversaries in their own coin, so
did Weed. Greeley charges that he engi-
neered the defeat of Wadsworth, the republi-
can candidate for Governor in 1868; and Weed,
while denying the soft impeachment, chuckles
over the achievement as q fair hit at Greeley
and his greedy radicals. It is apparent from
his chuckling that Weed believes he did defeat
Wadsworth, although the public entertain the
idea that the unfortunate management of the
war by President Lincoln's administration
down to November, 1868, effected the political
revolution of that year, not only in New York,
but in all the great central States, from the
Hudson to the Mississippi river. In that great
popular reaction for ga more vigorous prose-
cuton of the war" Weed was, in fact, Of no
more account than the buzzing fly on the cart
wheel; but as he believes that he elected Sey-
mour, and as Greeley believes it, we will let it
so stand. But, not satisfied. with this, Weed
boasts of another great victory over the unre-
liable and vacillating Greeley in the renomi-
nation and reelection of President lincoln
matter in which, we think, the result would
have been the same had both Weed and Gree
ley gone, tooth and nail, for Fremont and
Cochrane.
How stands this quarrel now? The feud be-
tween these two party scene shifters has come
to a declaration from Weed of war to the
knife. He is like JEFF. Davis-he will have his
s'rights," or fight for twenty years. The
squabble has become an "irrepressible conflict"
for the old boots of Mr.. Seward as comforting the
distinction of the great leader and apostle
and dispenser of the loaves and fishes for the
republican party of New York. Weed is get
ting old, but he has nominated his heir appar-
ent for the succession to Stewards boots, and
his name is Raymond, or the "Little Villain"
Weed, with his little man, has big job upon
his hands. 1t comprehends Legislature which
will elect Raymond to the United States Sem
ate, and give the control of the Da'y Times to
the Lobby King for the purpose of dispensing
both the federal and the corporation plumber
of this city. This comprehensive scheme is
suggestive of some arrangement between Weed
on the one side and Tammany Hall and the
Albany regency on the other; and here the in
ference of Greeley that Weed has fixed the
lican State Convention comes into the fore
ground, Notwithstanding the explanations of
Weed.
Against these combinations of Weed, with
Raymond as his champion, Greeley, it must
next be remembered, is looking for an opening
Weed and anti-Raymond Legislature as the first
move. It is easy, then, to perceive that upon
this miserable personal feud between Weed
and Greeley, the republican party of this State
will not be in the best condition for a spirited
fight against the democracy. 1t is understood
tuut tuc DcuuOCiutiO tottstC SohScutiou WILL eahC
high ground in support of President johnson
and his reconstruction policy; and this will give
them at once the inside track against the
republican radicals, and will also give
good lift TO Weed as against Greeley
and his immediate and unconditional ne
gro suffrage platform. In short, unless
Governor Fenton shall come to the rescue, and
make popular diversion in our November
elections in favor of o sweeping municipal re-
formation in this city, there Is no telling the
extremities TO which the spoils and plumber
combinations Of Weed may go. He has Greeley
fairly upon the hip, and Fenton only can save
him. M
There Is chance that the Hon. Ben Wood,
sticking to the democratic principles Of the
Chicago nlafform NAV make A diversion