New-York tribune., 1867-04-23
T. MS PREJUDICRS.


In recently stating, In courteous terms, the
facts that Mr. Thurlow Weed formerly cher
ishcd preiudiccs against negroes, and that he
in the midst of our late Civil War, resigned
the editorshp Of The Erening journal ex-
pressly because the Republican party had, con
trary to his Judgment. entered upon an Aboll-
ton policy. | certainly did not suppose l was
saying anything which he would deny, or at
which he could take oflcnse. Yet he has seen
fit TO brand those statements as false, adding
Greeley what were our feelings and relations WIN
negroes he chooses TO call people oi color Ana "
called upon stand under oath he would be compelled
TO admit that his assertion that We cherished prtudices
against negroes. j. borrowing another term from ms vo
cabuary) LIE We were, although n our rciined ana
polished assaiant says roughly bred ere free from
prejudice against colOret people
i propose, disrcgardng his hard words and
many impcrtinenccs, To state the circumstances
which more especially fixed in my mind the
conviction which Mr. Weed so rudcly dcfies:
Nearly thirty years ago, when the Wings had
first carried the Assembly of this State, lin the
election of 1881 | was invited To Albany and
employed to edit campaign paper there, de-
voting part Of my time to reporting for The
EreniRg Journal. was thus brought into close
relations with Nh Weed spending a
part Of each day in his Office. Among
the officers of the Assembly whom | found
in service was the late Wilam c. Bloss of
ROchcster-an eccentric but worthy man, and
a hearty Abolitionist Being a religious man,
he attended one of the churches OF his denomi-
nation presbyterian, bclicsc) and was pres
ent one Sunday when the Lcrds Supper was
celebrated Seeing the White members gath
cred in the center of the church before the
pulpit while their Black brethren were
seated by themselves in q distant corner, Mr..
Bloss as a rebuhc TO the spirit of caste and
exclusion which he deemed wholly out of
place, quietly took his seat with the negroes,
and received the communion i'll their especial
company. These facts were narrated either by
Mr. Weed TO me or by another to both of us
and Bloss's. conduct in thus atiiliating with ne
groes evoked from Mr.. Weed the most bitter
denuncations. Now, this occurred early in
1898; but my recollection Of it is very distinct
and unequvOcal. Is il wonder that | in
ferred from this and kindred manifestations
that Mr.. Weed, like many others, was some
what preiudiced against negroes2
Mr.. Weed seems TO deny, though he does
not, that he resigned the Editorshp of The
journal expressly because I" Radcalism" was
making the war Tor the Union an Abolition
War; He parades several irrelevant citations,
but supprcsses that which is to the point and
is as follows:
But we have fallen upon evil times Our country 3
in immediate and imminent danger differ widely with
my party about the best OF crushing the Rebellion
That difference IS radical and rreconclabe lean neither
impress others with my views, nor surrender my own
solemn convictions The alternative OF living In strife
with those whom 1 have esteemed or Withdrawing, Is
presented have not hesated in choosing the path OF
peace the path OF duty. II those who differ with me
ore right and the country carried safely through Its
present struggle, all will be WELL and nobody hurt"
Why did not Mr.. Weed publish this2 Why
beat about the bush, and display windows to
"shut out the light and passages that lead to
"nothing?" The public knows that it was the
Emancipation policy, insisted on by "the Radi-
"cals,v and at length adopted by President
Lincoln, that impecd him to resign the editor
ship of The Jomnai Why seek to befog a
matter so palpablei HG.