Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-07

! IN j1lCdBOl
Mr.. Seward and Mr.. Weed were born
in New York, aud Mr.. Greeley in New
| Hsmpshir7. They composed what was
! Familiarity known as the partnership OF
| Weed, Seward ana Greeley. 1t was
formed about the time OF the Harrison
| hard-cideC campaign, and sOmewh at
when he wrote Mr.. Seward, saying that
he had never gotten an office, although
! he had helped 10 get the other members
OF the firm into good places 1t would
/ not be gainsAid that Weed was probably
one Of the greatest politicians America
| or the world had ever known, Seward
! the greatest diplomat, and Greeley the
greatest editor. Greeley and Seward
| had passed away, but Mr. Weed still
| lived, nearly an OctOgenaTian, and the
writer had visited him just before she
! left New York. At the interview Mr..
| Weed showed her some early letters of
| Greeley, and related an anecdOLe Of Mr..
! Stewards seeing the statue Of Lincoln in
| Union square, and eXclaiming: ayes,
| that is it. Fame And l am cheated
| again, and this time by leathv Weed
aud Greeley were born in poverty, Sew
ard in sffluence. No politician IN
! Weeds circle was able to escape the
net which he had drawn around
| him. Seward seemed loDg-headed boy
| in company with his mentor. He was
| always 8 refOrmer, and used 10 say,
''Weed thinks l am driving things to
| the devil" Greeley was ambitious an d
| determined to express his own opinions
| and maintsi them at any and all ODDS.
| The only similarity between these three
men wss their utter disregard OF dress.
| The lecturer once attended very fash
| iOnable party at John G.. FremOnt's,
where Greeley invited her to take his
arm for dinner. She said, "Wait, Mr..
| Greeley, till after the guests are cut. l
want 10 say something to you" And
when the guests were cut OF the room,
she set to work to tie his crsvat, ar
range his collar, comb his hair, aud
even to tie his shoe, saying, "Mr. Gree
| ley, why is it that you, such hand
some man, are so careless about your
dTessW His reply was, Handsome is
that handsome does"
Mrs. Stanton next traced the career OF
Weed, rising from mere printers devil
to become an editor of paper IN ROch-
ester. II the course OF this rise he had
| occupied all the intermediate offices in
the line OF q newspaper man. Mr..
| Weed was at last elected member of
! the State legislature. Men had not then
! learned to grow rich on three dollars o
day, and Mr.. Weed returned to his
| home poorer man than when he had
| entered tue legislature. Hrs. Stanton
| then told some amusing anecdotes about
Mr.. Weeds propensity to borrow Mr..
| LjvingstOn's clothes. This was in the
time of the anti-MasOn excitement. Mr..
| Weed was the candidate of the anti
Masons, and his opponent was regular
| attendant OF church. II was thought
| to gain votes by having Weed attend
church the Sunday before election,
which he did, listened with great atten-
ton, aud, beat OF al, was elected. Many
persons still say that the result was
owing to the fact that he wore Mr.. Liv-
inston's coat
Seward at this time was rising young
lawyer, and Greeley poor printer and
editor. In his editorial capacity as
editor of the Albany Evening Journal
Weeds power as puDgent writer Of pO-
llticsl paragraphs was untold. Seward
stood first at his native academy, and
afCerward at Union college, graduating
at the latter with high honor. As he
had lived and pTaeticed law in Auburn,
ne died there. Mrs. Stanton related an
anecdote OF being present at dinner
party where the question Of Women's
rights came up. Mrs. Stanton had Just
mSde speech to the legis allure, auu st
the par y the whole force of Stewards
wit and ridicnle wss employed against
her. Upon retiring to the ladies' p&rioT,
Mrs. Seward came to her and said,
"God bless you, Mrs. Stanton, for that
speech. l sympatnize with you, and
believe you are right, but l fear above
all things the power of Mr.. SeWards
wit and ridicule." Stewards career was
further traced, showing his life 8s q
State senator and governor. When
Greeley firsE knew Seward and Weed
personally, he was tgenCy-siX yeaEs Of
age. A scn Of poor parents, he was
Obliged t. work on q feG scIubby acres
beneath the shadows OF the Green
Mountains. He could attend school
only in the winter, In early years he
was q sickly child, under medical treat
ment, with highly-suucg ner-
vOus system, This kept him
near his mother; snd IN after
years, when hOnOTed amcng men, he
did not forget her or her teachings. She
Taught him some Of her old Scotch
Presbyterian doctrines, but he forgot
them in after life. He was distinguished
for the success he would attain IN sgeil-
ing-natches, although he would sud
denly fall asleep, after having correctly
spelled the missed word. As to his
hand writing, who could describe it? He
once referred TO it himself when, upon
being presented with bond which he
had signed, securing a certain bank
cashier, he said: "rhey say l write go
hoHi-y MI rool-a - DIT
never miss in such things as the5P.U
His first idea Of editorial achievements
was obtained ftOm his reaiirg brilliant
letters OF The Giants at Was 2tngt0B in
mis- garnet, before 2 fire of blazing 4 cots.
His absence from company vas, 10
doubt, serious error, and, however lie
may have thought, was an obstacle to
bis political aspirations After nYing
several years at PouItney, Vermont, lie
took a trip TO Lake Erie, but finally turn
ed up at New YORK, and what time he
had looking for work His poor, long face
was enough to make people regard bim
IS gresn, simple feilJW. HIS frat job
as printer was OIe which everybody
else had refused, but he made little
money out OF it. He afteTward founded
the NeW Yorker, which proved to be
tClerabiy safe investment The closes
personal relations existed between Weed
and Seward, aud these gentlemen
seemed to think Greeley , sort OF hu-
msnitsriGp, who liked 8 good deal
Of work with no rewards, and
this feeling Sc last led 10 the Ills.
TuptiOn Of the partnership when Gree
ley wrote his memorable letter in 1854.
Several anecdotes were related, among
them the story Of Stewards asking 3
cOachmsn who the governor OF New
York was, and the coschman's reply.
"ThurloW Weed.n Governor Seward
was once annoyed by finding that the
people of Albany imagined that his pri-
vate secretary, Judge Sackett, was the
governor Of New York. The latter was
being congratulated upon his success,
when ne said, Gentlemen, this is too
bad. | want to tell you that this young
friend of mine here, is Governor Sew
ard" Mr.. Stewards chagrin was so
great that he could not Immediately re-
cover MS uncOncern. Stewards policy
was designed to benefit the State, but it
was government of which prodigality
was the prevailing element. In pecuni- |
airy matters, Weed was generous to q
fault Greeley says of him that if he
had never heard OF Washington and the
stock board, and had lived in some far |
off, yet undiscovered country, his life |
would have been much happier. Gov /
ernor Seward prided himself chiefly Oh
his correspondence with the governors /
of Virginia, 10 which he argued that to !
assist d slave to ESCAPE was not q ViO- |
lation of law, within the meaning Of |
the Federal constituiJ ion. Gfaeley's |
marriage and domestic relations were
next referred to. His wife once told |
Mrs. Stanton that Mr. Greeley talked |
with her about questions Of public policy
and nothing else; he never said any of
those little love messages common to
the sons Of Adam. Suddenly Mr.. |
went down to North Carolina, |
where his wife was engaged as COVER !
ness in wealthy planters family, and |
told her he was ready to marry her. The |
consent Of the planter was secured, the |
marriage took place, and TIE parties re- |
turned to New York. Mrs. Greeley was |
decidedly in favor of wOmen's suffrage, |
The ladies Of the movement secured the |
aid of George William Curtis, but they |
could not dc 80 much with Greeley. |
Mrs. Greeley said she would help her |
to roll up a petition demanding the |
rights of suffrage. Greeley was to make |
q report against suffrage, but Curtis |
anticipated MIN by saying that Mr5:
and five hundred women had
demanded women suffrage. Ine
printed In the papers side by side,
aud were copied all over the country.
9reeley's forte was to manage a metro
oUii.sa newspaper, and not to be gov
amor Of Nsw York. "Would,n said |
NJ r., Stanton, "that you had q few