The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18

cal writer's 30 ass IN that dnt' ns Tue beginning
NJ the political cnr'cr which. with varied sue
cess, have pursued.
In Novcmb r. 1890 Mr. Seward was elected to
the State Senate for four years in the Seventh
District, composed OF the counties Cayu-a.
Onontaga. s IN 'ra, AMI Ontario. H. was chosen
on the Anti Masonic ticket. In the Senate his
party consisted Of four or i've mon,b r.. The
rcat were all Jncksonians. He was the young
est Senator. anil. in his own estimation, the
hunblrs and VIA frightened almost out Of his
wits when he of red an amen lmont to bill
concerning tho militia, and tried to make
speech in It's support.
In the yoar 1879. after the adjournment oi the
legislature Mr.. Seward visited Europe with
his father. H. looked in upon the House Of
Commons, and listened t. Hume. Cobbett. Peel.
Lord Stanley tsinee Earl D'rbyl. O'Connel AMI
other celebrities. lie makes these comparisons.
Sir Ro,cit Pool might he rompnrrd as n pnr-
liamentTy sneaker, with Mr.. fgss 'nd"n. Lord
Slanl ~ had tle versatility Of CLAY. win th"
chast N ~ " Calhoun; Daniel OConn, III, wth
the lrrvor OF Thoinrs Adds Emmct, hn all the
holdn'ss and VigOr of Stephen A. Douglas but
without his in1iscrction.
Whom he hal rccrosscd the Alps he visited
Lafayette in Paris. and at his country scat La
Grange. Tho aged patriot readily recognized
and warmly welcomed the young adiutant. who
had joined in csrorting him through Cayuga
ana OnOnluga "isht years before.
The tme had como wicn the Anti Masons.
with those national Republicans that acted with
them. must select their candidates for Governor
in the elections Of 1891 The Albany Junta ~
they were called. hal fixed upon Jesse Bucl.
tho yet we'll remembercd agricultural OF
Albany county. But 1t turned out that he WINS
too fresh a convert to coalition IN he acceptable
to it's Anti Masonic wing. Thurlow Weed.
Frederick Whittlcsey. AMI Seward repaired to
New York TO try and persuade Gulian G. Yer
pannk 10 be the nominee. lie declined. Tho
triumviratc crossed over 10 Hoboken. and there
entered public garden whore drinking. dunc-
ing. and Sunday games werc Ia progress In
the midst Of the din and hilarity. they sat down
to consult. After long confcronre int,r-
sprrscd with racy anecdotes. they resolved w
on ballot. tho choice 10 be conanel b the
three. Mr.. Seward gives the result:
nominated Mr. Wood. Mr.. whtilesey sus,
tain Il my notion Mr. Wood positively anl
prremptpriy dc ,lin'd. On tho = ION | ballot
voted ior Mr.. whitil'sey; Mr.. whiiucsry for
| me; Mr. Nrd gave the casting vote IN my
favor. We rose promptly from the ttplr, ami |
| was directed, by The majority of the rpmmission.
| to huston 10 Auburn. 80 ~ - h' safely ut nom"
| before the Convention should assemble. to
whom this arrangement should be submitted.
| When the State Convention met it promptly
ratified the selection that had been made 10y the
Chiefs OF tho Junta in the Hoboken beer garden.
! In those days Mr.. Weed had his troops we'll in
| hand. Seward made an uneNpc tedly spirited
run. but Marcy beat him 10y 1900 majority.
And this closes the autobiography. it, last
words referring to the campaign OF 1891 are:
It was for mo season ofrcst since remained
| stlont and pEsSiNe under IN" discussion winch
| my principles and character underwent.
The memoir IL largely made up Of Mr.. Sow
ards letters They are addressed mostly to
! Thurlotp Mood Ia SptvurI Mr.
Wccd il careful prcservcr Of papers. Mrs.
Seward cherished those from the pen Of her
husband. We must bc content with meagcr Sc
! ections from this mass-mcrcly a specimen
| brick from the great pile. We give a few cX-
tracts from his letters while In the State Scnac-a
period covered by the autobiography. They
are written from Albany 10 his wife;
JASr.ry 70 1891.
warmth Of foenns Apblitcian skiiiui VA ,ic-
IN and p"rsryrring IN execution wno~r ,'N-
citing pr nrpl, H. personal ftruls n iu nr ,tif,,-
atinn. and NOT self ini"r,st-that ia lust Thur
luW Me"d. How mu 20 moro Ink" HIM than
should II he Was s'ish and aNaricious, you
| know m" well enough Ia form nm opinion. II
is warm in b alta hments. lie asiVs Tor char
ily'- sake. Is generous to a innlt, KIND beyon'l
a. ~'riptiun, open hearted, and sincere beyond
most mon : sincerity.
While at Albany in the winter Of 1891. he
called upon Aaron Burr 10 arrange the time foi
ar-urins "a chancery suit in which they We're
opl-s .ns counsel. lie tells Mrs. Seward vi III,
inuryiew. We give a short extract:
He was nj the Merchants Exchange. ono OF
the fourth rate houses of this city. | could n q
bui THINK. rs | assembled the dirty narrow stair
cHS'. 10 his lodgings in a small tWo-ho ldri
room m inc upper story IF therontrn-t botN ,rn
his present stat" andthat b" enjoyed whom ~
SON frr M. Pr,s1I.,ntiol rbair on T the S.s'nt
el~fion after the retirement Of Washington
Tie has lost property fame, character an
honor. Once 50 gay, 50 fashionable in his dr., ~
So ms 'inuting in his manners. 80 glorious Do
his eiolnon'r. nni So mighty in his inluenc"
/ now altered I'D h" seem, ~ NJ met mo. draw n
coarse wrollrn surtout over his other clothes
ils coarse cotton Shi It and crt,at struggling. hl
proud spirit Of the wrarer His few gray hairs
Just uAci with powi'r Put on a. thirkly N
past. wnt down ant smpotnei over his head
his form shriv'lofi into IA" dimensions almos
ui a dwarf, his voice f1rgotfu oi It's former mel
OILS, wull" nausht r'nuun'd o. express tic fiar
ins sprtoi nus youth hut his keen. brilliant
dark eye. H. approached m with the air am
d"urnnnr Of gentlrmnn ofth' oil 8 moot. ant
a. shook his shriN ,lei ANT trembling han /.
tglt thousand r'roll"rtions come 10 my min
OF most UNPLEASANT nature.
In the fan of this ycar he took q trip 20 ",
England H. went t. Qain'y. Mass. and fl ,u
there wrote to Weed about John Quincy Adams
whom he describes:
A short. rather cnrnulont man. NJ siNtv ana
upward. came down lie stairs AMI approach
M H. was bald, hls rountcnan'r Wis stud
XIV" lu. li'htlon OF his pHriprlty over 9th.
hl %. lis eyes Wrr" MoHk aua luiliuIftI. II
Wis dressed IN an olive irook coal. "a rrdNii
cnr"l'ssy tod. und oil fashion "a. llglt-.li i.n
N'-t amt phrtilonns l. was uhviOu. th4t N
WIS stu 'nt. Just called from the lahor- nf Ia
closet Without cuurtIy air cor utltud,. h.
lW4Hl at the door of the parinr. | Wa. .r,
pult"lp tn INN. while he maintained hl- lm
mnTtole att tudr aud presented my letter of M
trpiuoton from Ira,y lie asked M To- sit
road the letter, sad he WIS hnppy to soe mr
sut down in the next chair. inquired with tn
CARA SIN - of n purt 'uar friend con 'rnlnl
Trays health, my arrival. b.. expressed
strong desire that he might scr him, and tlel
onsued a pause. | alluded to nv hu.in"s a.
s'rln; the prominent Anti Masous OF boston
Hul stuffed thut was tn have be-n eo.upanlO
Of Tray l"s, snll n. " Mr.. Tracy was II
IN" vicinity of IN" ouirlg" in yoir State. and hl
att 'nton WIS, therefore. early drawn a. an
sul" . and his prlu 'ilhes are too honest am
correct not 10 determine him to LtAo Tie ria.l.
slde.'
Having run for Governor in 1894. he was M
reelected In the Senate. and his last dut ss as
member w'ro 10 ait in the Court of Error al il
December torn in Now York city, \ round a.
entertainments AMI parties was extended D. th
Court and counsel by the wealth and .-hipn ,
tho metropolis. As a ro'cnt candidate forth