New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-16

II shaped the poifics of this State and OF the country
salty tnrnngb the death tre Of the old WING party
and shaped the development and growth OF the iu,W
successor that abolished slavery put do"h sn,
greatest civil war Of modern times. AND ma
ruled the country for wel-ngn generation II W
the nomination OF Abraham Lnooin. tnen
10, man oeioi es' or 'ver ,. do9
Than does he vener HE survivor tonight Appan-''
Mr. Weed All ing 'Y.s. indeed" II Is a pleasure ma
There are some here who VII rememOer tnai IN ar
notg,een the two great poical EDITORS. which VIE
prevented by he events OF - = ana the lIa-,
close. They ala come together, oul % was onN Oyer
tlr coiu OF one win ihe otner aHoug The hr- on j
rers at ~ era where mn represented 'Ge tn
BON 81 NJ weeJ'- Old a.-oriate: are 10.
each ful oi YEAR AID Of honor en- III great SPA
IN our history The memory Of each - d ry cltus en-
,rt,,,,'s ~ t,is snrviiu Ne.for ot .ur t,liucs who
guided the and discovered h. OH RI lApplaus'I
- way of hr is N Iced fallen into he scre ana " low
lraf bur he Looks about him, here or wherever lie
goes. dee y be sure that ne .a- to the iui'-
Thai winch should accompany old age,
A hHuDr, love, 90 ulcucc. troops OF trends
lApp'au-el
ME. WEEDS RESPONSE.
Nj Weed. rising slowly and th,dihicultv, next
spoke He said that be should no have attempted
Il. bu for word let fall by his friend, Who had
just taken his seat, calling him the dscoverer OF
Greeley H. said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: Will not fetain
YOU onI. Icannot cxpr.s- 20 You NV dnep ana pro
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BGt Iwisn TO sav a few words as to the mnnger. IN
! which l became acquainted WIN one Of the
trio with wnom my nime mas Deea ~ ~ We
toned, It was antle9ttcd that the r.
warm one. The WING COMMITTEE OF this Sat
were very anxious to establish On
/ man asked nut EDITOR for the propose "a
! pauer; had bee struck WIN some aiL 1,n w III
| Yorker iavormg prote. non 10 Am r an ndr'tIy. hi.
I NV W
/ One 81 the first persons whom me- was q
! q mnosltor standing case, AM when asked for
| Mr. Greeley be sad he che man. asked for the
author OF the articles IN que.t"n aru was tod ol MT
Grrelev wrote them TN Chairman Of tae stat
Committee was with ne and me gneSs ION OIL cam
palgu paper was az once bro leht ar, VI eeF az ecu
90 come up 70 Ana once " az ann u'Eo.e ~ ,.''
IN each week cdi'i"- tne paper Tue rem Under "I
! the time bee needed tor his own newspaper. W say
herr thai MI Greeley rouId 40 more u.ie 'no ~.
than any man saw. II became acqud n ed WIZ
! Mr. w'rn during m campaign, I'e VIZ .ic vi
! GrrrleY az at tAai lIme Vas "p' ee''i''u Nv
al OF us. And $50 gradually sprdng up tn p'hilcdi
much IN MI Greecys disposition 10 enf'ar mn 10 az
with nom he came 300 close contact. never knew 20
man Capable OF dong more good than he lAppiau-']
George Dawson Mr. Weeds Oldest apprentice. t
! fOr very many wears associate on Inc albany
ErcpNg Journal spoke ar length, giving reulu -
! ceucc> of Mr. Weeds eary days. lis uufaihng be-
new Hence u needy printers aud Others, and the
>acIcty winch BE- eyinccd M all puOic affairs at
an early age.
General James Watson Webb rccounted an anus
/ ing auecdOte about a numbered Democratic editors
from Albany who chartered "a steamboat 10 come 90
thi~ civ and obtain from hIm tle was tnen tie
Editor Of The Courier and Enquirer adVanc Il
copies of President Jlck-on's uauLural message
| The object 10 beat The J0UrHdL II ended with
Mr.. Va eeds OBJ 2uiue an carrier c"pN IMAM ei'1ri on
ms rivals and 10y % srraragem obtaining "a so the
steamboat whicI had brought chem down and de-
/ parting for Albany.
Speeches were also made by VIM J.. kohius9n ana
| Aig DUu :. sullivan, both aAdllng 10 MI. wee" =
goodness of heart
/ In response 20 TINS Mr. Weed SAID:
NJ matter now sharp 'uucil discussions nave ue'h
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