New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-22

in strong terms the agitation which was made over
that question In the second year OF his admins
tration Senator Douglas introduced q bill orsaniz-
ing two new Territories to be known as Kansas ana
Nebraska BY the Missouri Compromise slavery
had been forever excluded from tins region. but the
bill proposed a repeal Of the compromise. In COM
mon with n grent BODY OF the Wing party; Mr.
Weed took ground against tins measure ana de-
nounced il as a breach OF faith.
Though Mr. Weed was closely 1deptlle1 with the
Republican party since its organization. ne con
hardly DO said 10 have been one Of trs founders IN
the sense III which Mr. Greeley and others were.
lie was less ardent than they in his opposition 70
slavery though all efforts to extend 10 10 the new
States and Territories were met by stringent oppoI
ton from him. lie wa not present AT the DuiHio
Free Soil Convention, nor at the first Republican
Convention which met at Saratoga In 1904 nor
was Mr. seward They both for while STOOD alOoI
from the movement and preferred still TO De re-
paried ~ Wings Previous TO 1850 they were con
tent with opposing the extension OF slavery, WI n
out az all seeking its abolition. But In lsoS MI,
Seward made % speech AZ Rochester IN which ne
alluded TO the constant collision between free and
slave labor IN this country, and said; III II an II
repressible conflict between opposing and enduring
forces and means that tho country must sooner OF
later become q sIavehOlding Nation or entirety
a free labor Nation" But Mr. Weed, while
opposed to the extension of slavery, Offered from
his associate in maintaining an attitude that
o. vored more of Cancellation and compromise.
In The albany Journal he early took GROUNDS
tnat aimed toward cancellations tending TO calm
the intensity OF southern 1ttllUB. AS ibto an
December. 1859. his name appeared rs aiding III tpe
publication of a compend OF Helpers famous DOCK
on " The impending Crlsls," work which conn
selled severance OF the social, renglouS ana puS
ness relations OF the North and south HIS SUD
scrption o. 800 made, however, under "A mis-
apprehension of the naturo of the book. his ict
Drew forth letter daea at Washington in wnich
ne said - have never cherished feeling or Ut
tered a sentiment intended to affect lnJurously tlo
property, the rlgh.s or safety # ci'lzens OF the
sin veholding States, Evidence satisfies no
tba he aiaVarU oultafIon eXIateuCe To the
repeal OF The Missouri Compromise followed by "a
determination TO ex tend slavery 10 Kansas. Win
slavery 10 exists IN the southern states We nave
no right 10 interfere"
I'm the later months of 1860 John J. Crittenden, AN
eminent Southern Conservative. who had laoored
earnestly IN Congress for the salvation oil TIE
UnIOn proposed as "a compromise the extension oil
the line oil 3Uo 3UnOrth lltude through the new er
rtnries in West far the Pacific cast WI IN tnr
allotment of territory south OF that line 10
slavery forever. la common with many men
in both \ rtn and Sou h. Mr.. W, ed was disposed 10
regard the measure as favorable To the proserya1 II
OF the Union and the prevention of tratemal strife,
AID at once COmmeni ed 1t To popular favor AZ talr
and reasonable. Stil late than this, moreover, and
before the close of he ear he became thoroughly
convinced that o dissolution Of the ION was
greatly to be e,red, and IL the columns OF Inc
Journal ho said: " Before final appea-bef0re n
resort to the rough forms OF war-we should ike to
SO 4 convention of the pee pie con listing OF dele
gates appointed by the states" But this des was
never sratllied and n DeCember-S IOrtIy ter the
Electoral college had sdOwn largo major ~ Tor
NJ Lincoln for Pres dent-Mr. Ncel seems To have
real more fully that the crisis was at hand, ana
the hour had come for full and final preparation,
tar UNION Oh patty SON
tment was concern ii. Then an editorial
re- ii and is believed to have exer ised o larve in
huencc the aim OF VIII ch was 10 unite NortheTI
sentiment, AID cOnine the issue TO cX RENE south
ern SATIN ut as opposed 10 all o her parties. III
was written, as Mr.. Weed has himself said, I'M
der conviction o. its necessity IN preventing dlNl
Sons among he pc pie OF the Northern states. IL
foreshauO owed secession and rebellion, and sought
moreover, to hold in the Union border slave
States that the strength o The coming Con edera y
might he mar Owcd dOwh TO tue smallest possible
limits. These opinions Early secured Tor nun ne
,trong opposi ion o. tho extreme sentiment In the
North. lie has id OF IL, Perhaps no other man,
wnO nad onjOved much co Iidence tor over thirty
years, ever became 40 suddenly obnoxious to the
ruling sentiment OF Ills party"
WEEDS ADVOCACY OF s~wARD FOR PRESIDENT.
In the Philadelphia Convention of 1886 Mr..
Weed preferred Mr. seward a. the nominee, though
ho warmly supported Fremont in the canvass Ere
mont in 1851, while III the United States Senate
had voted against Mr. Stewards amendment pro-
yidluq for the abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbus; but AT tho meeting III New York in 1886
a letter from him read in which he declared
his opposition to slavery " in the abstract and upon
principle" and to its extension beyond the limits
which then bounded it.
The steadfast d voiion which Mr.. Weed always
gave 10 the interests of Mr. Seward never surpassed
in zeal the support rendered by HIM IN the Chicago
Cory entiou OF 1860. Four years before, he had
Welded his preferences for Mr.. Seward TO men who
preferred Fremont and af er the ticket was IN the
field he gave it an unwayering support For many
mon rs before the Convention OF 1850 he had
worked Industriousy to secure delegates for his
friend. and so we'll had the movement tor Mr.. Sew
ard succeeded in all paris of the country that bis
4 ba ON asgurpd that their
candidate would be nominated. 1hIs confidence
"a = showed by Mr. Sew I'll lmself, who. az the
OF the United States Sena e.of Whlch 10
was a Iember, had babe farewell 10 his colleagues.
saving he did not expect t. r urn. But tneIe was
a Il % q opposition in Tie Northwest which pre-
tered Nr Lincoln, and not incOnSlderable number
of delccates-Mr Greeley among thcm-Were IN
favor of Edward 5a cs, of 1t. Louis. Tho cntnu-
sos II OF these respe tive ar lis had dliiused itself
so widely throughout the country and Dir W eed and
Mr. Greeley mad become so well snOwn a. opponents
in th. canvass, that ON Their arrival in Chicago
uIoca rde were at once Issued announcing Greeley
al t.e fremont; Weed at the Richmond House"
The est was fierce ore& but on Tue eve o. the
decisive day ii was ~ nertlly conc0dcd That Mr.
S.vard would be nominated and kilograms were
pub sled j. all the Aew York papers AN .ounclng It
rs N unuoubtel result On that Thur day Il GIT
81 eft Sewaro demonstration " rs haue III me pun
Ic u aces of the city. ana few that saw II deu"tod
that seward wound win on Tho following day.
Meanwhile the opposition was quletlE at work. ap-
parently content TO allow entnuS asin 10 deceive
the other party, though IN the last hour many OF
thr friends OF Lincoln, Bates aud Others wayered III
their confidence of success The result OF the
hai OTIS Is well remembered by every one. In their
? al and enthusiasm Air Stewards friends had
oyerestnated tneIr strength, and the very first
ballot he JAILED Of a majority by sixty votes. On
the second ballot the oppJsilDn began To unite
upon SIR. Lincoln, the 30 votes cast Tor SIMON
Cameron and tho As gwen TO Mr. Bates swelling
the ballot oI Lincoln to Isl, vita lo4 Tor Seward,
D.li bring necessary 10 "A choice. At The thlrd ani
last ballot Stewards friends brought hun Only ITO
yoes while tine remaining clemens III lao C0hVoh-
ton wItu tue exception OF one or two votes, wore
united uuon MIR. Lincoln with 3J4 votes, and amid
great enthusiasm he was declared IsIninated 8I.
y ord was ueeply panied anu cnagrned 1T his de-
feat IT IL sad iit Tears came 10 MS eyes "hoh
he learned tle result.
nm InurlOw " ecd was not the man to allow
dslpoOin meut like TINS II Impair his usefulness IN
the grca campaign. DuSy mo or nearly sixty
fye wears l!ad tlugut MN uucu political wisdom;
md ..nnIcA.. mon mnX hlN was ms motive. no