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

the rebellion. Mr.. Lincoln requested him A. d
the plan TO paper In brief it was as foIlovs ~
on the occasion Of the first decided sueea.. ., nv
proclamation Offering free. fall and expli.,, 80
dons and amnesties to all persons engaged :, ="
upon the Federal Government second an ~
tice Of ninety days when all persons shonlA +. NV
mitted to travel through the States; third =,
IN these ninety days the citizens of the son,t
any pant Of them. shall embrace the term. 90 W "
proclamation, they shall be restored TO ALI In.
privileges and prerogatives which thew snl.a4
before their secession from tho Union fo,,,, !.
any or all engaged in the rebellion reject thev a..
Of pardon and amnesty, a proclamation he -.
declaring that thereafter ali territory copor...,
shall be partltioned cquitably among the oE...'
and soldiers engaged in its capture He urged -
advantages of his plan that IL would mat. ~
Northern cause so cleary right that the Goyernm...
would have been justified by all the world /, -.
hitting the war to assume its severest a.,..,''
moreover, that it would secure united Mr. =
favor Of war to the KNIFE" Though the nan A.,
not impress all Of the members OF the Cabinet f,v.-
ably-among them Mr.. Seward-Seeretary s,a,,'-
gave il, Mr.. Weed says. "his unqualified ~
prevail" -
A.r. Weed was In Washington shortly sf,s, Il.
assassin ton OF Lincoln aud held fr qneut n,s
TIM.
Tribune on January 30, 1873. just az n ' =,
JohusO.Ps election to tn United STATES .uals "
eed said " HIS first solicitude On April, Isss
WAS 10 C Try out nr. LincOlns policy ( kno. ~
we Il to The Wnrle HOuss with na, dsterninatonass
Still later Mr. Weed neld frequent iateryi as ~,
MN and says: Il went away vita a b. ia sens. -
his abb ICY and wisdom, and an unwaverng coma
uence IN his IN, egriy AID patriotism Mr. Wrf
narrates thaS h met him la Albany still a.,
wDen &c was nj king speeches In various part Z
tho cOuhtr,, AID RED 10 induce him 10 aoasdos
his aggressive cours he " med to snow hin ha
neh were ike flies, mUre likely to come wheYetbers
su ar han where vinegar wasn Mr. We'd
adde. tIat he was "a sen.Ino. At the dor u h
IrasuFy; his voice Wa ever heard agnnst jOs
and grabs. Sucn men were new more needed IA
Cong e., than now. L ere is inh rent strengh h,
not Intrln IL worth, N the character oil man va
can tro.n n ouloquy in nc mist of which IA
JoIn on had fallen t. an elevation 10 the Cniei
states Senate"
SEEKING REST AND RELAXATION.
Mr. Weed was now an old man. lie had retir.i
from The Albany Journal in 1864 and in 1866 found
his health impaired. His career had been full 9th.
cares and excitement incident TO the busy Life B.
led and rest was eagerly sought. He went %
Europe again with his daughter. and in the fOllor
ing year retained vita restored health, aud lmpa
tient Tor the old work. He then purchased an H.
terest IN The Commercial Advertiser of thus ety.
where lie once more found a vehicle for eIpressIOn
but was unable to give 10 much attention. and sold
his interest. Mr.. Weed then went South In 1859
tor his health aud that he Lived In semi-retir,-
ment He after. however, was alive to all TIE
questions of the day, and bis name constantly
appeared In connection with public meetings sad
political questions. In 1873 he wrote hbs
COMES me 10 accept the situation incident TO old age
and is lnfrmities. VI lille We are in the world We
should to some extent be of 1t and 50 long asa
kim Providence spins out the attenuaed thread Of
my life and preserves my faculties cannot be.
come wholly Indifferent to tho welfare Of my
country"
In recent years Mr. Weed had been be-
fore the public in the pleasant way Of
writer of his own "reminiscences OF poll
tics and in this way contributed fire.
queutly to magazines and to THE TRIBUNE. Prom
inent among his letters to this paper was one on
the disaster that overlook the Republican party m
1S74.an open letter to the Hon. Vivus w. Smith. OF
Syracuse, a veteran journalist with whom AE Weed
worked as an editor for nearly forty years. Among
the causes pointed out in the letter were: Tx
back-p pay grab" Treasury Department imbecl
itiesn "Sanborn contracts,"' Washington
Civ government frauds" and The Third Term
He ,ad: There never was an hour when any
President, however wise, cond have secured or ap-
nrOoched an election fer third term" he nd o.
think General Grant had been fortunate In his early
annointments aud continued: Nor do believe ts
Kalloyg Government worthy Of the slcTIhces rQllr.
ed 70 maintain it," lie had Outqrown the early
nartisanship which marked his course and said: Il
shonld have harmed little from the p0ltlcal or.
deals through which have paSse !, II. towards The
close of a long life were TO attribute ell that 70
bad to our party and all that IS good 70 anotheI
/ would pre- er the election of an enligh enod
and honest Democrat as President to the elevation
of an inca Die Republican OF equivocal egutys
A letter on the caral frauds was wri ten MARA
%. 1875, III which he SAID Inc Governor ns
an heTculean task. :. ! cheertniT
fake NV position with hun IN this conflict,
| was involved in perpetual warfare with caaa
plund-rers from 1880 when The Journal was e~tae-
iished until my retirement IN 1864 Molg
enouoh has been stolen to have given US ship
canal from the Hudson River TO Lake Erie"
Mir. Weed was never afraid to stand beside friend
and help him in trouble, even whore such ta'alus
nrss would be likely to be attended by public cen
sure or oblnouy Wn"n Tweed was br0lbi
back from Spain and lodged IN Ludlow Street jan
Alr Weed visited rim several times aga
to bring about an Arrangement w
which I've d m2h. be released on giving gp all ns
nrnpertv 10 the city. To TRIBUNE reporter AL
Wcai said after his fist visit to Iweeds een: !
went purely on personal grounds 10 see nan 81
wa sick and In prison. No man could better a1oM
10 20 than myself, since, while was memo
Tweed. | never took any OF his money! iss
months afterward Nr. Weed, remarGing upon tas
Il sclusnres which Tweed mai made IN regard ons
fcrnrr assocIa .es said that he thought Tweed haa
suffered AL that public justice demanded. ana ma
as ms revelations hal been made unleF promlso"
freedom, faith ought to be krpt with him.
CONTINUED INTEREST IN POLITICAL sUBJEcrs
MIR Weed never lost his intense interest IN ph'"
cal lie and events. Scarcely any occurrence !"
great moment or especial public interest ps''"
without calling from him some interesting ana
nest comment Ut appeal When either p'H'"
party took an important step there was no ~.
whose opir,op upon the action was looked Tor mO'.
eagerly or treated with more respect than 'n''~
MIR. Weed. He was fond of the society OF y,uDs
men and was ever ready with kind advice p'.s
without condescension but in manner 'D''
strong impressions on the MI DIS OF bis lIsrh mss
me found an ambitious and clover y99 .I s.t n.
already entered upon political li'o ne dlo nv guds
tempt 10 dissuade him from 1t, but rstnrr M, Ne
hIm away nom its dangers and pitfalls. pnshM
never encouraged any young man 10 20 iIs' fIs-s
lie. III young man." he wrote IL ;uterss!
"in whose welfare | take an i,nS
should consult mo about ONCE no ~ 81 son-
snouid tell him it was one Of the worst way