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

81 he Whg Marty Tor the Presidency against James
K Polk, an unfaltering believer In Anatew ,tng
| SON Mr. Clay had been nominated WIN eA"iM r
| entiuEasm and without dissenting voice., MI MI
Weed gave him hearty support anu ,rn' III
influence he could command TO MS eeg r .h oondI
The issue was directly on the tArlli, potI, ~ 20
dates being thoroughly identified with tner no
spective parties that question. an cho iaverv
,nad, hoveyer 10 create side issue OF tno sin'oI
n"stilD ord n was then that the famous " koor
back story appeared In The Albany JoWnd,, ro =,
claimed TO be letter from Traveller name etb
| Roorback who had jOurneyed thlousI ,I i.e ma
| west and represented that party OF slaves n.II
been torn from the places where tDey were pot en-
sold at auction. FortythIee OF these Gllos,
| nate beingsn says the story had been purS mas -
was informed. of the Hon. J. X. Polk the
present Speaker of the House of RepreSeni -,
lives. the marks OF the brandingiron, W., VIZ
IN, initials of his name on their shoulders,
distinguishing them from the rest" Inc letter VIZ
republished everywhere, ana pecaie ~ tory
wa at length exposed by The Albany argus ana ino
Journal tried to relieve itself irom AL responsiol,s
saying that the charge that 1t had manuIac,unT IL
the account out OF whole coth was whouy aht tL Ia
| quaifedly false The extract, II sald. was taHo a
from an exchange paper ana pnDsnDe a w"ffteTwsrd
| shown had been made up from FeatherstOnhaughs
tour IN 1884. and the words quoted ao ui
| had been INCORPORATED with the general descrip-
ton. Some one in Ithaca prepared the Iettet
and SEND it to The Chronicle OF that place. Mhem ~
appeared in The Journal with MI. Weeas Ihooi rs
ment It's circulation became Widespread lho Iio rs
| appoiutmenfs which the result OF that memoraulo
election occaioned are remembered by every one,
and those who did service 1Or M GIhy na,e ,inn
their regrets deepened since then into conviGon
that more and better work might nave electeu Mn
in 1876 Mr. Weed became an H., a state
constitutional Convention which assem-
| bled in that year. he single Senate ana Asscii-
| bly, district idea he favored a' ia'St n Sesr.
| in the beginning he was opposed TO IT, Two yedi'
| later came another triumph Tor the wing parry III
the election OF &c era Taylor to the dency, anu
| the choice of Legislature with an OVerwhelIninEg
| maioritv which made William II. seward, who had
already been Governor two terms ana VINO uec'lncu
to run third time, United States senator pJ tUe
PresldentiaI contest was maintained with much
ardor IN the South, where IL was Ieareu tha' i"Si
| was antl-Slayery man.
| SLAVERY WITH SEWARD IN THE SENATE
After the election these fears were heightened by
| tbe rand growth of favor bestowed upon Mr.
| sevoro then known for his ant-slavery sentl-
,nents who soon became the leader of the Admins
tration party. Then it was that the South de-
mapded stringent fugitive slave law and III au-
diiion the extension OF slavery into California
! General Taylor soon become known ne favorinS the
admission of the State with constitution pro-
hlpItlng slavery. and Robert Ioombs, Alexander IL.
stephens and Mr. Clmgman OF North Carolina called
| one day at the Wine House and asked IL such
| hill wonld be signed. An Affirmative answer
was promptly met with threats OF secs ION. IN EN-
pualc ian sudge these mcn declared that the South
| rn states would hot submit 10 law Wnlch ne
| prlyed them OF the night 10 remove 10 Calhorhla
| WIN lhir proJertv Asthesc gentlemen passed out
Of tbe White House Mr. Weed passed in. meeting
! them ON the pOrucO lie found General laSloI
orratlv excited over the 1nteIyIew and held long
| conversation with him. The intimacy between the
two was very marked IN those DAYS, aud Mr. lay lor
| consulted with MI. heed aOouO CHdneos ~ ~"
ms situation OF affairs led Mr. Weed, in 1s4s, to
cOnlenlpla g II retirement from Inc albany journal.
| tits oid trIeLd Seward had hccu sent 10
the NatlOn Il capitol, where new Issues divorced MS
nina from State politics IN when the two ha'l 50
long worked together, and Mr. Weeds love OF the
| nj unlltc1l life and the power MS cX-
peiIence had gwen HIM made hun anxious 10 trans
er the SEA, Of his emplIe To VA hlnBtOn. AtcOIu-
Iugly lie made otter of the sale OF MS paper To
ba. * + IN Albany. "hp Was 10 convey u ~ honiy
j. K,ymond, t.eh engaged Oh Inc 'ei0- orr 0arlT
and inquirer MI. W ed really ayowed MS purpose
TO reti rom edItorai II. ana Mr. RaynOh re-
pared to Albany. But one OF Mr.. Meed's partners
was unwIh n sell his i'll crest IN me JoHr"dI ana
Ar. haymO d returned to New York TO engage not
lOng atter with his Albany friend III another enter
pTl5c. . ~ >,
with resident lay or The latter died. leaving Mr.
Fillmore III the Executive char. Fillmore han
oeen onoun.ed enemy OF slavery ex- |
tension; but when a series of compromises |
"ero passed 10y congress inciuding fuglu'9 save
law he gave ms -lgnatuTe. these prO-slaYerY |
measures had been stouty opposed ny Dir. Weed IN |
ms paper, which, IN conjunction win NE RIB
UNh. became a leading organ OF that wing OF ne |
" ing party IN the North which opposed the admls-
slUi. California as save otaIe. Inc journal WdA
read and quoted every where. LIS pardgfapha Ike |
those OF Tie tOurierJOurRdt under OtOrge II.
Prentice, became more enccuve tnan many long |
ed ,OlIas III other papers. or. Greeley mas saiu
tnAt " Tor lweny years he Mr. Needl was the most
scnien iOus and pungent wri,er OF editorial para
grdphs On the American press"
A suggestive IpIoInatIc event took place at this
time PRESIDENT az lOr, just be ore his DEATH haI
offered Mr. weed the mission 10 Italy or Ausirl
but ne had declined 1t; and now, Whine The journal
Was III uirect opposition TO Mr.. tillnore's course,
| tine nilsson wac offered To MIN again, but Cn
| tnIs occasion from Other motives than grateful
dcaIIc 10 reward elncicn, service. 1t was ucemCd |
desirable that tho management OF The albany AUeh-
ma Journal should bo Changed and the easiest way
| and llttl IN ns ~ att
ito editor abroad. Dir. Weed, however, declined |
! the UneT VII. clay and O,hor ~ ing members OF
OUng. ess from the south, we'll as 81. VI Oster,
| then secretary OF State, favored SIR. Fhlmore's !
| cOmprOnIIse HcasnTc5; an, at inc ciOse %,
Tue Administration. the Wing party had be-
| come uShem Jered III Inc States OF the |
Nor.h. DIr. weed ie,t assured tina, defeat IN the |
election of 1897 was lnevl.aDe aud wanted either |
tIlnuorc or - eDstor nominated tor Pres cent, tuat
| DOtn mlgnt bear the consequences OF their own |
| aces.
MIR. WEED IN EUROPE.
Discouraged howevcl, IN wlsn and seeing that
n movement the interest OF General Scott was |
in progress. Alr. Weed determined to 10 to Europe
Tor "A few months and visit Vienna and hapies TO |
either OF wmcn President Taylor OF Fillmore mad |
Ueen willing to him tne diploma. Ic repre- |
sentative OF country. lie WAS III Vienna dur |
Dg the visit of the Emperor OF Russia and one
| ay IN company with daughter made his |
way through tlrOng Of people into an ante |
room in the imperial palace where he found the gem
erals nIarsnaIs ana stan Oincvr5 ot rnIy re-
80 .eudrnt ABOUT TO ann. ar in
| uuOllc. From tins room he passed into a.Other |
cuainOef. III which were the DI yOmatc LORDS and |
,ner families in lul cOur, dress. uele ms progress
was aIics d, however, rs tine lrOck-cOdl ne wore |
Excluded hun tom au Gparuhent gIaced by LADIES'
| Out MS d .ugnter MAS allowed 10 Pass.
Previous 10 Ms Urpafturc for Europe Mr. Weed |
devoted several VEGAS, as no salu, to the re-
moyaI Ol obstacles the way of Governor Alarcyis
| hoInindi II by tne Deinoc. auc National Conyci- |
tom Governor Marcy ne DeHrvcd 10 be sOund on
! the slavery DIGESTION, though nOminIily "Hunker'
IJouOsrlt-OAo UI NO lac lUhs INTO " nc, tue |
party was Lbuu INVADED. Tue OtucT WIn2 being oNn
~ ,HarnnuInnr..1 Ina aclIOn on lnr l,.It on Mr. |