The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-01
THURLOW WEED.
The Distinguished Journalist
and Politician Passes
Away.
Review Of Career Of Unexanplsd
Activity.


morning Of Nov q, ut the age Of Sc years.
10 was conscious to the last, and expired
surrounded by weeping relatives and
friendA No death struggle was apparent
Mr. Weed was possessed ct q narkably
strong and vigorous constitution, and 10
This can b, attributed the long years Of his
lie. His physicians say that old age was
his only iufirmity and the one that carried
him Off Since 1877 Mr. Weeds eyeaght has
cen ia ling. and latteriy he had been almost
blind Last August he was prostrated by
chill, and has since been do lin nx.
Mr. Weed leaves O considerable fortune In
vested in New York real estate and in the
stock OF the Albany EDening Journal He
mad three daughters-Mrs Barnes OF AL
pany; Miss Harriet Weed, who was his n
slant companion and hous.keeper since tn,
death OF his wife, many years ago, and Mrs.
Alden, OF Morr SANTA
1t il curious incident that SOME weeks
before his death, ath ugh then In good
health Mr.. Weed had presen timont that he
wa, near his end About four years ago a
besutfu white dove dew into the window
OF h chamber, and was adopted by him as
q pet. II has been his constant companion,
roosting u ION the arm of his chair by day
and upon the foot of his bed by night He
led IL tn his own banda and the gentle
from no one Sc Some wee<s ago he acct
en'ally sat apon t, crushing out its limo
cert life, N hls sOrro was IA genuine az II
he had lost an only child The death OF the
bird affected him seriously, and he spoke TO
his II ends OF a pres -ntiment thaL he sho Id
soon die, and men lone his belle in the
roetical theory OF aaeients that the
spirits OF doves surro Gnded odeath-beds of
the rust
Thurlow Weed was born In Cairo, NJ Y, on
the 18th day OF November 1871, and was the
Il st-born OF paren in lowly circumstances
and at an early age he was compelle t.
worN TO aid msef and his family At the
age OF he worked for q b!ack smith at
at xii, N Y, from whom he received a
shilling ay md is board. He subso-
sloop as cook. At Al out this time young
Weed father removed lis family
to Onondaga, where the bo' und WORK
with the Postmas O.. who enabled him
to receive SIX months' shoe ing lho only
tuition he ever enjoyei. In Ill u paper,
the Lynr, was started in Onondaga, to the
fortunes OF VIII ch ne attached himself as a
printer ap rentice, at which bu.iness ne
served a year and n half, when his employer
left the city. Wool continued tn run
the paper for several week.. In 1912 he
vo unteered for service in tho war rs a
priva under Co. retrie and was ordered
to Sacketts Hsrbor b fore reaching
that point he fec~ived Quartermaster &
comm ssion for which he ever after
eris ed the nd les. feelings toward Col
Petre and when the lat er met with re-
verses Mr. Weed aided him materially He
served during three campai rs in the war
and during the intervals worked at his trade
in Utica and other ties New York After
the war he was emp oyei In Seymour
printing office, New York city, where he be-
came intlu ate with alne' the eldest OF the
II .rper brothers Returning to the country
he was married, md then embarked In the
extreme y uncertain pursuit or publish
ing country y per. The difhcul-
ties he encountered were numer-
GUS, but his industry anu ability had
their effect. His paper was called the Anti
Masonic Enquirer. At thai time there was
z eat -xci ement over the opposition To Ma
sonic ms / utions. In 1924 he was arain
found doing the work or journeyman
printer in Albany. Political Excitement was
rum ng high, and Martin Van Bdren,
DEWITT Clinton and others equally fam US
IN the politics of the stare were there.
Tnurlow Weed here virtually began hts
career. HIS wonderfui pow rs o man
ag -ment wore ii es5 noted In this osmp Ggn
he did the hons sha o OF tho work which
resulted in the election Of John Quincy Ad-
ans TO the estency. Mr.. Weed ext re-
moved to Rochester, VIII re, while he sus-
tanned MANY rsv3r.es, his reputation IS an
ediI or steadily grew. T~ioa he wa elected
To the Assembly M an anti Masonic rel resen-
wide y felt that he soon came TO be r-cog-
nized as lea or, and t. him wa' accorded
the honor OF the Glory which placed
Dewitt linton in the guberna
torial chair OF New YORK. In
1850 he was chosen to lead the Wings
against the Dem cratic psrty, which then
ontrolled the affairs IF the State, and 1t was
through hi effort tnat tho Democrats suff-
er al heir fir t defeat He went to albany
end assumed editorial man Rement OF the
Esening Journal, which soon gained ma
tional re, .utaG'on and influence. The politi-
cal hi tory of the State for forty years shows
ho~ he used HIS OPP ortuntie- He was
D. ON mont in seour ng % nomination OF
cand dates HARRISON, TAYLOR, Scott, FIRE.
mont and Linco n When the Repaid osn
party was o gan zed, Mr. Weed joined
the young par y, and early n the civil war
he W e cent o England, where hs was in
rumental in preventing hat country and
Fran Q Z ON nntCin in favor OF the Confed-
oracy. M Weed sct.d In unity with the
Republican pa ty un IL the close Of the war,
when he SIDED wit Pres dem Johnso in his
recon tru on views but Ia Influence has
always b-en thrown toward the advance
Aeny Of r ibicsn p iples, and has b en-
Z IL in every gr al political movement for
the last .lf century.