The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-13
A War "Reminiscences.

Eighteen years ago the writer
walked up Broadway from the Aston
House to take 'the boat" for Albany
IN company with the late ThurloW
Weed. Each had a copy of the
Commercial Advertiser, in which
IT. W." had fired a parting in a bit.
ter personal and political controversy
with III. G." in TIE Tribune. Con-
%versation turned on MIR. Weeds
latest, and in a few moments the two
entered the beautiful cabin of the St.
John, which was crowded with re-
publican politicians on their way TO
Alb my. They were divided in about
equal parts into "Weed men" and
Greeley men," Everybody had a
copy Of the advertiser, including MI.
Greeley, who sat at the table reading
IT. WIS" article in that paper. Mr..
Weed saw his old adversary as he
passed by on the other side, his face
betraying the spirit that animated
him toward the man who slew Mr..
Seward at Chicago in 1860 with some
thing much more destructive than
the jawbone of an ass. Mr.. Weeds
companion walked near Mr.. Greeley
and took particular note in passing,
and then, going around the cabin on
the Greeley side, rejoined Mr.. Weed
to tell him that MI. Greeley was
still reading 1T. WIS" hot reply to
him, with the accompaniment of his
tongue playing on his lips, as was
natural with III. G." when he was
under q special excitement. Five
minutes did not elapse before the
whole company on the boat were
startled by a small army of newsboys
rushing upon the boat, which was
about ready to steam away up the
Hudson, shouting the news and
hinging the bulletins announcing
the victory of Grant over Lee at Ap.
pomatOx and the fall of the confeder-
acy: Everybody bscame wild with
excitement, and, as bulletin after
bulletin came confirming the great
news, the politicians agreed thai the
victory should be instantly ceIe- |
brated. And then the fun began.
question was whether a Weed
or a Greeley man should pre-.
side over the impromptu meeting in
the cabin, and the controversy caused
two knockdowns in as many min
utes between the opposing parties.
MI. Weed interposed to re-
store peace and order, and it was by
his influence that MI. Greeley was
allowed to take ."the chair~ and
make the opening speech from the
balcony of the cabin to a large, ex-
cited and cheering crowd of passen-
gers. BY the time these exercises
were over the head men of the repub-
lican tribes had retired, and all was
quiet on the Hudson.
MY acquaintance with Mr.. Weed
1t that time was quite close, through
The Kind agency of E. E. Webster,
6y whom l was introduced to him.
at the Aston. for several
weeks. L often met and talked with
Mr.. Weed upon almost every subject
That was uppermost in those stirring
times. He never concealed his in
tense hatred of Mr.. Greeley. I was
walking down the hall Of the hotel
one evening when the breezy face
and bent form of III. g." appeared.
. meeting of the magnates was in
evit2ble. Neither noticed the pres
ence of the other by either word or
nod Of recognition. Strong as were
heir personal hatreds, I believe Nj.
Weed has left testimony that thew
became friends before the death of
distinguished founder of the
New York T11bune."-G. L.. N. in
Omaha Herald.