New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
THURLOW WEED.
INCIDENTS IN HIS CAREER.

strange contrasts and of moving incident. The
story of career 20 intimately associated with State
and National politics cannot but be deeply interest
ing and in the Autobiography" which is coon to
be published by HOughton, Minlin & Co. il is told
with a simplicity and directness which add
much to it's attractiveness. As the book is to be
published only by subscription. readers will thank
us for the taste of its quality which follows:
sUGAR-MAKING AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
My uncle had a small clearing, with an extra log
house. into which moved. Ny first employment was
in sugar-making occupation to which became much
attached. I look with great pleasure upon the
days and nights passed In the sap-bush The want OF
yation, was the only drawback upon my happiness I
used, however To tie an Old rag carpet around my feet
and get along choppng wood and gathering sap pretty
we'll
But when the spring advanced. and bare ground al-
and old my work barefoOted. There Is leisure
time for boys who making maple sugar: Ideyotci
the farmers OF that period had few booksave their
Bible for that nestimabe blessing the District school
some humble agency had not then been thought Of
borrowed books whenever and wherever could
miles of, had borrowed from still more distant neigh
Dor book OF great interest and after this book had been
of, barefooed In the snow, to obtain the treasure:
9ss PS Of bare Aad Sere ea which Would
road. occasional lengths OF log fence from which tho
ws hd he soof at go to
sened upon my promise that it should be neither torn
was too happy to think Of the my naked feet
Candles were then among the xuies not the necessa
wanted 10 read they supplied themselves with pine
knots by the Light OF which lin horizontal poston
In this manner with my body in the sugarhouse. and
my head out OF doors where the fat pine was blazing.
read with intense interest History OF the French
Revolution"
AN INABILITY TO MAKE SPEECHES.
Inever possessed the power to speak in public tho
stage" This defect has been the of frequent
barrassmen and modification for there have been many
occasions when 1t would have been both proper and
pleasant to have been even moderately gifted with the
power OF speech-meking Aware of my inirmity. | 81
attempted to participate In debate; but
OCCASION when bill which reported myself FROM
standing committee OF which was member was IN
committee " the whole member desired information IN
regard the object and effect of particular section
The information desired, though proper was very simple;
formally in the presence Of dozen or twenty persons
should have given 1t without the slightest embdrass
reply Before uttering dozen words. however, | be-
came confused. then stammered, and soon finding my
self utterly incapable of proceeding ended IN regular
mudde This was by first and last attempt either in
that House or in the Assembly of 1880, when again
"a member.
IN THE STRAITS OF POVERTY
On the Saturday following The issue OF the first number
of my paper my family reached Manlius. finding me
with an exhausted treasury, the last shilling having been
that day expended How to bridge over the coming
sunday was question of some socitude. This delicate
matter was effected, however. by pledgng With tho
grocer English bank token. silver com nearly equiv
alent in value to an American hall dollar; haa re-
coin was tits now In 1870 Thus provsoned
for sunday. We passed that day IN contehthenI no.
doubling that should IN the future as III the past DO
ON Monday morning TO my infinite relief, man ap-
peared who asked IL could do JOB OF printing Tor him.
10 which responded atfrnatiyeiy. He wanted 10 al
ty So,es of the same advertisements Ia hand Bill
LeaInng that could deliver hin the hand Ds I'D the
course of three or hours he concluded 10 wait for
them When they were delivered. and received dollar
and twenty-five cents in payment experienced sense
cepted and regarded IL providental The first thing
done 10 redeem the bank token wnicn as remaiheu
ever since in the family as cherished souvenir
A TURNING POINT IN WEEDS CAREER.
Tn 1924 an incident occurred which had an important
and beneficial effect upon my future career, which, In
fact was the turning point in my battle OF lfe For
the three previous years the citizens OF Rochester had
made ca rnest but ling efforts TO OBTAIN Dahx
charter from the Legislature. The committee Which
had been appointed to conduct the application were d.,
vded to proper agent TO go 70 AU o h, b
meetings of the committee were held Without Deihg aus
10 agree upon either of the two gentlemen urged Tor inc
appointment. IN this dilemma, III. WORKS sugscstea
some third person whereupon George Andrews. quite
the establishment OF the older ana graVer nen VI .o
committee. presented my name WHICH, AS was yer! .
ura was not received with favor Indeed two or three
OF committee treated the Idea OF appOmtbgh cOu,
paratiyely unknown journeynan mechanic Tor snch
nonsile mission as prepo5terous adding that such
person could exert no possible influence AL Albany sit
sroya of the suggestion Of Mr. Andrews but thought
the committee had better take dag or two for eonsld-
GRAFTON. which done on the following day, when
the subject spoken or in the village, popular feeling
manifested itself In my favor. but the Judgment Of
majority OF the committee remained against me. As tho
majority were still divided on the other candidates. nyo
out of the nine united In my favor SO little confidence
however, felt in my appointment that majority OF
the committee declined TO pay over the money contrib
uted to efray the expenses OF an agent ms
did not discourage my friends Works, Andrews, Peck
etc who Immediately raised $500 for my expenses
our enterprises moved along tremendously The bill to
incorporate the Bank OF Rochester was ny common co
sent, reported first Several other Ols were also re-
ported favoraby without going into detailed account
OF our alternate hopes ana ieers during tnat tIeo
months canvass il is sufficient to say that Rocheste was
the only place the State out of the City OF Fewlork
ayored with bank charter by the Leg stature OF ls2i
Two bank applications from the city 0t New were
successful One. the Fulton Bank owed It's success 10
clause contributing large amount 100000 l believe
for the benefit OF tue then vice president Daniel
purchased its charter Such at least were the charges
and legislative investigation showed that large
aging eject upon several members Of the Legislature
rne charter the Bank of Rochester was the only ono
OF the personal and social relations OF its agent
with the members OF the Legislature, aud their willing
With the approval OF several Rochester gentlemen.
then at Albany, made the passage OF our rank M the
occasion legislative supper which attended ny
all the members. and went OF very pleasantly My re-
to Rochester with the charter OF the bank ~ my
generally, and was source OF peculiar grnthcauohto
the friends who had generously made themselves re-
sponsibe for j0urneylnan mechanic. received @ZOV.
IN addition the $500 with which left Rochester as
my compensation. the legislative banquet cost siop;
obtaining what much wanted,--a bank
WHY MR.. WEED HATED OFFICE.
| had given nearly the whole OF my time from
April till December TO the Presidential question:
| had attended two extra sessions OF the Legisla-
ture and meeting of the Electoral College. had
travelled twice pretty thoroughly throughout the STATE
aud with the exception OF $50 contributed by Mr. YER
panck OF The Nec-York American. wholly at my own
eX pense. TO defray these expenses had borrowed
s25O OF Mr. Lewis Benedict, OF Albany. and Sl00ot
General Walter Cunningham Of Poughkeepse. pam
the money borrowed OF Mr. Benedict, with Interest
twelve years aterward not being able to do so az an
earlier day. For the purpose Of enabling me to as
charge my debt to Mr. Benedlct and TO pay my Doaru
my political friends in the Legislature signed Letter.
addressed to Mr.. Elisha Dorr OF Albany, one 0, llg
electors saying that II owing TO my personal hea
and efforts that Adams organization had peen
effected in the state that had contributed Largely 20
the union between the Adams and Clay members OF to
Legislature union to which the State and the NATION
indebted Tor the defeat OF the Regency ana tuo
party. and asking the Electoral College pap
point the messenger carry their votes to Washing
ton. -. -..