St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-16
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| broadway"
| There was no further discussion of
the question OF clothes for some time to
come in the columns Of the Courier
and Enquire.
The famous political partnership,
consisting Of Thurlow Weed, William
Il. Seward and Horace Greeley, dated
from the time Greeley first came to
New York, and Weed and Seward rec
| ognized that he was going to be a very
Important element in forming politi-
cal sentiment. Fer number of years
this partnership controlled the poll
Tics OF the Empire state, fixing the per-
sons who were to hold Office and
formulating political ls.forms.
| Ireeieys editorial and political rival
was Henry j. Raymond, who was nine
years younger. and who came to New
York thoroughly equipped to take a
very important part in all tha, was 60
ing on. He was employed by Greeley
\
years later went to the Courier and
Enquirer and held an editorial posi-
tlon there till 1851. when he sfounded
the Times. of which sheet he was ed
itor till his death in 1865.
Greeley had often professed that he
did not desire to hold Office. and
Weed and Seward had come to re-
gard these professions as sincere
They. therefore, usually made up their
states without giving any place upon
the ticket to him.
! In 1854, however. Mr.. Greeley had
decided that he would like to stand for
lieutenant governor. lie had as yet
| not made his desires known to Weed
and Seward. and they accordingly pro-
ceeded to make up their ticket, and Sc
| lected Raymond for this office. This
was driving the iron into Greeley's
soul. He would not have cared so
much to have been turned down him
self IL some one besides his hated
young rival. Raymond, had been Sc
lected. He was too good party man,
however, to make any public o,.tcry or
to bolt the ticket. He went on till the
close OF the campaign doing the best
he could for the whig party. and then.
on the night of election, sent that fa-
nous historic letter to Gov. Seward,
which read as follows:
| .At this hour (midnight) suaiciert returns
| are in to show that the entire state ticket is
| elected take this occasion to serve notice
that the partnership hitherto existing Of Sew
| ard. Weed ond Greeley is hereby dissolved by
L NJ i,rnin hor thor
| from. HG"
| During the next ten years Greeley
did not hold any political Office and
did his most effective newspaper work.
He was very active in opposing all the
schemes and ambitions Of his former
political partners. In 1850 he went to
the republican national convention.
and while the New York delegation
| was a unit for Seward for the presi-
dency, he was the most effective single
factor in defeating Seward and in Sc
curing the nomination of Lincoln. His
familiar old white coat was seen NOV
ing about everywhere among the dele
gates working to undo his former po-
litical partner.
The members Of the New York dele
CATION were some OF them so much ex.
asperated at his action that they were
disposed to assault him. His face was
covered with smiles and he was de-
lighted 1t the result He felt perfect
IL content to take the taunts that were
hurled at him of being traitor to his
state. In the subsequent struggle
there was great deal said about there
l l. IL L.
great deal of Mr.. Grecley's politica!
animus- Finally, when enough had
been said to create a high degree Of
interest in the contents OF the letter,
Mr.. Greeley himself printed it and SO
stopped the discussion and made = ten
stroke thereby.
Mr.. Greeley was very generous il ap-
preached in the proper way aud when
he was in the proper mood. He took a
tion Of those whom he could and with
this end in view was greatly inter
ested in securing emigration to the
| west.
It was well understood by those
connected with him that when Mr..
Greeley was in the midst of his writ
ing he was not to be disturbed by any
one, and that if he was interrupted he
became very irritable. Few would
risk disturbing him, therefore, while
he was in the midst of his thought
A certain very stylish colored man
IN whom Mr.. Greeley had manifested
considerable interest had been in sew
eral times to talk with him. knowing
where Mr.. Greeley's private Office was.
he walked in one day without an
nouncing himself. Mr.. Greeley was
busily engaged in writing. and with
his face close to his desk did not look
up. The visitor took his place close to
the great editors elbow and waited
| several minutes for him to look up and
recognize him. Mr.. Greeley kept on
| writing. Finally the man said:
II called, Mr.. Greeley, to talk with
you about that matter we were speak
ing about"
Mr.. Greeley only wrote the harder
| and bent more closely over his manu-
script.
Il say. Mr.. Greeley. that desire to
talk with you about colonizing the
colored people"
Still the great editor wrote on, his
face assuming \ clouded expression
| that his friends knew SO well as indi-
eating a coming storm After waiting
a few minutes longer the colored man
again spoke:
II have been thinking"
But he never finished. Mr.. Greeley
could stand it no longer. Starting up
and glancing at the intruder he burst
| forth:
60 away. Go over into New Jersey
and go to raising potatocs.'-N. Y. Ad-
! ve-tiser.
| Home Again.
| Two kansans who had been ont Of
the state for number of years re-
turned during the past summer. They
came By way Of Omaha, leaving there
at night in an ordinary coach. Some
time during the early morning hours,
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