Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-26
TO THE EDITORS OF TIE ENQUIRER.


In publishing the addresses made oy Inc PRESIDENT
and the late and present Minister OF Great Britain, OF
the occasion of the retirement OF the one, ard Inc pre-
sentaton of the other It has been seen with surprls
and regret, the remark of the Editors oil the Nationa
ne!!igeacer. that tiey Che addFesses) are on bo'i
sides just hat they ought 10 be- and could hardly BIZ
improved by the addition subtraction OF word II
either OF then.'
| | concur in the COMMUNICATION of the addresses o
the President and Of Nj. Fox, but dissent entirely a.
- The address OF Mr.. Packenham, from which thInh
there ought TO be ''sub;Fac,ed a WORD "A word no
only exceedingly objectionable offensive both Il
the President personally, aud to his country-Ghen he
addresses HIM as his "Excel!ency adjunct which
the admirers Of titles are in The habit OF applying Il
npo!enaries and Mr. packenham, in applying !
TO tie Presidency, bettes and reduces him 10 leve
with himself Mr.. Fox, with a better knowledge q
political institutions, and of the station and chaac
ter OF the tunctonary addressed, STYLES him "PresI
den,'-the tile given him by the Constitution.
The address Of Mr.. Packenham recalls 10 my reco
lection the language used by Don Onis, the Spanish
Minister, who, being dspeased the delay in recely
ing him, when family presented 10 President Madison
expressed himself in this ellis eIcelieGcy my
predecessor made known 10 your excelency, tina. the
King, my master &c. &c OF course Don Ons was
equal hrs predecessor and his predecessor being
made equal n ;ltle u the President of the u States
Don Oals, mere creature made and unmaGe al the
pleasure of the King, his master, made himself eq1a
the hghes. officer IN great and glorious Repub-
lie.
Fl these Foreign Ministers cannot be taught the beau
tfnl simplicity of our Republican institutions, and
must the language Of the as,ocra,ical and monar
ch,cal schools which they have been brought up,
would be more proper and respectful in them not To
degrade CHEST station, by giving tile o! infe-
RIO. Offices under .her Government, bat they
should seek title appropriate and more honor
able to our Republic.
always thonght it happy conception, as we'll in
ridcule OF the proposition n Illus ration Of the pc
cul,ar aad unique character of our Government, that
VIXEN the proposition was made the fret Congress
10 call the President ''His Htghness, John Broken
ridge moved 10 subst tuie "Ats Ltmpid Glory and
SAID if we must have title he would prefer maxim
new one borrowing old hackneyed one from the
Monarches ct Europe. Bu, the people wanted no
title other than the Constitution had given TO their
Chief Alags,ra,e and on the motion Of jams Mad
son. that faithful Representative OF their wishes and
principles II vas resolved that when the House OF
Representative waited on tee President make lis
response his speech, delivered at the opening of the
session. the Speaker should address him "GRoRG E
WssHiSGToS, PREsiDESr or rnE UNITED STATES.
nd thus ended the ridiculous farce, aud thus should
have ended forever tire question to the proper
ner Of addressing the President OF the United States
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