New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-17
MIR. Maeready in BosieB-Address 10 the
Public.

Public.
TIE Boston papers Of yesterday Pablish an A.
dress to the public, signed By number Of pron.i-
nent and Influential citizens, setting forth plain
statement Of facts in regard 70 Mr.. NacTeadys
course The Address IS as follows
TO TIE FUBLic
I, a dua 70 the feelings 4 Mr Nacre.ly. no canlo.
in his own uer.on sddrsss the pubic after the mourn
ful occurrences NevYork that an authentic state
mon. should be made from which every rEhf-uln1el
man vii be able 20 Judge how far be responsible for
what bas been done i would have zen prefers .e
that such statement should efnanste from persons n
New York vel acquainted With most 0i ite .acf and
who doubt not. ~ the proper time would have
been ready - make us represen;atou o. fben ~ e
public bot Mr Marready has 1een compelled - lear-
that city and ss h. j. necessarily here 0r short time
before Leaving he country, the undcr'izned Ia e
thought that justice % him vel The duty ~ nos
ptaty and due regard 70 public opinion require that
some citizens o, Boston should obtain from Ar Mac
ready some particulars. With view % Their puohca-
ton. The undersigned have accordingly done Ed. and
submit the following statement d what they believe -
De the facts
Mr Nscresdy arrived e. Nev.York N Friday. tie
9th of Aprll with o taxing there he fare1e-
of the American stage On ths evening Of fhe same
dav he concluded az engagement with Mes.rs Hackeu
Si5.o % act al tne AstOT place OPEN House for four
weeks commencing On Monday evening tne 1th ~
May and the fact II hs having made tt- engagement
was Immediately announced in the newspapers. and al
days therefore lntervsned between the public sH-
nouncemeut Of bis proposed appearance and the even
ing q hs nrst performance u this interval from 10
quarter Whatever. and by channel public or pnFs'e
did Mr Nacready living 81 Of the most public ho-
te.s ia Us Cry Of New-l ork receive any int'1at9n
That bic reception vas likely o. be uninend-y OF Na
any disturbance would Boz created al the theaier uni
he went upon the stage IN me character Of hacDfh on
Monday evening the 1fn ~ May.
Mr George r. Curtis Of ;ns city, irend Of Mr.
Macrcady Vas a. New York from the morning ~
4 e. rH a.
day the 9Th. and states 10 that he neither heard
from Nr Nacready. with whom he had mucn conNeI
sad0n respecting his professional reception IN in-
country nor from any other person the slightest mn
mai on that any disturbance was apprencnded Af me
auulagse however, winch greeted Mr Nacrcady hrsi
appearance On that occasion subsidized, hs ear wa
struck by sounds of another character which gave ln
the fret warning ne had received that ms reception %
likely 10 be 10 any respect different ir0s what 10 nsd
been ~ New Orleans OF Richmond. Or Baltimore W ~
New - Ork in the month Of october last Nhat io
lowed is vel known and requires 10 repettlon-
On the morning Of Tuesday Ar Macrcady informed
Mr. Backe,t that he considered himself aDsoved from
any engagement, and should not appear again ~ me
Opera House, and Immediately sent - ne steamship
America % have passage taken Tor ing siI D'l .'
also took immediate measures ~ PRINT ne documents
which he hss since published, in the hope that al eN-
citofnenf IN the City might be- alsycd.
ON me evening o Tuesday the -ih, the loiter Of
Mr Warrington irving and others. most respectable
porsons As deeply Interested N preserving tie peace
Of ,he city any persons can BE- was presented ~ N
Macrcadv. requesting him - 20 on with hs en9asf-
ment he found ON N ednesdsy morning the state VI
public opinion 10 be- entirely the side Of order and
strong in every form O expression. ia ia condeinna
tOn Of hs assailauts he was told y persons oi the
highest respectabiliy. in and out Of Official station.
that there would Dc no disturbance on second ap
pearance winch be- ought 10 regard, or which could not
he checked ly the Police lu its ordinary action; ond
the press Of thc city almost without exception SPOKE
severely ol The conduct ~ h- assailant- mar De-
reasoning from his own experience 0f Tho manifest.
ton AMI power 81 public opinion in similar cases i'i
ni last convinced Lat he ought 90 rehppehl I was
hIs own opinion. however. flint the second perform.
nnce ought 10 be postponed 90 uday evening a. -fr
time for an cVcii' ueui 90 subside aud o. allow me cf
culati0n Of document which iAe press with great
unanmity. has declared dispro'ed every charge That
has been brought against hiul
In this be- was ovcrrucd by the judgment OBJ ihO-r
who cFreseuicd ~ him that The state 81 public opinion
waa entirely the side of order that delay so pn-
as Friday might cause "a relaxation. and give opporiu
nty 10 turbulent spirits 20 attempt breaches oi me
peace Under these views Mr Nacrcady prepared iis
ansu YER o. Mr. Irving and h.- associates
Al the rehearsal on Thursday morning. no apprehen
sion expressed by any one ~ 10 The succe. o me
nights performance, aud Mr. Nacrcady went 90 the
theaicr ~ twenty minutcs before o'clock The even
ing believing that repetition OF the scenes OF Monday
night impossible lie had previously received oi'rs
from this City OF engagements here Of which he could
have Immediately svalcd himself had be- not, under
the representations made 20 him. elt t0 bc an indie
pcn-ablc duty 30 the citzcns OF New Nork 20 rcnan
Mr. Nacrcady did NOT either directly indirectly,
take any steps whatever cause L. friends 90 be pres
cn az the fhcatcr % encounter iu any way the o
position OF those hostile 20 him except hy causing the
documents already referred 20 10 Doe published le sim
ply submitted himself 10 the wishes Of bis friends as
expressed IN their letter and his "a the
duty he owed % the citizens Of New ork and IN do
ing so the public win Judge whether Ac ought 10 carry
away with him from this country any other feeling Than
that which every humane man must have when hc |
finds his name la any way connected with dreadful
an occurrence, however innocent he may have been
THOS g. CARY ROBERT RANTOI J.. JR |
CUaS = CURTIS WM n PRESCOTT
CHA- II WARREN GEORGE HlLLAkn |
Bos0n N1y IL. l,4a.