The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-06-06
Extract to the Editor, dated


WAsuINGroN, May 18th, 1949.
DEAR SlR-Since my last, there has been
fearful doings in the city Of New York. Las,
Monday night week, there was demonstra.
ton in tho Opera Theatre, to intimidate and
to prevent Mr.. Macready. an English tragedi.
an. from performing hispart. That demonstra-
ton it was said, was intended as an offset TO
the insult offered to Mr.. Forrest, the American
trsgedian, while fulfilling his engagements in
England H:t =, .a....s. -
The outbreak was made by the friends of
Mr. Forrest; but it is not contended by anv
one. that Mr.. Forrest in any way approved Of
the conduct of those who interrupted the per.
formance Of Mr.. Macready However, the de
mons'ration was so manifest to Mr.. Maoready
himself. that he very properly declined his
further engagement with the Managers; and
wss preparing to leave the city. 1t would have
been we'll. if his intention then, had been fully
carried out.
But. Mr.. Editor. there are those persons in
New York. where an Englishman stands in
ju1td position to an American, that are even a.
gainst the American. By this m,a n, in prac
tice, friendly to all interests, but the interests
Of their countrymen; pretty much like unto
the Wings, when, during the late war with
Mexico, all their sympathies were for Mexico,
and was not only expressed, bat practsed by
u party IN denying and delaying supplies Tor
the army, = ... - - -'
\ The New York exclusives, or, as they are
termed in Gotham, the .'upper ten, . you m ust
know, have what is termed a Theatre, where
mostly the fashlonables resort. II was for them
Mr.. MacreudY was performing. when he was
improperly interrupted. The influential and
Ithe wealthy men of the city addressed Mr., NJ
and dissuaded him from his declining his en-
gagement, promising him support and protec.
| ton He did so decline, and he attempted to
perform on last Thursday night; but, he did
not perform under the protection of those who
invited him, but under the protection of the
Mavor Of the City, with his double Police, and
the Military Companies, placed in reserpe, TO
aid the Police, without notice or proclama ton
from the Mayor Of the threatened danger 4,
the peace of the city. At whose instance was
this done7 By the same influence that per
suaded Mr.. Macready to renep his engagement
most ass1redly - This invitation to Mr.. M. was
par.ded in the papers as matter Of defiance
to the friends Of Mr. Forrest. and nothing daunt.
ca, they met the issue: became entrapped, by
being enfladed on all sides by the Military. ane
what is worse in horror, Of tho record. is, tina,
tho military acorking men Of New York hav,
4 murdered, in cold blood, many of their fellow
citizens; 90 that the supper tenn portion
4 ths city might b gratiied with performanc,
BY Mr.. Macresdy. The Military, have thu,
snot down their associates, in an unholy, ant
outrageous. and improper manner. II ther.
was danger whore were those who were tn,
prime movers in getting up the row ef Thurs
\ day nigbt?, Did they defend Mr.. M. IN In,
nelee2 We shall see as the testimony propr esscs
have noticed this unfortunate affair. "a II,
way feel on the subject; and ! cannot hel,
feeling for those beresScd families, who In =,
thus lost their relatives in % foul I scheme :