Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-22
MIR MACREADY
We copy The following statement from the Bos-
ion papers OF TUESDAY;

We copy the following slaleHlehl from me Dos
ION papers OF TUESDAY;
TO THE PUBLIC.
II is due 10 the feelings OF Mr. Macready, who
cannot in his own person address the pubic, alter
N, ,nuurnluI occurrences al New York, that an
authentic statement should be made, from winch
every rlehl-mndet man will be able 10 Judge
how lar ne is responsible lor wnIt has been done.
Il would have been preferable that such stale.
rnent should emapa,e from persons 10 New York,
well acquainted with most OF The lacis, and who,
We duuhl MOI, al the proper Time, would have
been re ady 10 make a just representation OF them
10 The pubic; but Mr.. Macready has been ccm.
PEELED 10 leave that CITY, aud as ne is necessarily
mere Tor snort time, before leaving the country,
The undersigned have thought thai justice TO him.
as well as the defy oil hospitality, and due re-
gard 10 public opinion require thai some citizens
OF Bosom should obdn from Mr. Macfrady
some particulars, with view 10 their publica.
ion. The Undersigned nave accordingly done
So and submit Inc following statement OF what
hey believe 10 be laos:
Mr. Macready arrived al New York on Fri
Jay, the 81 Of April, with view Uf taking there
ms farewell OF ihe mrfIcan Stage. On HE eve
ming OF the same day, he conclnhed an engage
meat wnn MessT,. Hackcli NIbIo, 10 act allhe
As.ur Place a .of House Tor Iocr weeks COM
ami he lact OF his having ade this engagement
was Immediately announced in he newspapers,
and afterwards placafdrd through The city. The
SPACE .. ter days therefore, in'eiyened between
me pubic announcement of hi, proposed appeaf
ance ana the e.rnin. Of his frs, performance
H. This interval, from no quarter whatever, aud
by no channel puolic or private lid Mr. Mac
Ieady living Al Que ul The most public hotels IN
he CITY Of New York, receive any nimaiion
aal his recr pion was likely 10 b. unlicndly, OF
I,at any disturbance would b. created al Ihr
leaIe, until he went upon The Stage ia The char
ic,ef o. Macbeh On Monday evening the TN Of
day.
Mr.. &c rye T. Curtis, OF inns CITY, d t.;icnd Of
ldr. Macrpady, was al New York from The morn
~ Of Thursday The hifd OF May until the al
rnoon Of Saturday, fifth, and states 10 us that
.neiher heard from Mr.. Macready, with whom
had much conversation respecting his probes
)pal reception in the Country, nor from any DINER
rson, The slightest intmaIlon Ihat any ai>tnr-
nee was apprehended. a Inc applause, how
r.r which greeted Mr.. Macready's frs: appear
Se on ha occasion sub.Idei, ms ear was struck
bsuunds 0. another character, which gave him
! Il frs, warning he had received thai his recep-
III was likely 10 be 10 any respect different IRON
Wi il had been al New Orleans or Richmond,
oBa llimore, or al New York 10 the month ol
O,bcr last What followed is we'll known, and
Tres no repetition
| q the morning of Tuesday. MIR. Macready
inlmeG Mr.. Hackett mat he considered himself
ablved from any engagement, ana should not
| apar again al The opera house. and immedi
ate sent 10 The steamship America 10 have
page taken Tor England bit he also TOOK i'm
lneale measures 10 print The documents which
ne 3 since published, 10 The hope thai all ex
clIeenl in the city might be aliayed.
C,he evening OF Tuesday the eighth, the
lett of Mr. Washington Irving and others,
mosrespeclable persons, as deeply interested
in pscrying the peace Of the city as any per
sonar be, was presented to MIR. Macready,
requting him to go on with his engagement he
louIon "Wednesday morning the state OF pub
lie cnon TO be entirely on The side OF order,
and ong in every form Of expression IN ITS
connnalion Ct hi, assaliants; he was told BY
perss Of The highesi responsibility, in and out
of o:ial station, mat there would be no DIS
lurbce on second appearance, which ne
ougto regard, or which could not be checked
by Il police in its ordinary action; and lha
presf the city, almost without exception,
spoke severely Of the conduct Of his assal
ants hat he, reasoning from his own exPe-
rienoof the manifestation and power Of pub
lie Orion in similar cases, felt al last convn
ced Il he ought 10 consent TO reappear. 1t
was opinion, however, that the second per-
iormse ought 10 be postponed 10 Friday
| event, ito give lime for all excitement 10 sub
side, a TO allow the circulation Of documents,
whcthc press, with great uHaninity, has de-
clareisproved every charge that has been
broug against him
In THE was overruIed by the judgment Of
those bo represented 10 him that the state OF
pubicpinion was SO entirely on the side of
order, iat delay so long as Friday might
cause relaxation, and give opportunity 10
turpult spirits again to attempt breaches oil
The ocs. Under these views Mr.. Macready
nrenar his answer TO MIR. Irving and bis
associa.
Al urehearsal ON Thursday morning. no
appfehsion was expressed by any one as 10
The sues OF the nlsnl'. performance, and MI
Macrea wen. 10 the theatre al twenty min
utes bessix o'clock in The evening, believing
maj a retition oil he Scenes OF Monday night |
was in,ssible. He had previously received
offers IN this city Of engagement here, OF
which tcould have Immediately ayaied him.
self haze NOT. under tie representations made |
10 him ,E il u he Al indispensable duty TO the
cirizens New York 10 remain.
Mr.. EeIeady did moi, ether directly or indi- |
recity. re any Steps Whatever III cause MS |
freads he present Il, ,he laea;.t. Or 10 encuun- .
.rr 10 al way tie Opposition oi aose aostla 70
him. exot by causing The documents already |
referred 10 be published. lie simply submilted |
| h:mse! the wishes OF MS friends, as expressed |
| in their ter, and 10 his own sense OF the duty |
he owed The ciizens Of New York; and in do
| irg So :pubiic will judge whether he ought 10
! carry aw vilh him from This country any other |
! feeling nlhat which every humane man must
have. wn he finds his name in any way con-
nected " So dreadful an occurrence, however
| innocent NAV have been.
= THOS. 6. CARY,
e CHARLES P CURTIS,
CHARLES H. WARREN,