The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-19


the facts and who, doubt not at the proper
me would have been ready to make just
of them to the public But Mr.. Macready has been
PEELED to leave that city and he is necessarily here for
short time before leaving the country the undersigned have
thought that justice to him. well the duty of hospa-
", and due regard to public opnon require that some
citizens OF Boston should obtain from Mr. Maeeady some
patculas with view TO their publication The under
signed have accordingly done So and submit the follow ing
statement oil what they believe 10 be the facts
Mr. Macready arrived New York on Friday the 9Th
OF April with vsw OF taking there his farewell of the
amer ,cnn stage On the evening of the day. he
eaded an engagement with Messrs Iackeu and Niblo 10
act at the Astor Place Opera House four weeks com
mencng on Monday evening, the 7h OF May and the fact
Of his having made this engagement nme lately an
hounced IN the newspapers, and afterwards placarded
through The city The space OF days. therefore inter
vened between The public of his proposed
appearance andhe evening OF his first performance. la
public private did Mr. Macready. living a. one Of the
most public hotels in me city of New York; receive any
niimaIlon that bis reception likely be nnfriendly
or that any disturbance would be created theatre
ne went upon Inc sage IA The character OF Macbeth
Mr. George T. Curtis, of this city. friend OF Mr. Ma
eready was at New York from the morning Of Thursday.
the hrd OF May until the afternoon of Saturday, the ffh
and states 10 ms that he neither heard from Mr.
Win whom ne mad much conversation respecting his
esslona reception In the country from any other per-
SON. the slightest ntimaon that any disturbance was APP
Macreadys first appearance that occasion subsidized his
ear was struck by sounds of another which gave
was likely to be Ia any respect different from what had
been at New Orleans, or Richmond, or Baltimore, at
view IofR IN me month oil October What followed
well known, and requires repetition
On the morning OF Tuesday Mr.. Macready informed Mr.
iacke that he considered himself absovcd from any en-
gaYemen and should ppea again at the Opera House
and immediately sent TO the steamship America ha
measures print the documents which he has since pub
shed In the hope that all excitement in the city might be
On the evening Of Tuesday, the eighth the letter of Mr.
washington Irving and Others respec table persons
any persons be, presented to MIR Macready, re-
guessing him TO 30 on with his engagement. He found ON
ely on the side of ORDER and strong every form of ex
presslon in its condemnation OF his he told
cla station, that there would be disturbance on a
ond appearance which no ought regard which could
of the city, exception spoke so severe
~ of the conduct of his assaan that he reasoning from
lie opinion in similar felt last convinced that he
ouxnt 70 consent to reappear 1t was his own opinion
poned to Friday evening, give time for all excitement
to subside and to allow the circulation of documents
proved every charge that ha. bou hit against him
In this he was overruled by the judgment OF those who
entirely on the side of order that delay long Friday
might cause relaxation and give opportunity to ,nrbn
lent spirits again to attempt breaches of the peace Under
these views Mr. Macready prepared his answer to Mr..
was expressed by any one as to the success of the
believing that repetition of the of Monday night
as sna s
medatcly awaited himself had he not the repre-
sensations made him, felt be duty
to the cltizens OF New York to remain.
MIR. Macready did not either directly indirectly take
steps whatever his friends be present at the
theatre to in any way the opposition those
hostile to him. except by causing the documents already
referred TO IN be published. He simply submitted himself
to the wishes of his friends, expressed in their letter,
and to his own of the duty he owed the citizens OF
New York and in doing so, the public will Judge whether
he ought carry away with him from this country any
other feeling than thai which every humane must
have, when he finds his name in any way connected
so dreadful an occurrence however innocent he may have
been. THOS G. CARY
CHARLES p. CURTIS
CHARLES II WARREN
ROBERT RANTOUL, JR.,
WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT,
GEORGE S.tIILLARD.
BosTON Nav 1910