The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-23
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Presidontisk. Addresses.

Pess appearvsr tpc iea6ng editorial of ournsf or
the fgth ant. and from its personal references, sg
nature and place OF publication, infer though with
out information The subject. That il may be from the
General Cass II shows that our venerable neigh
boz of the iegsne quite ia error as to lbs eoqss
pursued by President Monroe in his iosr through The
conSisy, upon which that journal based its ressask hst
oeeasiaaAl sdaIeSsAA by iha PIsaiAni aA-
oL the people. though AaAcuonsd byasd
ern usage wsrs nakno IN the eaziy perscd& 81 the
government. PIssdent Monroe. Il sssIos, did spesk
frequently and well , and therefore The addresses 81
Pfesdsn, Pierce ia addition to their other universally
recox nised merits. spgesIto baQae the line Of "sa!s
pecedens" This consideration. however. need not to
pleaded their fsvor for there 10 no intelligent Aor
can citizen who would regret their esssaTs lion
the history Of the country and fls govetHnnsn We no,
ted at The time what we thought the inteseneus by
perercism upon the general subject OF occasional I'D
dresses to the people BY the incumbent OF the presidential,
chair though s due 10 thar journal 10 say that in cod
gratuatory remarks upon The Presidents recent vist 10
New York wsre with that exception, expressed in terms
OF fairness and caDdor s.., .-44..i =. $50. sal
TO he Edfor Of ths Dnoit Free P,s.s ' II '-
observe the National Ia,eliasnoss ofi~si
some comments certainly written in no offensive spirit.
but hch In point AT least adpit coee top, ~ the
Of that very respectable sanai have besn led Into
AM their statement practice
Monroe answering adde in his through the
country Bur before advcrnE farther a. desire ssy
that there anything Ia Presidents position
renders it improper indecoouA l1 him 10 answer
mad upon such by his felloyciti
zens The nteigencer approves these visits concpding
that they been usual and be usefa and think
Gw will contest the correctness Of tho admissions They
nrs pushed TOO far and become too fe4ueni and hss
degenerate into like those OF Europe. This has
no, haprened yet tlikely 10 hsppen> When hso
danger Of such abuse the good ,ense Of the county
vii, administer proper corrective Certainly no cccAsich
could well presentnR lar avisu boD
the President of the United States than she opening Of thu
great Exhibition, not Of show bit OF Industry, AZ NeW
York think the "s.reet addresses" used by hc In
teigencc is scarcely appcnbfsto these nterchanses o
views aud tions between tho people and thsjr
Chief Magistrate. Whether in doors ont Of doors-
and the yery nature of teso asseuibages frequently
requires tho a,terthey marked with circumstances
which take from them the lsast appearance Of inpro
p,ie,y and givs them interest and character hon
orable ihe country aud II tho goyernnen They bring
the first officer CT geat republic and the people together
without armed police without oEce without gnuds wi'n
ou nv Of those Precautions which in Eu
rope surround the head q tho Stale. and keep The pe
from hi m; yet oil 10 o'dedy, quiet espectsl-
one OF the most beautiful illustrators Of the vslre Of
institutions As addresses, suppose eny President
would be be relieved oil the trouble OF receiving
ni answering them. The course, however, does not de-
pend upon himself but upon the community whore he
happens TO be and if no Is addressed common coossy.
to speak OF no higher requires thar he should
answer 1t duty from which he cannot escape ~,
But my principal object was p correct the error to which
reEr The fnielligencer says; IL Si|
"we h.se heard those say who .emembe s,i P,sidens
Monroes through tho States in to year lsls that hs
did not make public .feech during tho whole Journey
We admit however, the validity Of tho answer TO our OBJ
iections. OF de sxstibns. &c"
Mr. Monros's northern and northwestern tour took
place in 1917 and his bern and sout tour In
1873 and am confident cannot be IN error in saying
that wherever he ent during both ysa>s he fresfyre-
ceved ,dresse, tina, made 70 hi o., and ~ freely
them With respect TO portion Of his journey
can 9, eak fro personal knowledge, for aocompa-
MED him lf. slms tho whole Of lie northwestern tour
in 1917 In alrpo every through which he prsssd
ce ainY every nsderabio o. he received addresse
never failed them with that tact and sound
Judgment for which he wa. remarkable. He wrs ad
dressed in this place by the late General Larned beeve
in The the citizens ard h h emsd
man. Gopcrsl WilIisms Ms well As Others who lived here
duY. doubt recolsct ths circumstance His ani
aver was quite happy ono In Columbus he was cd
dressed by the late Governor Worhington, and rom De-
oit to Pbury This wa ofdaLy recnusnca. fer
oliect converting with him upon the trouble which his
mprompu reptile. necessarily gave him But be never
failed answer readily and properly Z.