The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-03
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The following communication 10 the Dettoi
Free Press appears as the leading editoria! Q
that journal of the 10Th instant, and from III
: personal reverences, signature, and place o
publication, we infer though without informa.
ton on the subject, tina, it may be from the pei
Of General Cass. 1t shows that our venerable
neighbcr of the fntetiigeneer was quite in erro
, as TO the course pursued by President Monroe
in his tour through the county, upon which
that journal based its remark that occasional ad
dresses by the President Monroe, il seems, die
frequently and well, and therefore the addresses
Of President Pierce, in addition TO their other
universally recognised merits, appear 10 be quite
in the line of "sare preceden This consd-
Grafton, however, need not lie pleaded IN theiI
favor; for there is no intelligent American citi
zen who would not now regret their erasnre
from the history of the country and its govern
/ ment. We noted at the time what We thought
the fatefi,gsneerS hypercr.tici IN upon The u :
eral subject Of occasional addresses TO the peo-
| pie BY The incumbent of the presidential chair J;
though it is due to that journal to say ,htt its
congralu!atory remarks upon the President $
recent visit to New York were, wth that ex
ception, expressed in terms of faTne IS aud
cand r:
| To the Editors of the Detroit Free Press.
observe ia the National lnteiligencer Of last
in no offensive spirit, but which, in one pon, at
least, admit correction, as the EDITORS of that
very re spectacle journal have been led into an
error in their statement respecting the practice
OF Mr.. Monroe cs to answering addresses In his
tour through the country. But before advert
ing fur'h her to it, do not that there is any
thing IN u Presidents positi' n which renders i
improper or INDIGENOUS for him to answer ad-
dresses made upon such an coca ,ion by his tel
low.citizens. The lnelIigencer approves these
visits, conceding that they have been usual and
may be- ust ful +; and | think few will contest the
correctness of the admission. They may be
pushed too far, and become too frequent, and
thus degenerate into pageants like those OF Eu.
rope. This has mol happened yet, n"r is il like |
" t. happen. When there is danger Of such
an abuse, The good sense of the country will
administer proper corrective Certainly no
occasion could well occur pr. senting stronger
reasons for visit from the President Of the
United States than the opening of the great
Exhibition. not of show but Of Industry, al
New York. think the term street addresses,
used by the lntelligencer, is scarcely applica
BILE to these interchanges of views and congra-
tulations between the people and their Chief
Magistrate Whether in doors or out of doors
and The very nature of these as<emblages fire.
quently requires the atter-they are marked
with circumstances which take from the last
appearance Of improperly, and give them an
interest and character hono-a able to the coun-
try and to the government. They bring the FIRST
officer Of grea, republic and the people toge-
Iher without armed police, without force, with
put guards, without any Of those ceremonies or
precautions which in Europe SURF und the read
IF the ate, and keep the people from him;
and yet here all is orderly, quiet, respectful
one of the most beautiful illustrations of our
institutions. As to addresses, suppose any
President would be glad to be relieved of the
trouble of receiving and aasweringt EN-. The
course, however, does not depend upon him
,elf, but upon the community where he hap
pens t, be; and if he is addressed, common
courtesy, to speak Of no higher consideration, .
'equires that he should answer. 1t is q duty
rom which he cannot escape. !
But my principal object was 10 correct the .
.rror TO which refer. The In.eligencer says +
ave have heard those say who remember !
PRESIDENT Monroe 5 tour through the year 1913,
hat he did not make public speech during the '
Whole journey. We admit, however, the vail u
ity of the answer to our objections, of de gus. 9
thus, &C."
Mr. Monroe's northern and northwestern tour 5
COX place in 1917, and his southern and south
western tour in 1878, and am confident can u
nt be in error in saying that wherever he wen, s,
uring both years, he freely received the ad-
resses that were made 10 him, aud as freely q
answered them. With respect to portion Of 0
is journey, can speak froma personal knowl- d
dge, for accompanied him during almost the 7
yhnle of his northwestern tours in 1917 In II
lmost every town through which he passed, a
ertainly in every considerable one, he received b
ddresses, and never failed to answer them q
nth that tact and sound judgment for which he II
'as remarkable. He was addressed by the
tie General Larned, believe. in the name of 81
re citizens, and eur highly esteemed towns u
ian General Williams, as well as others who Of
we'd here at that day. no doubt recollect the al
His apwer was quite happy %
ne In Columbus, he was addressed by the So
tie Governor Worthington, and from Detroit u
} Plttsburg this scene was Of daily recurrence fo
recolect conversing with him upon the trouble y
hich his impromptu replies necessarily gave q
i'm. But he never failed to answer readily and 81
roperly. e. 81