Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-29
MR.. GROVER TO "NUMBER TWO ~
GREETING,

An effort In this mornings ChroRicls to make a
diversion in favor OF the enemy, attracts my at
tention. The public Is now satisfied that was
right in the assumption that the previous card OF
Mr.. Ford WAS directly and wlfully intended 10 in
jure my business with the Opera, though creating
sympathy with his inability TO meet his announce
ment
/ see this article, must confess, with satiGfae-
tlon. There IL Awholesomeness about II. II lacks
that misty, turgd style OF the former card and is
. great Improvement in a grammatical point OF
view. have seen but little Of Manager Ford's
diction, and am unable to say with positive GER
tainty which of the two smanated from his pen.
But he tOo eGrds are not BY The same hand As Num-
Der Two gave an opportunity TO threw q part OF
the blame, and especially the inaccurate etymoio.
gy, upon some agent and It fails to do IT, pre-
Der Two the reinforcement, probably hastily sum.
sumo Number One was the genuine Ford and Num-
moned from Baltimore. II lacks the tintinabu.
lHting style Of his dramatic adviser although the
elegant acknowledgements OF his position ought to
have enanated from no other hand am there
fore obliged to designate the author as "Number
Two" and for the present to address him under
that title.
Number Two, respect you. You write good
card. You, however, weaken It a little by al.
ludlng to the grammAtic inAcsurAcy in Number
One, AS the perfect tense "hAs seen " Ia never
mistaken by a printer for the vulgar error has
saw" II any one entertAina doubt on this point
let him ask the nearest printer.
There Ia also in Number Two an assumption ol
long standing grievance, which Ia relief, and al
once gives the public to understand what Number
One meant when he "regrstted that g brother
manager had" &C. A mild whine after sympathy
compared with which Two Is positive Enarl, and
sets things on a square basis.
Number Two, when Ford'G Theatre burnt down
year ago, and no '1ost All"-(an opportunity for
sympAthy)-I did not discharge the principal mem,
bers Of my company on the contrary, engaged
such Of Mr.. Ford's company 'thrown out of situa
tions" as were not prevented, by threats from
him, entering myseryice. How much Mr.. Ford'l
tall" was, ! have only the statements Of pArtiei
inte rested to establish. Mr.. JonsthAn Brock, an
told by that gentleman, built Mr.. Ford'H Theatre
with a half interest IN the management. The
season OF marked prosperity and active competi
tion" referred to by you had yielded him eight
hundred dollars for his half when the Theatre
burnt, and he lost the thouSAndH he had invested.
Number Two, sympathy for that misfortune hal
built for Mr.. Ford very hne theatre. Let him moi
endeaVor 10 run II too long on the same capital.
IhAve never made an effort to impede the build
Iuy OF the present theatre. fused about half Oh
hour in conversation to prevent the passage OF q
BIN de,Igned by Mr.. Ford, who had the sympathieI
to ereate monopoly in Amusements. II that hall
hour did anything to prevent the passage Of thI
bill l am ycry glad, and this community owes mC
some thanks for so great eEertions - N ade. Tht
bill, II remember right, did cot reiaFftS AR.Aesd
emv OF Music u but "to establish incoIpora atSs
places OF amusement" Has not the injured man
ager, "AlEo of the Holiday street Theatre, BaltI
more" made much greater eIertionI this seasoI
to prevent the passage OF HfuiAS bill In the Ma
rylAnd Legislature In relation 10 En Academy o
Music in RaltimOrel
Number Two, refrain from sGIcARmi Yaur allu
SION to the " mendieAnt mAaG GEeT taking abSIeht,
IL nat happy one. Mr.. Ford, yOlr pri ucipa was
wont in Baltimore 10 endeavor after beneht, witt
1 pre,.s of ddmisIioM doubled, until EsiieG OF th'
mOatAIsn Al houses admonished him that tie publi
did Ha zee ~.
Mr.. Ford ought his benent here by asking indi
yIduAs for IL ousands, and probably held his " Ab
staining from a benefit" as a strong card to play
for a heavier 81. IKE. l regret, Number Two, that
you have brouEh any one else Into our eontrovSr
W. IhAye too Sr vat a respect for Mr.. Edwin For
rests professional position to sec him alluded 10
In this affair.
Well, the truth IS, do go after all AttrActlonS
lid write to Mr. FOrrG ct, offering him what be-
eve was Gao OF the lar, rest sums ever offered to
my one dramatic star In America up to that time,
you see, two, l am osutio US, know 1t costs Mfr
Ford greater sum nowJ Mr. Forrest replied to
ny letter, kindly thanking me for the offer, and
expressing his appreciation Of IL, as became hsi
Oned gentleman, and stated th W he ielt' should ht
'iEit WaRhingtoa Gtniss Some obligation to play
With Mr.. Ford.3 0thsrarhi lTi, 'ndS, assured m'
hat he was Avsfsc 70 foIRiD new connections
md preferred the beaten path ora
Well, SO far as the Opera Ia co nssrnedi Fosd Is
'edtsH path. Now, come, Two, NGts Joke.
! said no more tl Mr.. Forrest un hlFord'H tbeAtre
vas burnt, and itII spirited oompe hhon had osEGG
Then, Two, not At all deIirouG to diminish my eH
penBeH, repeated my offer 10 Mr.. FoIIett by tele
ITAph, and received an answer VeD similar TO thai
which you printed this morning, kp tho third per
on, you will observe. ! was Eul BeGuently In
ormed that this telegram was the P suit OF mis-
Be that As II may, Mr.. Forrest nAy nderrat'
ne. His association with tho beat en- pa, tn woul,
cad to that idea. | do not undeFrsts hin l, and
hail make him another offer GRothesr year
There now
When ViokHburg was captured by Con. Grant
md the news was received In this city, mad
,uite n little Gel RbFatIon Of the event iIN N