The Portland daily press., 1872-12-09

The following letter from Sinclair Tonsey,
Esq, n warm friend of Mr.. Greeley and one of
his supporters in the late canvass, is published
in the Tribune of Saturday, under the heading
of San open letter
To the President of the United States:
SIR:-I trust that shall not be charged
with presumption in addressing you on the
subject of this letter. l want to thank you, not
for any favor bestowed on my friends, or shown
to me. Thanks for such things are common as
the benefits they confer. 1 desire to thank y.u
for something greater and better than these;
for something much beyond the ordinary prac-
tice of high official life. desire to thank you
for the respect shswn by you to Mr.. Greeley on
his death bed, and for the great respect you
paid his character and memory by your atten-
dance on his funeral. 1t was great compli-
ment for the head of great nation to decline
attendance on an official festivity while pri-
vie citizen was dying, citizen wkO had no
claims on the sympathy of the official, either of
blood or close friendship. 1t was a much
greater compliment when that Executive laid
aside the pressing duties of his great office, and,
making night journey of hundreds of miles,
at an inclement season, took the place of a
private person, among the thousands gathered
together to pay the last tribute of respect that
the living can pay to the dead For your re-
| membrance of Mr. Greeley, dying; for your at
| tendance at his funeral; for the fearful atten-
ton you paid to the sad ceremonies of that &C.
casion, Mr.. President thank you with ali
| earneStneSS.
| am very sure that in doing SO bnt echo
the sentiments of hundreds of thousands of
your fellow-citzens, whose views of public
affairs led them and myself to support, in the
late canvass, the man to whom you have shown
moved prejudices, changed opponents into
friends, and shown the world that great off
cial life need not deaden the better instincts of
our common humanity. By these acts you
| have taught the nations that Americans never
forget what is due to the characteo of their
great citizens, and that the passions of an ex-
citing political contest never destroy the re-
| spect that American partisan opponents have
for the good lives of good men.
| thank you, Mr.. President and pray that
long and happy life may await you And
when it shall please the Great Ruler to send
the angel of death to call you hence, may your
passage to the tomb be made smooth by the af-
fections of kind friends, and the grave close
over you with the heartfelt pray ers of your
countrymen for your eternal rest. Very re.
spectfully, your friend,
SINCLAIR ToUsEY.
New York, Dec. 6, 1872.
Noisy RECEPTION AT THE VATIcAN.-Ths
correspondent of the New York Times, at Rome
furnishes the following account of recent
scene in the Eternal City:
Thus the reception at the Vatican, last Sun
day, was of character not unlike the leveei
at our White House. The crowd was excessive
and uproarious; in the presence of the head O.
all Chrstendom tumultuous cries were raised
and at last, bold adveturerS dared to CRY out a
the top of their voices: death to the Bezerri, ,
1.-THE name given to the Piedmontese and all ad
herents of the Kings Government and NOR,
than one death to Victor Emmanuel" ming
led with the enthusiastic cheers for 1.-THE Pope
King our only Sovereign" And all these flu
rious cries and fearful curses were not onl,
heard by the pious vicegerent of Christ upoi
earth, but allowed to pass unreproved! 1t i
said that Cardinal Cullen, who was present a
the reception manifested his amazement ant
his Indignation at the scandal in such marl1e,
manner that the Pope's immediate attendant
were profoundly impressed by the improprietJ
of the scene, and at last prevailed upon tn
Pope to notice the breach Of decorum.
Perhaps he became himself aware of the dan
ger he had incurred by playing SO long with tn
ignorance and the fanaticiSm of the common
people; at all events, he once more addressed
the motley crowd, and with his gentlest voic
and most winning smie-reminding us of thu
irresistible charm of his earlier days-he tolt
them that adversaries like these were not to b.
met with sword and cannon. but with prayer
and good works. The great Irish cardinal list
ened with eager ate otion, and tried to give tt
his features an expression of relief but as h.
stepped into his carriage, even the most care
deep and painful impression which the scen'
he had just witnessed had made upon his intel
ligent and well-balanced mind.