, 1877-03-12
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.
TliR DUTY OF THE IIoun.
70 tat EJtsof" qf TA& Tribune.

CHICAGO, aIarct n.-Chicago not to hold q
public mcctingl Tho Senate Insulting the Pres
idcnt OF this nat!on and Clliengo nottlng
to sayl Ncfghboring cities letting their
voices be heard, and tho great Metropolis of the
West as silent o. tho gravel Shame upon what
was oncc tho pluclk!cst, most independent, out
spoken city Of tho natIoni The confirmation OF
tho Presidents Cabiuet. bclng now an accom-
ptisled fact, Is assigned a. reason why our cit.
izcns should withhold M expression Of opinion
upon tho action Of tha Senate. But rs not tho
matter % Of sonsa!"E ,s bat the @ manner in Witch
public opinion. It was this for which public
meeting Should haye been called.
It was not fear upon tho part Of the people
net which tas fired this nation with Indignation
within tho past live days from Malne to Calltor-
nia. Neither was It nDy tnfsgvlng on tho part
of tho people W to the Presidents ability to
lined in hts inaugural, Tacy yell knew ttut Is
eDon a. Senators heard from their constituents
they would rush with singular unanimlty to
confirm any Cabinet tho President might select,
reform, policy hes might submit But that
whiel, hns aroused this people Is tho Senators
attempting nh insult to the Executive In
referring to committees, contrary to all usage.
acted upon III tho future; in settling aside, for
tho first time In tho history OF the Government.
tho custom Of promptly confirming presl.!cst's
chosen adviscrs;, IN entirely ignoring tflat
Executive Of the nation from tho daysui Wash
ington to the present. And why1 Simply be-
cause tho President would neither nllGw Scna-
@ s9rs to @ state \: H., 70 hlm nor fora. Cabinet for
inH. This Is tho reason Of the Se,,ate's aHrOnt.
All clat,or OF excuse that this COURSE was taken
by tue Senate from prudential motives 10 MI In
suit to the intelligence of tho people,. Tho
mntfFH IA nHfnnt thN fnfh ~
70 every mau, woman, aud child III the land.
y Is this which has caused such an uprising In
tho laiIl. md not danger to the Presidents pol
tcy: or danger Of loss Of Cabtnct. Men may
Administration. Tut n tho respect duo 10 tho
Executive OF u uatlou, either bv Senators or
noll-scnators, never.
Il VIZ t!'s question o. tie senate' es.tinF ~
cago's yoes s,lould hayo been heard, promptly
and unmstakably. Should thu President for
uny reason llaya occasion to forward a message
to Tho municipality 0f New York. md that body
spite or otherwise, 60 outsIdu Of ali tlmo-
honorcd custom for tho putpose of delaying
or annoying, Il would BIZ oil Insult to tho
presIdent no less than 70 h!s high oI''ye. Tho
insulting hccausu Of tho elevated character Of
that Goly.-the effect Is rather l.reatly
heiyltcnel,-so that this becomes question Of
much gravity, and onu not to bo lightly con.
people, who knows but t1iat BY thu slime another
| President may send his Cabinet nominations to
tho Senate for confirmation We may bo 50 far
progressed in the governmental usaecs aud Gus
! TOMS Of Mcxiau ilat froul motives Of suite,
scnators, with view 10 snuIbing
liz nomination. without so much a, iIan!fylua
| them either with confederation or rcierc1lcc,
When Senators assume thu rulo Of this school,
| buy. anti lar forget Themselves tn lntNpF