, 1881-09-18

HOW Some PresldentA Have 1ndulged
in the Classics.
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Gen. Taylor, when President, although
! tha document was real and submitted to llI
Cabdnet, had sentence, which was Subsa-
quently altered in the printed documents, in
which it was boastingly averred that out
country E'was ut peace' with atl the world"
and ''lad a1nicable relations arfth the rest
Of 71unkind.'' When TALL the world" was
embraced, ''the rest of mankind" must
have been intended for the undiscovered
country which John Cleaves Symmes ex.
pected to bring to light from, the ''bowels OF
mother EARTH"
sThe inaugural address Of President Harri.
son, we'll written and with many excellent
things in it, was so much devoted to English
classics and to Roman history rs to create
much sport. It was document like Gov
Dennison's, that one could safely swear bY
fol, there was nothing itr the heavens or on
the e>earth like it; Dennison's was ridiculous
for its blg aud unmeaning words and his at.
tempt to show of his knowledge jof 4 dead
language, while that of Gen. Harrison was
almost IS much laughed at, from his draw.
ing On Roman and Grtcian history and the
sayings Of English authors
The inaugural in its first paragraph de
clares an intention to present to the people
summary Of the principles which would gov
erll ther new administration: aud in doing
this he thus commences:
q 1t was remark Of 4 Roman Consul. in
that Il more striking contrast was observable
i'll the Conduct OF candidates for offices ot
power and trust before and after obtaining
them, they seldom carrying out in the latter
case the pledges and PROMISES made :{u
may ma t'Se' have s Improved fa il many @ we Re:
spects in the lapse Of upwards Of
1000 years since the remark was made by the
virtuous and indignant Roman. I fear that q
strict exaninatIon OF the annals Of some s,, p
develop similar Instances Of violated conti'
dence." -.
The President did this, no doubt. to pavs
the way for unavoidable breaking OF pro!nr
custom Of breaking promises and pledges by
candidates existed in Rome 9, D0O years agO.
how faithfully it has bee,i transmitted to the
present generation! Again, the inaugural.
i'll relation to political parties, says:
y. It was the beautiful remark OF a distin-
guished English writer that in the Roman
Senate Octavius had a party and Antony had
a party. but the Commonwealth had none~
Tet the Sgnate continued to In meet IL the
and beauty of the Commonwealth, and to
gaze at the statues Of the elder Brutns and OF
the C1,stil and Deci, and the people assent
bled in the forum. not as in the DAYS of Ca
free votes for annual magistrates OF
pass upon the acts Of the Senate, but
to receive from the hands Of the leaders OF
the respective parties their share OF the
sPS sRSss c"ee9ed a soa IN Gau s E Gvet lie
Lesser Asia wonld furnish the larger divl.
dnnt.. The spirit of liberty had fed. aEd,
avoiding the abodes Of civilization. had
sought protection in the wifds Of Scythin o.
of the same causes and influences, it will fly
from our Capitol and our FORUM 4 calamity
so awful. not only to our country, but to tho
world, must be deprecated by every patriot.
to produce it Il not Immediately checked.
Such tendency has existed-toes exist"
And so on TO the length Of the entire in~
augural, the good old man, tor none doubted
Gel!. Harrlson's goodness of heart or tbs
purity Of his patriotism. went on, DRAWN.
his illustrations from Roman history and En-,
giisil writers. The address was prepared al
his home, and written at his leisure. 4 day
or two before his inaugural, Daniel Web
ster las the tale IS told IL 1& Rook & Of inter.
his devoted friend and confitlant, Harvey
met Gen. Harrison, and suggested to tbs
President that as he. tHarrison) was over
wnelnel WIsh business A. 4ar bp Webster
Webster had been selected for Secretary OF
State. The General replied that it was uti-
necessary. as he had it already written;
:. VIII you allow me to take it home aid real
IL ittHtrHl.F 1iShEN 4k} FEO5kEAs 1CA%sktA
IT," said the President, .tantl please let ,n,
take yours" So they exchanged documents
Next morning, wien they met, Cen uarrl-
son said to Mr.. Webster, "I should
read your inaugural instead OF mine every
body wouiti know sou wrote It, And that
did not. This is the only official paper pro-
pose to write, for 10 not intend to Interfere
with my Secretaries; but this IS, sort Of
on my part to the Amer
lean people Of the great honor they have co',~
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dency. anti, although my inaugural is not so
suitable us yours, still it is mine. and pro-
pose tn let the people have 1t just as I have
written it; l must deliver my own instead
When Mr. Webster found that the Prest-
dent was bent upon Using his own inatugt1-
raj II quote from the book), Mr.. Webster
desired to 1nOlify it, and to get In some
some things that were there, for, as # then
stood, he said it had no more. to do with the
affairs of the American Government and
peuple than Il chapter III the Koran Zen.
Harrison reluctantly consented & to lei J., NJ Mr.
it. Au was engaged to Aine witt. Mr.
Seaton. Of the firm OF Gates IL Seato1l, OF the
Nt4tnol, Intettgscst one OF tre hsn waffs1 IT.
Webster came in Mrs. Seaton remarked 70
him, as lie arrived late, that he looked
fatg,1ed and worried. Mr.. Webster was
snrry that she. hMi waited dinner for him
a[r. Webster" said. she, 't.out / am sorry
10 see you SO worried and tire,L hope
nothing has gone wrong | really, really .i hiope
nothing has happened.'' You would thlAk
lvtAlt have done. I have killed seventeen,
ltol,l:ln Proconsuls rs dead rs smells, Every
me ut thent:o That Is. he |iad pursed the
of that many aliMsions to them. II
lie ;nectote is true-SIr. Webster Is its au-
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