The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-27

tho chair. mako a second obesance and
deliver the paper into the hands OF the
President After having delivered tho I'LL
they were to make their obcisance 70 tho
President and repeat 1t IA they retired from
the bar" This cdifying plan for placing the
senate on a duly august footing unluckiy mis-
carried: for u day or two later ~ we learn
from this journal. tho Senators were distressed
to hear from tho conference committee that
tho House below had laughed ut IT," On the
same day another most curious question
arose." which threw Mr.. Adams and many Of
tho Foioralist Senators into great perplexhy.
Tho President (Mr. Adamsb know not how to
direct tho letter TO the Speaker. He called on
tho House to know how II should DO direct
oil. The House showed q manifest dLsinclina-
ton to Interfere. Tho President urged. and
ceased not until u question was pointedy put
whether tho Speaker should be styled honorable.
1t p,.ssod In the negative: and from this omen
think our President may go and dream about
titles, for none will he got"
On the following day. April 25. the Ben
alto spent the whole time In discussing
the ceremonies to be observed on the I'm
pending Inauguration OF President Wash
ington. A report having at last been road
to the ehroct that the President should be re-
ceived In the Senate Chamber. and proceed
thence to the House Of Reprosen tatives to bs
aworn, Mr.. Adams startled tho Senate By re-
veaiing a now and painful Quandary In which.
no said. no found himself We loarn from MIR.
NIaclny's Journal the tenor OF Mr.. Adams's re-
marks on this occasion. and the reception
which thoy mot with from Senators. Gentle
men. do not know whether the trainers Of the
Consultation had In view tho two Kings OF
Sparta or tho two Consuls OF Rome when they
formed 1t. one 70 have al tAs power while he
held 1t. and the other to be nothing. Nor do
know whether the architoot who formed our
ROOM and tho wide chair in It ito held two.
supposed bad tho Constitution before him.
Gentlemen. feel great d. fslculty how to act !
am possessed Of two separate pOvers-the ono
in esse. the other In posse. am Wee President.
In this am Aothing: but may be everything.
but am President also OF the Senate. When
the President comes into the Senate. what
shall l be2 I wish gentlemen to think
what / shall be-" To one at least
OF his auditors Mr.. Adams's embarrassment
must have recalled that pxperiOnced by Bottom.
the weaver. for Mr.. MaolSy goes on to tell -
that "a solemn silence ensucd. God forgive
me. for 1t was involuntary. but the profane
muscles OF my face were in tune for laughter
in spite OF my indisposition. However. Els
worth Senator from Connecticut and prevl-
onsly member OF tho Federal Conventionl
turned 1t for some time At length he rose and
addressed the CHAIR with the most profound
gravity: Mr.. Prssident, I have looked over tho
Constitution there he pausedl. and 0nd sir
it is evident and clear. sir-that. wherever the
Senate 10 to DO. there. sir. you muet BE- at the
head Of them: but further. sir tthcre no looked
aghast rs II some tremendous gulf had yawned
before hinl l shall not pretend to say.
Apropos OF John Adams's cgregious self
Importance. and his amusing partially for
the formalitiss and manners OF the Euro
pean courts at which he had boen dazzled
onlooker but about which his recollections
seem to have been rather hazy We find tho fol-
low ne note set down In Mr. Maclay's journal:
"We have really more republican plainness
and sincere opcnncss OF behavior in Pennsyl-
vania than in any other place have ever been
in was impressed with a different opinion
until had full opportunity OF observing the
gentlemen Of Now England: and sorry am to
say it. but no people in the Union dwell more
on trivial distinctions and matters OF mere
form. They really soon to show readiness to
stand on punctlio and ceremony. A little
learning is a dangerous thing tits saidl. May
not the came be- said Of breeding? 1t is
certainly true that people little used with com
pany are more apt to take offence and are less
easy than men much s vsIsar r. a. N public M,s.
ihey are an un"'Aeu peo'" III N.~ H"9,""".
anu useu ohiy 70 sue heiehoors uNe ,henise'ves'
anu Nnen onco IN orr', Vi pon"sor ~ I,'p'
IN an'oh. .heui .nero 10 sh'"i c''hce y, us
o''hs cu,eu' ~, snou'u 'noS ~ ""'on" .hu'e
NAT hlAc'AS naiu MS hnser On conSeni'",
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oe'ie'ihs un"' sooo manners consist eh''reS
III puhc''''oS' 'heS oh,y "o" 10" more
s,i'ieheu a'rs 10 the'r uepollihen" eN-
c'"u'he s'oo huhor' ",'ao'i''' vi CON-
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