The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-11

! OFTEN read il before" On another coca
sion he sarcastically calls Washington
the greatest man in the world sd
speaks Of his -uncouth motions" Again.
when attending a dinner in Washing
ton own house at the presidents IN
VlteuOn, he says. 1T was the most
solemn dinner / ever sat at" When
the cloth was taken away the president
kept fork in his hand-I thought Cor
the purpose of picking nuts. He ate no
nuts. however, but played with the fork
striking on the edge Of the table with
MacIay finally got tired of the So
! ciety of the father of his country -
according to his own accOunt--OOk
his hat and went home.
Another time he accused Washington
OF wishing Ito tread on the necks
OF the senate over some Indian
treaty; but his bitterest words came
out in December. 1890, while the SEN
ate was still sitting at New York City
The president at that time-as we'll as
later when the capital was removed to
Phlladelphia-held ceremonial levees.
These MaClsy denounced as trap
pings of royalty, and in an angry
nj, said: Republicans are borne down
by fashion and fear OF being charged
with want OF respect to General
Washington. If there is treason in
the wish ] would Tetract It; but I
would TO God this same General Wash
ingtCn were in heaven We then would
not have him brought forward as the
constant cover to every unCOnstitu-
tlonal and irreDubliCan act"
For the vice president. John adams,
Maclay has no kindlier observations.
on one occasion he says;
Il have really often looked at him
with surprise mingled with contempt
when he is in the chair and no bust
ness before the senate Instead Of
that sedate, easy air which 1 would
have him possess, he viii look on one
side, then on the other. then down on
the knees of his breeches, then dimple
his usage with the most silly kind
of half smile which / cannot well ex-
press in English. God forgive me for
the vile thOught-but 1 cannot help
thinking of a monkey just put into
breaches"
Again. while Maclay was addressing
the house, the Pennsylvania senator
caught Mr.. Adams, the presiding Of
ficeT, "snuffing up his nose, kicking his
heels and talking and staggering with
Otis"
The constitution of the United states
he feared would turn out the Vilest
of all traps that ever were set to
ensnare the freedom of an Unsuspect-
ing people" At first friendly with his
colleague, Mr.. Norris. he soon came
to distrust him. and abused him
rOundly. as he did nearly every one
else. When the time came TO move TO
Philadelphia, he spoke of the strange
fatuatiOn of self-lOve' among the
people of the city. To tell The truth,
he said 7 know no such unsOcial city
as Philadelphia The gloomy severity
of the Quakers has prescribed all
fashionable dress and amusement. I
Denying themselves these enjoyments, |
they. as much as in them lies, en-
deavor to deprive others of them also;
while. at the same time, there are not !
in the wsrld more scOrnful or insOleht
characters than the wealthy among
them"
1t is not surprising to learn that, /
when his two years in the senate were
at an end the state did not return such !
a man for a longer term, although he /
had greatly counted uopn re-elec- /
ton.