Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-14
REPUBLICAN CEREMONIES !


REPUBLICAN, CEREMONIES
Scarcely bad The President reached Nash.
'np,on, from his three months tour 10 lennes
see uerore it was pompously announced IN tae
Government o.hcial" that The Mag strafss
of that city had waited on uim IL body, ia
their rohes of office, and congratulated nm,
doubtless IN terms suited To Roy Al ear, Oh his
safe return amongst his loyal subrots We
intended, az the moment, TO have noticed the
iact, and 10 have expressed our disgnst--a
feeling which w hope will be common to thu
community at large-Ai a proceeding so little
in uaisDn with tie Republican character OF
our institutions, so entirely contrary 10 all Tor
mer usage, ana so conempt,bly initiative OF the
degrading practice Of seIvIle courlers, when
they are permitted 10 appear in the presence of
Monarch whom they more fear than love or
admir-. lnasmuch, however, RS any thing like
Ceusure of The proceedings oisny potion ofthe
Jackson party, coming from this quarter, IS
generally attributed to fault-6nding DISPOSE
ton, we had determined to lie this as we have
done MANI other obnoxious occurrences. pass
anaoticed. And we should have adhered 10
Ihts determination, had not another circum-
stance, similar n character to that just alluded
TO- slnce taken place, and induced us to break
the silence we had at first determined TO pre-.
serve. We alude to the fact, agsia pompously
proclaimed in the :. Government Official" that
The Clergy in Washington, with scarce an
exception, waited upoo the President OF the
United States, and cong ratul ,ted him upon his
safe return TO the seal OF government Ia this
oslsntaliqus piece CT foolery it seeus all sects
united. We are far from intending TO be guilty
oftbe presumption of catechz,nR those Rever-
end Genilemen even upon so trivial matter as
APPOINT of etiquette. But We cannot refrain
from expressing our unqualified disgust at
proceeding SO entirely incompatible with the
dignity of their high vocation, aud calculated
50 well to destroy that respect aud reverence
which all men are justly taught to fee tor their
office u themselves. To behold trained hand of
Ministers otGod pourin, out strains OF bvperbo-
neal adoalloh to any man is well calculated TO
create disgust, and to impair the awe which
MS sacred Office is aimo t sure 10 Inspire in
we human mind--how much more heart
HeHtnIng the feeling, when this sdulation is
addressed to man celebrated, TO say the least
% II Tor no extraordinary virtue i! When one
VINO ministers in holy things" degenerates
'''i 'ne heattles' parasite Of present pow
e' ne makes that Religion which he teach
e's solemn mockery, and OF himself most pi.
''"' spectacle. He is not such preacher as
o. raul Is so felic,tously described to have heen
Oo"per-he Is not man who wosld dare
'o'peak IN the language OF holy boldnsss,"
"nen called upon, in the performance of his
uu'V'o mathematics " spiritual W ickedness in
"'gh places. Blu, enough Of this. 1t is a subject
upo" which we regret we felt bound TO speak
ana We therefore willingly drop veil over it.
Regarded IN another point of view, these Re-
PFodcan ceremonies--we call than Rs,,,,l,o..
surrey nothing hat anti-Republlcan would
&c '0un'enanced by the present administration
say, regarded 10 another point of view
p'P"ot'cdn ceremonies are highly objec.
''"'o'e. At the very moment when the ma.
"'"' '' Europe. disguised with the artificial
' 'Ono" character of this childish mvmme.
~ are oanlshing it from their courts i, sesns
'se INDEED that zoe should begin TO ape The
p'''e' 'ash'on, What would Jefferson have
~, 'e'ef' on to whom the present Pres ideot
ueen compared-fhc had been thus grss,.
""e"e'ef he returned to Washin ,,o, c;,v
wv" visit 10 Monticello, How would Mad.
hav. ,e,- ''''oe nave acted 7 They would
-. '0'efa'ed no such practice. And had ,,ch
Wa. p oee" done when John Quincy Adams
hs.. s''ue"'' tue whole country would have
VIII ON IRE against him, as yNonarcb;a
n,h,"' STRIVING to introduce amongst a Re.
h.,,,"' people, the obnoxious parade and
~, 's' Ceremony of European Court. No,