Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-23
From our Evening Edition of yesterday

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very of these movements Washington has terribly
disconnected Of the consistent faithful but they
getting the paroxysm and every body beginning
to think that if they had been successful it would have
been the grandest comp detat Of modern times. The
people of all parties quite reconced the anon
of the two kingdoms the principle proposed by
Austrious monarch dc acto. They signifing their
pleasure by calling every night in the theatres for
God the Queen.
About week ago, his majesty received petition
from his afectionae and loyal subjects in the city Of
New York to demand the hand of Alexandria victo-
ria, Queen of the Realms of Great Britain. Though
they were day after the fair, refrain from
laying this loyal petition before the public
@The humble address Of good people OF the city New
York to his Majesty Martin LIST.
.Most Gracious Sovereign We, your maesty's most
humble and loyal subjects, humby approach your gra
cous Majesty with deep represent that
nv class sf your Maestys Subjects but especially
those Of the aborous and industrious poor, are now
suffering distress, arising from the excessive
Ri Fife. 0'S'a anu = every ''''' s ~
eUnder such trying circumstances, your Majesty may
rest assured that your faithful subjects steady in their at
tachment your Majesty and government and IN their
confidence in that happy constitution under which
live have discouraged and will continue to discourage,
every attempt excite tumuuous and disordery pro-
ceedngs only unusthable in themselves but direct
calamity and will. both by active exerton and by ex
ample do our encourage strict and uniform
obedience the laws, looking to your Majesty Con-
Dress of the nation and that only under Divine Pro-
Sidence for eef and trusting in your Maestys paer
nal regard for your people that its utmost energy will
be exerted for that purpose.
1--WE hunbly pray that your Majesty VIII De Peased
speedily to demand through your Majesty ustrious
ambassador the Court of ST James the hand OF her
most excellent young Majesty, Alexandria Victoria,
Queen of the Realms of Great Britain.
1--WE ALEC pray that your Majesty may order your Con-
eress TO concert such you in you wisdom,
shall Judge efiectual remove the suferings and
supply the wants of your people.
GAS in duty bound your memorlaists ever pray, &c.
ISigned by 12,01e persons.
Il is useless to say that his Majesty has taken every
pains TO comply with the wishes OF his faithful subjects
AS TO the request that he demand in marriage the hand
of Queen Victoria he has vouchsafed answer
this important subject But it has light that in
anticipation of the demise Of the late king the United
State ship independence carried out proposals to be
made the Queen by his Maestys ambassador a. the
Court of St. James her royal Highness
should ascend TIE throne Of her The wisdom
of his Majesty conspicuous than in this
particular negotiation. Accordingly the very day We
believe after the proclamation, Lord Stevenson from
the Paatinate Of Virginia, had audience with the
principal Secretary of State. The following letter
then confded to his hands:
Martin lst sole monarch of the great Republic Of
the United States Grotia popuh founder and deten er
of the Safety Fund systemTo her ilrstrious pussant
and excellent Majesty Victoria ST. OF the United Hing
dom Great Britain and Ireland and Del Grda, de
fender Of the faith &c. &c. &c. greeting
Great and weighty considerations have prevented
us from making known 10 your august majesty our in.
tentons until this suspicious moment
1--WE do hereby with high consideration for your
dignhed situation youth beauty, wealth and influence,
respectfully invite you to leave the weigy matters ct
aharar au and IN.
hereafter in magnificent realm, which Is bound to.
gether by twenty-five sovereign and independent states,
far exceeding the prncpales and powers Of the po
tentates Of Europe, Us Ossa to a
/" And whereas, have promised t. walk in the
footsteps Of illustrious predecessor Andrew the
Great whose footsteps traced III the pages OF record
ing history He having overrun the Foridas without
the sanction of his government and on his rcspon
sibiy he having threatened by the Eternal by whom
he delighted to 10 cut oil The ears Of grave Sc
nator he having defeated the armies yeur ilustrious
grandfather, the banks OF the Mississippi he having
slenced the house Of Bourbon by his proclamation he
having defeated the great monster with his hydra
head so famous IN the states and sienced the great
nccromancer Nicholas Biddle he having placed his
potent veto ON the proceedings OF his grave
cllors he having nought the petition of his faith
full subjects he having retired from his imperial chair
crowned with the laurel OF universal applause.
"And whereas, we have not only declared that we
will hereafter walk in the footsteps Of llus,rious
cestor, but that will forever present the slave from
enjoying his liberty in our capitol of Washington
q And whereas, the wealth of our realm is past all
finding out merchants princes arrayed in the
purple of Tyre and in the fine linen Of Egypt and our
treasury is overfiowing with gold and silver
And whereas that although that illustrious
occidental star Queen Elizabeth of blessed memory
did cause great glory rebound her faithful subjects,
vet still ryuecocracy is always sufficiently formi.
dable for every purpose.
We submit high pleasure for your august con.i.
Iteration
This letter will be forwarded by faithful Sc.
creary who Is Benton doing grea, good faithful
subjects. "MARTfS L.
This great proposal was submitted to the youthful
Queen in counc--ihe proceedings Of which mys.
FERROUS as those Of the famed kitchen cabinet but short
Nv afterwards Lord Stevenson received the following
aTo his ustrious Highness, Martin lst sole mon
arch Of the great Republic of the United States Grad
popnt founder and defender OF the Safety Fund sys.
tenn &c &c. &c.
+" I am commanded BY her Majesty to inform you that
no cause can be seen why princess should leave hap
DIV people 10 dwell with prince whose hairs white
and whose head is bald
In addition to this the treasury is exhausted Of its
precious metals thy merchants bankrupts thy
ciors sycophants thy subjects disaFected thy
chanics beegars, thy slavery in the good city of Wash
ingon is odious thy promise to walk in the footsteps OF
thy iustrious predecessor donke yfed-thy assertion
that gynecocracy is not powerful, untruc-all the
crowned heads Of Europe have been under the form Of
government the natural glory Of this realm commenced