The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-07

..,,cb Al least two-thirds of the Peopl' ~
came "a sneak Of the formation OF oo' =
= i, n.r,;es &c touched at last upon zen
- 4. ~, ~ the iron nerve = gave snort
'S'@'o"' III, Treasury Bill and wound up by a
49, s.,o,y az Mr. Legget and took his seat
po''V''N' ar after mounting the table have
..l ,.ny orators in my day, but never ''s'eheu 70
4 a ;,tle merit, and which was received
=, An continued and strong marks OF disapprooa-
.l Icons, a. this Of Mi. Garands. Occasion
W" ,,.h,,osa officer on the platform would call
m, .three cheers and swing his ha'l ou' 'i' os IT,
.n,nse !, met from the people was pioau gr'h OF
,a,1 hoysc.laush Mr. q was rePeaiediy interrupted
..Lol q what all that had 10 do WIN me SUB
sr-..,,,o z when he was coming TO the point, &c,
:, ,nd nothing but pity regard Tor stranger pre-
~, /, h,oskinq out into Kisses, What made
&c, n ,noear 10 such disadvantage was, his speech
haIf committed, and every few minutes he
$500, what was TO come next. Stops scratch
$3.50 soit-take glass of waier-and 90 on
r,in Nv friend Thad Phelps, could stand it no
- he bolted with about half the officers of the
,oc,;ng and walked out on to the Batary to take
,,Ie fresh air. discussing the sermon" Of the Vr-
,nan as he called it, in measured terms. John
rees porty form seemed to shrink into half its
anary dimensions, and Ming has since declared that
!, w,s the first sermon he had ever heard In de
o,unclng Gen Harrison man of straw, Mr. q.
,ekoned without his host for the audience instead
of receiving his remarks with applause, only laughed
L his simplicity in supposing them SO ignorant Of the
character the Hero OF Tippecanoe, His denuncia-
Wy o n D. TIL
seemed to be taken as fine joke, and were re-
,ou,hd to by another hearty laugh as to applause,
there was not a single general shout given-not even
haiti the office holders present opened their mouths
Ina poor Mr. Vanderpocl, at moment looked un-
uicrably savage, at another, most disconsoate and
chap fallen really pitied the poor fellows Tor such
an entire frurc- such mock heroic scene, was never
witnessed here before.
Mr. Robert Rant 2)oul, of Massachusetts, was next
Introduced to the meeting had heard much Of this
eentleman--as scholar, man Of taste, and liberal
views, and empcrance-lecturer-an therefore had
good deal of curiosity to hear him speak. Mr. K. is
MAJ under the middle size of slight frame, regular
and expressive features, and has piercing black eye
hair little gray and is, wthal, graceful speaker
Mr. R. begun by saying that his friend Mr., G.
had begun at the beginning, he should begin at the
end He went on 10 attempt to show that the present
Wing party governed by British principles in the
course of which he gave along lecture on the Bank of
England and hence, very logically inferred that be
cause England a monarchy, had National Bank, We
a democracy, ought not to have Much OF Mr.. r. 5
speech taken up in abusing Alexander Hamilton
and after all he said the Wings had not had great
in their party since his day OF course, Webster
nd Clay are small men, in Mr.. RS estimation; but
SO happens that the world has decided differently
On the whole, Mr. RS speech might be called sue
ccssfu one maugre his falsetto tones in comparison
with Mr. Gs; but after hearing Mr. Preston 1t
seemed TO me to belong to the Liputian order.
The Hon Aaron Vanderpoel, the ederalist of Kin
derhook next addressed the meetlngor, rather, the
few office-hoders who still remained As ederalis
II, the old school, there good deal of curiosity to
&c how he would address the lege subjects of Tam
many Hail. against whom he has contended all his
life and whose principles he has always protested to
hold in utter contempt and de,estation. Would you
believe that he had the eifrontery to stand there for
half an hour and abuse those with whom he had taken
sweet counsel, and gainsay the principles which he
always supported But so it was. He played the
denagoguc to perfection appealing to the very
passions OF the rabbe and aiming to blind their under
standings, and delude their judgments AS to argu-
rnent there was none Hedenounced the banks .as a
system Of fraud and yillany (see New Era) and held
up the Wings as the enemies of the people, and his
party as their dear friends He reminded me of some
Of the bold unprincipled demagogues of ancient
Gree y whom read of in Plutarch, who, by hatter
~, No. a.f,l t,,l, . h,,
pocrtca garb Of friendship, gained their votes, and
then turned about and crushed them with the iron
heel 81 despotism Mr. " concluded his harangue
by euogizng his master, Mr. Van Buren, whom he
represented the greatest that ever lived, and
the very essence of democracy personifed. Mr.. v,
was not much applauded; for his hypocrtcal profess
sons were manifest, that the Loco focos look
y upon him with contempt and scorn After few
remarks from Mr. Leadbetter of Ohio who announced
himself real log cabin boy the meeting that is about
$50 OF 200, who were left adjourned
Thus ended the most ridiculous farce il has ever
been my fortune to witness After all the pomp and
parade and posting of bills and firing of cannon was
miserable failure and more Wings would assemble
at SIX hours notice, al log cabin raising IN any part
OF the country than 90, together here to cele
brate the second Declaration OF Independence .
There was no spIrit-no enthusiasm The leaders
We're chap-falen--the people would not hurra--thc
speakers were duh and prosy-and the whole affair
was erdicuous abortion | am satisfied, had any one
begun singing When this old hat was new in the
cinity he would have drawn off every hearer but the
"cc holders and received more applause than all the
.ioeo orators together G.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo, July &
ia lip i fast gaming ground here Rest as
aured ~ November the majority for Van Buren, will