The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-28

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Us 70 their festivities. Meeting at the junction
OF the roads, leading out Of Loudoun and Mar
ket streets, the two professions saluted and
cheered each other and moved on together, into
town. A halt was made in front Of Taylor's
Hotel, and Mr.. Rives appeared on the second
balcony. Mr.. Faulkner then ascended 10 the
roof Of the Cabin, introduced the Wings Of
Berkeley, and addressed him as follows:
| ] am happy, sir, in having been selected, as
their organ, by my numerous and enthusiastic
fellow citizens Of the county Of Berkeley in
their name to bid you welcome TO the valley Of
vHginia, and to express to you, on their behalf,
their cordial appreciation of your recent political
course. Whilst such men live, and can retain
the confidence Of the honest yeomanry Of the
land, we need never despair of the Republic. -
The people Of Berkely county, in common with
. large portion Of their fellow-citizens through
out the Union, have witnessed, with unmingled
pleasure, that heroic self-devotedness, worthy Of
the best days Of the Republic, which has prompt
ed you TO spurn the glittering attractions of am
blfion-to sacrifice high and commanding po-
sitlon IN then powerful and conquering party,
TO enrol yourself among the advocates OF con-
stitutional reform. We applaud the motives
which have prompted your course and we have
seized this occasion TO do honor TO the act. We
believe that we have, in the fearless intrepidity
Nth which you hive resisted the stern DEGREES
Of power, and In the consummate ability with
which you have vindicated some of the most
cherished principles Of the Constitution, the
most undoubted assurance that all the ends you
aim at ''are your country's, your Gods, and
truths !" and II, in this attempt to preserve your
country, IL should become your fate to sink be-
meath the maddening rage of faction, we have
equal confidence that you are prepared to meet
that result with the frmness and dignity of pa
triot. 4A faAe a} sfA VI
pray you, sir, on behalf Of my fellow-citizens
Of the county Of Berkely to accept this express
sion Of their confidence in the purity and inte-
gritty of your political action, together with their
warmest good wishes for your future happiness
and welfare. iif a
To the address from the county Of Berkeley
Mr. Rives replied in the most felicitous and
appropriate manner. We do not pretend to con-
vey to our readers the language, and but very
imperfectly the substance of his eloquent re-
marks. He spoke Of his deep sensibility at the
hattering expression of the unbought confidence
Of the freemen of Berkely 1t was the proud
est day Of his life. How vain were the me
naces Of power! How little to be regarded the
assaults Of calumny or defamation, when he
stood sustained and cheered in his onward
course by such display of popular appreciation
But he was not vain enough to believe that the
extraordinary outpouring OF the population OF
almost an entire county was to be ascribed to
any cause personal to himself. He had no doubt
it resulted from that deep agitation Of the poiti
cal elements which the present alarming crisis
Of our national affairs brought on by the wick
edness and folly of our rulers, every where
stirred into active motion throughout the land
He thought there never was period in the his
tory of this nation which required more of its
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moment. The most sacred principles Of the
Constitution were openly set at defiance, and a
deliberate scheme, seemingly, in contemplation
by our rulers to convert the Government into an
elective monarchy. They seem to have for
gotten that according to the true principles Of
our representative government they are but the
servants, and the people the legitimate masters
Of the country. They are seeking to make all
interests bend to their private aggrandizement--
all principles conform to their own selfish ends
He saw before him what satisfied his mind thai
all their schemes of power were destined to dis
appointment and defeat. That the people were
reused to perception Of their wickedness, and
were moving with spirit which indicated the
deep-toned energy Of revolution. He had taken
his stand with the friends of Constitutional Re-
form-he had done it amidst the bitterest denun-
Citations ofthose who underline pretext of sustain
| ing their party, were now betraying their coun-
try. He had nothing to regret in his position.
| Let his personal fortunes be what they might,
he would stand by his country, and he this day
gave the hand Of fellowship to all who were CO
laborers with him in the same glorious cause
And he pledged them to dedicate whatsoever Of
ability he might have, from that day until the
contest was decided, to rescue his suffering
country from the tolls of its oppressors.
| Mr.. RIvEs here, with great beauty and force,
adverted to the Log Cabin, from the top Of
which Mr.. Faulkner had addressed him. He
saw in that humble structure, type and repre-
sentation of that great interest which was now
arrayed against this administration, because il
was arrayed against them-he meant the inte-
rest of the poor mantle laborer, and the yeo-
men of the forest. He could not but regard il
as a representation, to some extent, of the sa-
cred ark Of our Political Covenant and he trust
ed that in the course of seven months Ga happy
coincidence when the angry waters OF the
great deep had subsidized, and the dove OF Peace
| had announced the restoration OF tranquility
and ORDER that this ark of OUR Covenant would
be found safely anchored upon the summit OF
Mount Ararat at Washington. Loud cheers. J
| He returned his thanks to the Wings Of Berke-
| ley, in a most feeling and happy manner
rye present the above imperfect sketch Of
| Mr. Rves' remarks, being still in hope that a
more authentic and accurate report will be fur
nished.
The procession then pursued the main street,
and after passing through some of the principal
Streets returned to the large area, formed by the
courtyard and the street in front Of Hoff's row.
| Here an immense crowd were already in at
tendance, to hear the speeches. II is estimated
that the audience consisted of not less than five
thousand persons. The speakers took their po-
sitions upon an elevated balcony, and after the
| shoute of rho rnultitude had subsidized David