Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-09-15

From The Baltimore Patriot
Much newspaper discussion has takel
place upon the circumstance that at th
late New York Dinner to Lord AsHBUR
TON, the health Of the QuEEN Of Gres
Britain was drunk with cheers, willis
that of the PRESIDENT OF the United
States. which preceded il. had been DRUM
in silence. This, il is alleged, was an in
sHh to the President. But 10 us it ap
pears in an entirely different light. lIac
the Sovereign Of England been a male
the toas, to him would no more have been
cheered than was that TO the President.
The cheering was compliment to the sea
of the British Sovereign, and nothing
more. 1t is poor affectation, il seems
to Us, to take exception to a compliment
paid to lady, because like complimen,
was not paid to a gentleman. AT every
public festival in this country the Toas,
in honor Of the Fair Sex is always, as il
ought to be, more enthusiastically recelv-
ed than any other; and We d. not per-
ceive any reason why the Dinner TO Lord
Ashburton should have been made on ex !.
ception to this universal and honorable
usage.
The Locofoco politicians have sci,hem.
selves to work to make capital out of this;
end in the city Of New York are abou, to
cap the climax Of the ridiculous by hold.
ing town Pewter mug] meeting on the
subject ln their code of manners re-
spect TO lady is out OF place in public
assembly; and homage and hattery is
due only to him who has Offices to be.
stow.
On this subject we find in the New
York papers the following paragraphs,
which will assis, the readers though, up.
on the matter:
From The New York American.
The Evening Post is very wroth, tina,
alter the toast to the Queen was cheered
at the Ashburton Dinner, some one had
not risen, and called again 70 rthe toast to
the President, that it, too, might be cheer
ed. 1t berates the Wings therefore,
asserting, that in feeling and spirit they
are monarchlsis: harmless lie, as far as
they are concerned; and we suppose,
such is the political degradation Of the
Post, not injurious to il, in It's own es.
TEEN, or that ofits party.
But, as this was not Wig dinner,
nor one for which the Wing party are in
any way sponsIble--and,a as there were
Locofocos and Tyler office holders pre-
sent--if fault there be that the toast to
the President was not repeated with forced
cheers--to that new alliance Of Locofoco.
ism and Tylerism must full share of the
responsibility attach.
The Dorr men, with Mike Walsh, have
called an indignation meeting, we hear.
This seems about the last indIgnity that
could befall poor Mr.. Tyler--to have the
sympathy of Dorri,es because his name
did not call forth any cheers at public
dinner.
By-the.by, hereafter il must be written
down with the toasts when, and how OF.
ten the company are 10 cheer.
From the New York Tribune.
We are not surprised 10 see that some
OF the lower strata of Locofoco dema-
gogues are enthusiastically eDdeavoring
to make some sort OF dirty capital on, Of
this Circumstances, although Mayor Nor
ris WINS first Vice President, Postmaster
Graham one Of the company, and on the
list Of officers we note the names of Jas.
Lee, Robert Sedgwick, C. w. Lawrence,
and other prominent Van Buren, men,
Why did not some oil these start cheer
for the President? Did any Of them cal.
culate the amount Of capital that might be
made by suppressing any show ofrespeci,
and then charge ii upon the Wings.