The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-15
Nem fork Correspondence
New YORK, Sept. IL, 1874

New York, Sept. IL, 1912.
The affront offered to the nation by the squad
OF superclous aristocrats, who controlled the
proceedings at the Ashburton Dinner, has this
day been emphatically resented by the People
of this city. Never did Federal arrogance re-
ceive more solemn and dignfed rebuke. As
the insult originated here, the great mass of our
population felt it incumbent upon them to show
that the ignominy it involved did not attach TO
them, and by public expression of their opin-
ion, TO fix the disgraceful responsibility on the
shoulders of the select fen to whom it of right
belongs. You will have seen, from the pro
gramme published in the Democratic papers
here, that the arrangements for the procession
and mass meeting announced to take place TO-
day, were on an extensive scale but you will
scarcely be prepared for the fact that more than
THREE THOUSAND citizeps-the real Democratic
bone and sinew Of New York-participated in
the former, and from SIX TO SEVEN THOUSAND
were present at the latter. And this demon
stration, remember, took place during the hot
test hours of one of the most oppressive days
we had this summer. Yet The Federal organs
will no doubt swear that the affair was failure.
1t would be injustice TO their malgnity and an
t-American feeling, TO say that they did not la
Dor zeaously 10 effect such result. The Cou-
rier and Enquirer stigma lied, in advance,
such ladies as might join in the procession, as
hUlots comparing them to the infamous fe-
males who personaled the Goddess of Reason,
during the reign Of Robespierre, and were pa
raded drunk and naked through the streets of
Paris, amid the ribald and disappearing cries of
brutal ood-besotted multitude. The I'ri-
bune-another of our all-the -decency, Clay or
gans-was scarcely whit behind lis big brother
in the scurrily OF its jests And what was the
result? Why, that about eighty carriages in
the procession were filled aolh ladies Not
perhaps, the elite of our fashionable drawing
rooms, but equally respectable (; the we-dressed
wives and daughters of our hardworking me-
chanics and substantial ,radesmen. And is it
to be endured, that these ladies', who, for purity
of character and all the household virtues, might
challenge comparison with any in the land,
should be thus foully slandered by the voice of
faclion2 This is the first time, l believe, that
the Federal press has endeavored to manuiac-
ture political capital by libels on the reputation
of the wives and daughters of American citi-
zens trust it will be the last
The arrangements for the procession were
excellent and the effect was very fine. First
came the flag of the United States, borne by
crowd of sturdy sailors; then four or FIVE
of our crack military companies, each with its
full band These were followed by the
fire companies about FIVE hundred strong. Then
followed citizens on foot, two and two in line,
of which it was difficult to see the termination,
bearing numbers of banners, on one of the lar
gest of which was ncribed in letters Of gold,
GAN INSULT TO THEIR PRESIDENT IS AN INSULT
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" To these succeed
ed al out eighty open carriages, crowded with
ladies, and at intervals above the long parri-co-
lored line Of parasols which shaded the fair oc-
cupants might be seen the various patriotic mot
tos by which the gentler portion of our Demo
cracy sought TO express their feelings on the &C.
casion. Next came another large body of citi-
zens on foot; then another long line Of carriages
filled with veteran Democrats then printing
press, throwing off copies of patriotic ode,
and finally a cavalcade, consisting Of about one
hundred horsemen. Several fine bands Of mu-
sic, besides those Of the military, accompanied
the procession. The meeting in the Park with
which the proceedings of the day terminated,
was a most enthusiastic one, and the address
prepared by the committee appointed for that
purpose was truthful and eloquent. 1t was read
by Pierce IA. Young, Esq. and was received
with hearty cheers, as were also the pilhy reso-
lutions by which it was succeeded
| had written thus far, when friend called in
and informed me that the melancholy ntelli-
gence of Mrs Tyler's decease had reached the
city by the afternoon mail. The whole nation,
aud no part Of it with more sincerity than the
city of New York. will sympathise with our ex-
celIent Chief Magistrate in his bereavement.
REPUBLICAN,