The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-20
From the Boston Daily Morning Post.
THE PROCESSION.

When the twenty-six carriages with ladies arrived
in the great procession in front of the City Hail. Mr.
Seth briggs, of the gentlemen equestrians in
waiting upon the ladies', addressed them as follows:
Lades-We are assembled this day for the great
our country at the great public dinner given to the
Right Honorable Lord Ashburton, special minister
from the Court of st. James, after concluding trea
ty with our government. There were also present a
number of strangers of distinction.
Inc health of the President of the United States
was drank on That occasion siding, and in silent con-
fenPt-whllst that of foreign sovereign was toasted
standing, and with reclamation,
IL Is hot my purpose to censure the enthusiasm
manifested on drinking the health of Queen Victoria
was marx OF resp ct dce toher rank and her sta
ton. But after the manner of drinking the health
of our own Chief Magistrate il reflected doubly 70
the dIshonor of our country
he toast to the President was evidently intended
as personal insult to that funconary and he who
insults the office of our Chief Magistrate insults the
nation This great assemblage Of the people is the
best proof OF the indignant feelings on the ,ub;ect
now abroad
1t is said that every great and noble undertaking
should tie endowed with wisdom to conlrive strength
TO support, and beauty to adorn.
1t cannot be denied but there has been ,cisdom II,
the design OF this great national celebration the inn
mense multitude which now surround u.s. shows our
strength and we have beauty enough before US to
adorn the whole fabric.
Our beautiful system of government consisting of
SIX and twenty sovereign and independent States,
may be compared TO the planets in the armament,
revolving upon their own axis and by the influence
OF the Constitution are kept within heir own Spheres
deriving light and heat from the great sun placed in
their common centre.
These twenty-six sovereign States are this day re-
presented by the fair daughters of happy land and
enture to say the States never more pleasant
ly represented.
The sovereign ladies of monarchical Europe wear
crows OF gold and precious stones-perishabe in
their nature and of short duraton-while the sove-
reign ladies of our Republic decorated with the
more brilliant crowns of intelligence and virtue ;
crowns which will endure to the end Of time
The patriotism of the American ladies is here fully
exemphhed, and ! have no doubt, but that every
State in the Union, which they now represent will
duly appreciate their prompt action, in deprccating
an insult offered to their country
will now propose sentiment not, however, to
be drank in goblets of wine, but with brimful and
overfowing hearts; and in which, have no doubt
but that every present will cheerfuy Join, and
which, trust, will be responded to from Maine to
Georgia, from the Atlantic to the Rocky Noun
tains.
The sentiment now propose is the rejected toast at
the great Ashburton dinner The PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED SrArEs-with twenty-sx cheers
The above toast promptly responded TO by
immense cheering from the attended PEOPLE.