The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-15


entertained expectation of the enthusiastic all
pervading and magnificent manner In which the
masses in this city proved ready to vndicate them
selves. 1t was purely national affair.
From the .Ns,o York Standard.
THE PROCESSION,
Was not, as was predicted with so many well in
tended but rather unfortunate and misplaced gibes and
sneers by the Wing press failure. II of the
grandes affairs Of the kind ever saw Every part
of the proceedings marked with the spirit of de-
| corum, order and propriety. We have no means OF
| forming an estimate of the number of persons Of
which the procession composed, Of its length
The line of carriages appeared to US, who saw at
one point of its progress, almost interminable And
withal more gratifying spectacle never beheld.
The day was most beautiful. The sky as cloudless
and OF that deep clear azure hue that no skies but
those of America ever bear Nature smiled as if in
appreciation of the undertaking. and the air, and all
around breathed of serenity and loneliness. The day
was Of those delightful of early Autumn
when is tempted often to stop and drink in, at
long, deep respirations the clear, pure air, and i'm
bibe as it were the surrounding happiness.
| The line was formed in the Park, in the manner
described in the published programmes. Its length
is said to have been great that when the van was
entering the great southern gate of the Park the
rear had not emerged from Canal street into Broad
way.
| Thus as the astronomers have taught us how near
to the earth they not, but by no means COM
pute their real distance from u.s. of the professions
we know how short it was not, but not how long 1t
r0.
| The immense throng proceeded in perfect order and
without any interruption along its int, nded course
| Some of the banners were very gorgeous and spien
did. The notices all significant, and we were
rejoiced to perceive, that though the occasion was
calculated to the most energetic, and some OF
the feelings of nature there was nothing
in all the display expressive Of vindicvencss UNI
reasonable resentment but that every thing was in
good taste and conceived in the spirit OF moderation.
While we felt regret and concern that the occur
renee which gave rise to the proceeding should have
taken place. and were proud that an indscriminate
assemblage of all classes of American citizens should
know well how national insult might be rePelied
and rebuked
The whole affair terminated very appropriately in
public meeting, the proceedings OF which, owing
to the late hour at which we received the slips and
the great press of other matter then in hand, could
not be set up for this mornings paper.
At the moment of the termination of the regular
proceedings the melancholy tidings of the death Of
the lady Of President Tyler was announced to the
meeting and was received by the immense mass in
perfect silence, and with that becoming respect due
the announcement of such affecting Providential
dispensaton, and therefore, the meeting Immediately
adjourned, which deprived several distinguished
speakers of opportunity Of addressing the null
ttude.
From the ": Y. Sun.
i
in the Park which succeeded it, were splendid spirit
ed and satisfactory in every way. The line did not
leave the Park till o'clock at which hour not
less than ten thousand people, half of them females
were there assembled Indeed we never witnessed
public occasion in which the fair took interest
ed part. Among those who occupied the barouches
: in the procession a number ofthe most beautiful
we'll the most respectable of our fair felowciti
zens The banners were extremely handsome, and
their mot oes-such Gan Insult to the President
| an Insult to the Naiion'-and numerous others, of
similar import extremely appropriate, and highly
expressive of the occasion which had called for this
demonstration of indignant patriotism from the best
portion of our community. The other arrangements
of the procession were all excellent in design and adj
mirably carried out
The whole route of The procession crowded
with Spectators who filed the streets, stoops, win
dos and roofs Of the houses the several streets,
and greeted the parade with shouts it progressed.
In short, the display excellent IN all It's parts
and read to our bastard aristocracy lesson which
must have made them feel their own itteness, their
superative inferiOry, when compared with the indie
pendent, honest, and patriotic Republicans OF The
city
On returning to the Park, the ladies occupying the
carriages were escorted to their residences, and the
citizens, fremen, military, &C., who had participated
in the demonstrations Of the day, with thousands of
others who had assembled to JUN in the conclusion of
them gathered about staging erected in front Of the
Hall, where the public meeting was organised. and
address and resolutions, expressive of the feelings
act which has thus been wiped of the fair of our
patriotic city, read and adopted by exclamation.
The immense concourse then quietly dispersed, well
satisfied that if city does foster in its bosom citi
zens bnse enough TO insult the Government which
protects and cherishes them she also has population
offrue American soma and Daughters who know Row
TO vindcate the honor of their common country when
it receives an insult, whether it comes from her own
native ingrates or from foreign
After the above was in type, we received the
following resolutions passed at the meeting in the
Park.
Resolved, That certain occurrences at the Treaty
Banquet given to Lord Ashbur,on the special Envoy
and Minister Plenipotentary of Great Britain, at the
Astor House, in the city of New York, the ID
September, 1912 were Of character and Importance
that should arrest the attention of the whole Ameri-
can people and call forth universal expression of in
digns,ion
Resolved, That when, on that occasion, the Anne
rcan national toast, "The President of II c United
States" was received with contemptuous silence
broken only by desve laughter or other expressions
of disrespect while the British national toast, The
Queen Of Great Britain" drank with exulta ion
and reiterated cheers, an insult offered to the
Chief Magistrate OF our country and Government
which we are bound, American and Republicans
te repe in Justice at once him. to ourselves to our
Government and TO our country.
Resolved, That all who actively participated in the
infection of that insult, by that act personally dis
prnced rendered unworthy the American name, ard
deserving of public eIecration
Resolved, That all who passively participated 10
the infection Of that insult, by not protesting against
it, or otherwise repelling it, guilty of gross dere
LECTION of duty as American citizens.
Resolved That it was the duty of every good citi-
zen who was present when that insult was given
either to protest against it, to the person presiding on
the occasion, to leave the Of gross out
rage.