The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-21
From The Baltimore Sun.
TIE LATE PROCESSION In NEW YORK


TIE LATE PROCESSION IN NEW YORK.
Perhaps one of the most audaciousy reckless ca
umniaors of the people, in their collective capacity,
u Tho New York Courier and Enquirer. Conducted
with ability II engages in the service to which il
seems devoted with zeal that would grace an honor
able cause, and possessing more than ordinary IA
ciity IN he Use OF that dangerous quality of the
mnd-rdicule, this weapon is drawn, and flashed be-
fore the eyes of the readers of that sheet upon every
subject, indscriminately, which happens 10 conflict
with the editors peculiar opinions on the events OF
the day. We speak Of the paper now, entirely apart
from ITS political character nasmuch as the particu
lar article to which refer assumes political
quality in itself That paper of Tuesday morning
last, contained nearly column of unqualified abuse
OF every thing and every body connected with the
procession which took place the day before, admins
tered in the form of ridicule, but exhibiting under
the VEIL limily woven for the purpose, heartless
and unmitligablc contempt for the peopie-the peo-
pie proper we mean-themselves. 1t is matter OF
surprise, that there should exist in city Of Repub-
lie, SO large New York sufficient number Of
men whose tastes, feelings, dispositions and fashions
should be so utterly at variance with what have al
ways believed to be characteristics OF American princi
pies, as TO extend that countenance and support to
man which would encourage him to auJacious ami
Indiscrminate SANDER Of whole thousands of inhab-
tants OF the same city, men, women and children
We can only account for the seeming daring Of the
man who does IT. by surprising that he can more sale
Iy CRAFTY n disappointed ambition and malevolent
could only be engendered the basest OF minds, and
which he wonld think twice before he would utter
with rcgori ~ individuals The spleiulness OF the
writer displays its'fi the very opening OF hIs sub
Ject aud would lead To believe that the grand and
spontaneous exhibition Of popular ind gnaon he had
Just wi messed, a cutting rebuke of some act he
had himself perpeated and that he the chief OBJ
jet that bad sgnay been held up TO public scorn.
tie turns upon the multitude who were acting IN con-
tomly with rights and with feelings it would be well
al riJht as NJ had "a
united some reasonable offence and 1t was absolutely
necessary To excite against them the Ifreconcilabe
hate of all those who did not parake in the proceed
ngs of he day The bitter luminosity of the editor is
manifested in every line, and altogether We have as
complete declaration of cxtermlnating hostil ~ TO
any Indication of genuine American feeilng as II
Is possible ioI the pen in express language to
avow The people engaged in the Recommendations
The base occasion had called forth, are inpudent-
ly designated as :" fools in full feather and said
TO have permitted the women 10 make foos OF
themselves, In common with The male oooby'sh OF the
country" The moving masses IN the procession are
said to have been principally English, Scotch lish
AMI Germans, confession he should rather blush 10
make had it been true than to exult over as fact,
but the very statement of his reporter contradics the
assertion and it is matter of some satisfaction that
there were not wanting many Americans by birth as
well as feeling, prominent In resenng an lndlgnlty
offered by nominal Americans, TO the highest official
| station Of the land. Such an opportunity was OF
not lost to enjoy fling at Rhode Island quiet.
y represented in the line of alrages with sable trap
pings indicative Of her alenatcd POSITION In view of
the common ri ghts of freemen being prohibited 10
majority of the of her soil But the grossest and
unpardon Of the enomilIes contained in this
egory of insults, which the nos contempt
ibe and nsldous phrase ascrbes 10 he females occu-
pvno the carriages in the procession, contact and
association with the abandoned OF the SEX ami vlfy-
ing their husbands the cause, while artuily excus-
ing the wives bameless. This, however seems to
have been step too far and has provoked might
might have been expected indignation and angry
feelings, which directed personally towards the edi-
tor ofrhe paper In reply to the last fabrication we have
noticed J Hopkins Esq. Grand Marshal of the process
sion, publishes card in the morning papers, which
he declares that the carriages were under the imme
date and attendance of ffty-two of the most
respectable citizens of New York, and pronounces
the assertion of the Courier wilfuliy and mali
ciously false, it is cowardly." The card of Mr.
Hopkins closes with intimation, that the husband
and brothers of the ladies in tue procession will per-
sopay redress the calumny that has been issued
against them. This however would, be inconsistent
with themselves, and annoying as the provocation
may be, and uDjustiable it is, forbearance would
do more honor to the people than any encounter with
the individual who has nsulted them could possibly
afford satisfaction, be the event what it might.
The utterly uncaIled for character of the article,
when we reflect that the people were acting Ame-
ricans, and not partisans, is snguary incompre-
hensibe to superficial observer, and can be
cd for in way but by the suppostion, that coincid
ing with the anti-natonal spirit of the affair which
brought them out in the referred to- the edi
tor Of the Courier really sensible of the severity
of the rebuke which thus inflicted upon that
miserable clique, who, base enough to offer foul
insult to the nation, yet destitute of the courage
afterwards to IT In the article in question, we
descry a worthy championship of the royal par "
and although is turned off with laugh remen-
Der the old adage, daughter is not always proof of
mind at ease"