The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-23


wits at the excitement and result of the meeting, Of
which il is very proper the Globe concern should be
advised before it launches too far into deep water
From the Nt,c York Herald.
PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION-CAPT
TYLER'S RECEPTION-THE INDECENCIE
OF THE NEWSPAPER PRESS.
This is said to be age of great refnement-pure
morals-vast improy ement in taste-a high tone in
literature wonderful deceDcy in manners-and great
chvalry Of character in all the relations of life.
certain small class Of society in this country--and
certain small portion Of the newspaper and periodi-
cal press claim to possess, par erceiience all the emf
nent chara teristics which have enume rated
Among newspapers, there is particular ci que or
class more pertnacious in putting forward their
claims than others a few of which we may name,
as follows Il. the "New York Courier & Enquirer"
2. the "Boson Atlas - 3. the "New York Ameri-
can" &C., sc.
Now, in reference 10 one important event, the pill
grimage Of the constituonaly elected President of
the United States 10 Bunker HILL what has been the
conduct and behavior OF those prints Let US give
only one example, which is as good as dozen, and
is taken from the Courier Enquirer" Of the 18th
instant, as follows -
From the Courier & Enquirer.
THE ACTING PRESIDENT.
" MIR. Tyler left here yesterday in the steamboat
Massachusetts, for Sonington and thus has tcrm-
mated his visit to the Commercial Metropolis of the
country.
1t is mort fyng TO ever, friend Of our country and
TO every advocate of her institutions, that by any
accident the office of Chief Magistrate should be
filled by utterly unworthy Of the station; and
it still more Notifying that the reckless and
princip ed individual who discharges the duties
Of President should have been Mr.
Tyler knows now, he did before he left the seat Of
Government, that Of the hundreds Of thousands who
would meet him in this city and at other places on
his route, there would not be ten individuals Of the
whole number who do not look upon him as an IN
prineied traitor, meriting alike the contempt and
ecraton of every honest and honorable in the
republic. lie knows too-his conscience told
him-that no gentleman could for single moment
receive him as an equal or look upon him a repu-
table associate, except in his official capacity and
knowing a. this he had right 10 thrust himself
upon Z EN-. He had recently visited Virginia, the
land OF his brth-his own homeland having even
there met with contempt and neglect he should have
abstained from this pilgrimage 10 the North
He could not but feel and know, that all
that of human beings desired in their hearts TO
hiss and boot at the reckless traitor profossed prin-
ciples and gentlemanly conduct, instead Of doing HIN
honor by the pageant got up in honor Of his acclden
tai position And II naturally fol-
lows hat he cannot and does not appreciate the
oaihing which his presence here has excited among
all classes OF our ieow-ctizens, without reference
TO party To be instrumental m
any way IN honorng one so treacherous and unprn
cipled, was gall and NORWOOD to all. %
A we said before, but for the vanity and folly
Of John Tyler-two qualities which appear so prom
nent in his character that but for his treachery
and knavery they could be described as leading
traits"
The extraordinary language which is here applied
To the Tn Ell Magistrate OF the United Stats, Is only
equalled but not surpassed by the terms Of reproach
heaped upon him by the American Of this CITY,
the " Atlas Of Boston, and other similar journals
Yet the clique Of society, whose wo d. and opinions
these journals only reflect relend TO possess all the
or "A,
manly qualities Of the land. They are in fact the
only class Of cItizens in this happy free and equal
land, who preen 10 set up exclusives in society
species OF arslocracyas persons Of higher birth
aud nober purposes than the masses Of people around
them The opprobrious language used by these Jour
mails are not isolated examples Of sck-guard sm.-
they are IN fact, samples OF the precise character and
style which prevail m the parlor-in the counting |
room-in the drawing room-in the club room-and |
m all the other haunts Of elegance rascaty piety
and dissipation which characterize that section Of
society.
Johu Tyler, the President Of the United States |
has, no doubt lis errors" TO err is humanm-but he
has undoubtedly performed his public duties to the
best of his abilities and power. As private gen
temsn, be IS amable, honorable and open hearted-
as public man, be can show consistent and hon
orable career as any statesman IN the country In
both capacities, or m either, he certainly does not
merit 10 be treated and talked Of one would speak
Of ielon going TO prison TO suffer for his crimes
ton Of the press and Of society, that clam TO lose
all the virtue, morals and respectsbilty Of the land
should indulge in such low, degraded disgusting al
trocIous and shameless ephets.
But the truth - this-those small sections OF So
oiey that disgrace themselves BY such conduct are
not the sound portion Of the American people or |
American society. The great masses that turned
out on the day OF reception, and behaved with gen
tlemanly propriey and decency, were real American
society, the small Clique who disgrace Themselves by
using such terms as we have shown, when speaking
of the President are the salt herring aris,ocracyV
the Goldfish haul ion-the picked-mackerel dir
class Of social ie composed Of certified bankrupts
wall street swinders, paper hnancers e ping stock
lobbers with some few bankers and capitalists for
them TO prey upon and deceive. They are oompo-
sed OF that class Of society who plumber aud rob The
widow and orphan OF their property-who cheat the
honest artzan aud radosman, and then take the ben
eht OF the act 10 give them standing in Wall street
They are the coarse and vulgar imitaors of the En-
nopean arisiocracy-but with the natural instinct.
81 ignorance and impudeDoe, they copy their vices
rot their virtues.
Sdch beng the case, the vitupera,on Of such a
lass of people, and such papers, do not amount 10
much IN these days Of intelligence aud Independence
The Captain, several OF the crew and most Of tho
'assengeis of the sea ship Columbia, which arrived
n Boston o Suofav usr ,th d,