The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-06-26

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From the .american Sentinel.
THE PRESIDENT AT CHARLEsTOWN:
INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
The reception of President TYLER by the au-
thorites Of Charlestown, was marked by one or
two incidents Of more than ordinary interest.
His arrival was greeted by thunders Of ar
tillery from Breeds Hill, so celebrated in the
annals of the Revolutionary struggle, and The
national standard was seen floating 10 the breeze
from the towering column on the heights ct old
Bunkers.
In one instance, the procession passed through
lines formed on each side of the street by the
children Of the public schools and The young la
dies OF the Charlestown Female Seminary. BY
them he was greeted with hymn, and the voices
ofinfancy mingled sweety with those Of ma
turer years.
AS the last notes died away, the joyful cheers
Of twelve hundred children rent the air, and
white handkerchief waved from many win
dow and from many delicate hand. No dis
appointed hopes--no canker OF the heart-exist-
ed in the bosoms of these children, to dampen
the ardor of their joyous welcome.
AT the Town Hall, he was received by the
Select Men-the authorities of Charlesown-
democratic town-and conducted to the large
room where public meetings are usually held.
The seats were already filed with the beauty
and fashion Of ChArlestown.
On ascending the platform at the northern end
of the Hall, the Presid, MT was received by the
Hon. Frederic Robinson, distinguished citi-
zen of Charleslown, and President of the Mas
sachuselts Legislature, no had been requested
! to address the President on this occasion. His
remarks were substantially as fol ows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT Il am requested by the Committee
of Arrangements to meet you here, and in behalf Of
my feow-citzens to tender to you the hearty well
come of a town whose soil has drank the blood of
the heroes Of the, Revoution-those who struck the
first blow for the establishment Of republican
Institutions.
Your elevation sir, to the Presidency of the United
States has provided another illustration of the cha
racter Of nsttutions--an event shelving the inn
por,ance of selecting for the second Office Of the Gov
ernment man qualified for the duties of Chief Ex-
ecutive Magistrate
We regard you as the representative of the whole
people-the defender of the Constitution. The most
popular power with which that instrument has in
| vested you, is the " Veto" and cannot this
occasion avoid expressing to you thanks for the
| manner in which you have exercised that power
We take you afectionately by the hand and welcome
you most cordially.
The President replied have desired from the
moment received your invitation, to present myself
before the citizens Of Charestown sensible of
the patriotism, enterprise and moral worth-of the
sound political principles, which characterize your
citizens, and which you have well expressed.
havn noticed with great satisfaction the manner
| in which my arrival among you has been greeted.
Not only have been gratied at the reception given
me by the men of Cbarlestown, but the waving Of
| han Herr hiatt I'M thfrc
and the future mothers Of your citizens are be-
hind the other sex in their kind feelings this
sion.-( Loud cheering.)
| You have diverted to the fact necied with my
accession to the Presidency. The melancholy cir
cumsance Of the demise of the President, called into
requsition provision Of the Constitution, which had
| heretofore renamed dormant. The question was to
be solved, Whether the Vice President was allie to
a JmlDIse r the government according 10 the cOnvc~
TONS OF his own judgment, or whether he to be a
| mere cypher-whether, in shot, the Executive de-
partment was to be merged in the Legislative, and
Mac. in sbeyance. THIS was the question for the
| first line TO be settled.
! The Vice President necessarily succeeds TO the
Presidency without party. The candidate for the
first office The real star of attra. The cand-
date for the second IL scarcely visible above the no.
| rzon.
1t impo sble that could 90 into the Presidcn-
cy without oil the attributes of the station. What
| then be dooe was know to be disciple
of j. fersun my life had been devoted TO the trnc-
/
tons of 80 80. When, therefore, was asked to
create chartered monopoly for the Union could
! but answer, as ] did answer, and that answer has
been responded to ny The pco lr
| Upon the subject of the Veto power, TO which you
have also alluded, shall be permitted 10 remark,
that the liberty of no people was yet endanger
ed by the preservation Of checks and balances in Co
vemment 1t is by breaking them down that free
dom is most endangered. The spirit of revolution
then urging popular impulse, stops not in its
course until the temple of liberty overthrown and
| its fragments strewn around
The storm came and beat upon with violence
with almost overwhelming violence and without any
protection but the Constitution On that foundation
| placed myself There STOOD and there stand
Called upon by Providence to discharge the duties OF
the station felt could not be faihless to my oath
of offce-I coald not falsfy my whole life. stand
there under the firm conviction that the expediency
of the hour is but the glimmerng of the spectre,
| compared with the clear light Of the fundamental
law. Immense cheeriDg.l
Parties may cbange-principles remain ihe same
Amid all the changes Of parties and the CONCLUSIONS
Of the political world, there is post OF SAFETY and
that is the Commemorative is second post oil
safety, and that is the CONSTITUTION li-there Is
third post of safety and that is the CONSTITUTION
Loud and enthusiastic checringJ
Town DESTROYED BY FIRE.-Thc Montreal