The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-17


, Of The Apostle Of Liberty, Thomas Jefferson, was
celebrated ia appropriate style. Throughout the
7 day, the national flag was streaming from the City
Hall, and the streets rc-eehoed 10 the enlyening
strains OF marital music In the evening, company
OF eboui four hundred gentlemen sat down 10 an ex
ceiient dinner at Old TammaDy, and INDUCED in a
season OF rational and most agreeable conyviality =
nc following IS list of the officers presiding ON the
occasion;
President-Hon Robert IL Morris
sice-rrosdents-Major Davezac, Thos Jefferson
Smiih, Thomas jeremiah. Thomas O'Conner, Camp
SSH "h''e T. hcVean, James Conner, Gen
Storms, - Scignet,e
The Rev. MIR. Balm oficated on the occasion.
Alter the cloth removed, the standing toasis
were announced by the President as follows
!. The 18th Of April. ls43-The day which gave
Jefferson 10 mankind mankind will never forget the
day.
2. The President of the United States. This
toast, which drank in silence at The Ashburtoo
dinner, was received this occasion with the most
applause, aud greeted with nine thunder
ing ea lr,
The memory Of George Washington.
| D. The Deceased Democratic Ex-Presidents: ga
thered jewels OF our country.
g. The Revolutionary Palriots-They have nobly
done their work, and their works do nobly follow
| them.
| T. The Declaration of Independence-A pledge of
'he hVes fortunes, and sacred honor Of three millions
OF people TO the cause Of freedom and of mankind
heroicalIy made and as CALAMITY redeemed.
D. The Democratic Faith--lts chief polite al tenet
the sublime moral maxim--Equal and exact Justice
| to all men.
,. The living Democratic ex-Presidents Andrew
jackson and Martin Van Buren---In all the yicssi-
tudes OF their eveDtlul career neither has sweryed
from the iaith, nor compromised principle, to gain
temporary applause.
TO- Bank and State-The pnrity of each requires
their absolute and perpetual divorce.
IL. The First Secretary Of State of the United
States-Ihe bold and skiu pilot who put the shin
OF state on the only ok which leads TO Peace IL
berry and Safety.
- Freedom of Opinion and Of the Press-The
exierm,nator Of error the guardian of Truth
l3. Woman-First, after all.
Alter the conclusion of the standing toasts n sen i
ment was given by the president and also by each of
the vice observation-disclosures. Davezac White and
Nc Vean--accompanying their toasts with appropr-
a remarks.
A great number of volunteer toasts were given
which we find it totally impossible to publish this
morning, and must therefore content ourselves with
the following
By Jeremiah Towle--As sentiment 1 give you
three lines from the funeral oraton on the death of
Thomas Jefferson, delivered by John Tyler, at Rich
mond, Virginia, on the llth day Of July, 1926:
" Let n lie be an instructive lesson to u.s. my
countrymen. Let us teach our children , reverence
ms name and even in infancy 10 lisp his principles"
By James kelly.-Jefersonian principles-Al-
way open and aboreLoard May the democratic par
" carry them out in their nations of canii.
date for the next Presidency, by convenng their Ma
tIonal Convention in S44the delegates to be elect
ed by Congressional distrcts-the only guarantee of
unanimty and victory to the democratic family,
which although divided men, are ever united in
principles. [Great plause.l
by Mike Walsh.-The Subterranean Democracy
The down-trodden millions Of the human family
w tA hnra hae Ipr laI
they determined to excayatc themselves
even though in so doing shall be necessary TO crush
their oppressors in the ruins of the palaces they are
undermining.
BY Geo. F. Thomson.--The right of visit and the
right OF search-The plausible pretexts for the one
will be resisted with the same frmness and deermi-
nation as will be the rank tyranny of the other
The democracy will never submit to ei,her-one of
their notices being freedom Of trade, protection
Of commerce, and sailors rights" Nine cheers
CAUSE.-THE llth of April, lS43-The end of
The world to the whs party IN the city and county Of
New York.
BY Geo. F. Thomson-Jshn Ty ler--For resisting
the wicked and selfish schemes of the federal wings
he well deserves the appreciation Of the democracy.
Among several letters received from distinguished
gentlemen invited to be present., the follow ing
from the President of the United States which was
received by the company with loud and long connu-
ed applause. We regret Our inability to present our
readers with the other letters received.
WASHINGTON, April 10, lS43.
GENTLEMEN IL hasten to acknowledge the receipt
Of your letter Of the 9th inst, inviting me- on behalf
of my Democratic fellow-citizens of the city and
county OF New York, to partake with them ola pub
lie dinner TO be given at Tammany Hall on the 9th
inst in concentration Of the centennial anniversary
Of Thomas jefferson. Devoted as am, and always
have been, 10 the principles of that great apostle Of
liberty, cannot do otherwise than express my deep
regret at my inability TO comply with your invitation.
habit.
my public life has been uniformly and strenuousy de-
voted TO the nenance Of the great doctrines which
he espoused. He is properly to be regarded his
day aud generation the great champion of equal
rights and equal prvileges-the apostle and supporter
OF mans capacity for elf-govcrnment-the enemy
of all distinctions in society," other than such have
their origin in public and private virtue, and the
firing and ardent advocate of the government of the
people, and the enlightenment Of the people.
The hater of the tyranny and the yrant he is Justly
to be esteemed amongst the foremost of the pio-
neers in the work Of political reform ushered in by
the American Revolution. | claim to be his politi-
cal disciple, and in all things heretofore TO have
formed TO his precepts. His Example Is now before
in the administration Of the affairs Of this great
confederacy, and ] shall strive to profit by it, SO
far have followed il in the midst Of greater abuse
and trying difficulties than have fallen TO the
lot Of any of my predecessors and amid the thunders
of the denunciaons which may still be in store for
me, shall per-evcre to the end.
| For the polite terms in which your invitation is
couched, tender you my thanks, along with my best
wishes for your health and happiness.
| JOHN TYLER.
To G E0O, III RC Wsi,. oomoe of Invitation
| In the Of the evening his honor Mayor Nor
ris made eloquent and extremely happy speech,
which kept the company in lively state Of excite
ment and in which he alluded to several Of the most
important incidents Of his political fenot forget
| ting the memorable "Glentworth papers," and
tie neat little majority OF 600) with which he
honored by his Democratic felIow.ciizens on Tues