The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-06-07

defend the present Administration from the
naliyna attacks of party spirit. And now
IS he was about 10 leave the political world, |
he hoped his friends would give him pa |
ienI hearing. lie had been democratic |
editor o: democratic paper, and as he
couldn't see that he had made any Roadway
against Federalism, in that manner, he tho't
he would see what might be done in this.
THAT'S right, go it, JOHNNY He was a
friend 10 the people, and when the people
we're well used he wanted they should know
it He didn't think man ough, 10 be Wilt
fed unless he deserved villifying. But PEG.
pie would follow the fashion whether IN
clothes or politics, and when once set OF
scoundrels had set the fashion the people
followed like h,ck of sheep. (APPlause)
Because Clay AMI his satellites denounced
the president the rest of the wings thought
they must. CHEERS and hisses) For his
part he claimed a right 10 form his own
opinions, and il necessary 10 express them.
(Cheers) He didn't care fig for wings
or democrats, he should do what he thought
was right. Ifihen he had a right 10 do
this, SO has the President, foriiori, and
therefore the cry oftreason raised by the
cd Federalists against Mr.. Tyler was as
base as i, was scnseless. Enthusiastic ap
plause, groans and hisses) Mr.. Tyler was
a conscientious man ION oh y he hld with
a noble independence of party trammels.
sustained his principles, and that amidst
torrcn, of the most outrageous abuse, and
the deeds of his administration would go
down 10 posierily along side with those OF
Jefferson and " ashingion and Monroe -
(Groans and cries Of the ID they Willy MIR
STEARNs then gave q brief statement oil
what he supposed TO be the history OF the
different parties from the time the "AccI>
dent" occurred, down TO the present time.
He lashed The democrats, and the democrats
Kissed; be lashed The wings, and the wings
scraped; one side applaudiug. and the other
hooling, during the rccapilulation OF the i'm
aginary facts; raising such an insuilerable
dust, that Tho orator was well nigh choked
to death. The audience understood him 10
speak disrespectfully of Gen. Harrison and
the boots and execra;ions became absolute
Is dealrning. The chairman interPosrd
and begged that the audience would not III.
suit the speaker. Somebody criei o1i ''Thc
speaker shall OF insult the audience" on
explanation from Mr.. STEARNs, he was
permitted 10 proceed with his romance
Having concluded his story, it which i! was
clearly demonstrated that of all the abandon
ed creatures under heaven Mr.. Clay was
the most abandoned; and Of all the Martyrs
under the sun, Mr.. Tyler was the most sain;
like; J hat the wings and locoFucos were
alike destitute of principle o. ability he pro-
ceeded 10 staiemcn; OF what had been Gc
conplished both at home and abroad since
tie accession Of Mr. Tyler 10 the Presidei.-
cy. His remarks concerning the Treaty
with England, the settlement of the Bound
AIRY question and some others, the whole
glory and merit of which Mr.. Tyler Is as
innocent OF deserving as a sucking calf,
were truly amusing. Concerning The Trea-
ty itsLIf, Mr.. S. said many sensible things,
but when he attempted 10 honor the Presi-
dent by ascribing its execution TO him, The
audience was convulsed with TerrimeEt.-
He called Mr. Benton tho "grim bear Of
Missouri" and thought. that gentlemen, if
fairly denncd in the mountains of the Ar
oosiook, would be more efficient protcc>
ton Of the country ngainst marauders, than
even the highlands themselves. The names
Of Messrs. Everett und Irving, even though
pronounced by a Ty'er man in Tyler
meeting in The Green Mountain state, were
received with applause. Towards the latter
pan Of his discourse the audience gave
manifest symptoms OF a row, and the orator
proceeded with great difficulty, occasionally
stopping in the midst of hurried sentence,
10 assure his friends that he had got most
through. Cheers Tha, he would not
detan the people bu; few moments long
or, He assured them that i, woul not be
long before people would hear a Tyler
speech with better favor than they had heard
him this evening (groans and cries of whenl)
The corporals guard would soon increase
into mnltitudinous army, and tho great
battle of Jeffersonian Democracy and Brit.
ish Federalism would soon ensuo. The
people were already waking up from tie
srnseless siupor in which the cries OF DEM
agogu es and The noise of factious parties
rad drowned them and American republi
canism was destined to meet firm friend
and advocate in the incorruptibe John Ty-
Ter. AT this Stage of the proceedings, the
The voice of the orator was lost in the din
and uproar Of four hundred feet and legs
and hands, and tongues, each individual
foot, leg. hand, and tongue, clapping and
stamping and saving and yelling as if it
was no Tyler meeting. but Bedlam Itself.
The orator grabbed up his papers and van
ished under the cover of smoke. The Pres
ident al last succeeding in Obtaining order,
somebody moved that the sense ofIhe meet
ing be taken. for the purpose of ascertain
ing if another Tyler man could be found in
The diggings, and on the question being
put, whether a man present would support
The Accident" al the next presidential cleo.
lion; six votes in the affirmative were OBJ.
tanned from an equal number of boys vary
ing in age from seven to IA, Sam Lafas
inclusive. The meeting then broke up as /
irregularly as it commenced, no windows
having been smashed. no eggs thrown or
legs broke and the people all agreed that
no better fun had turned I'M in Ni6dlehnrv