The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-05
From the Philadelphia american Sentinel.
TYLER'S BIRTHDAY.
DEMOCRATIC CELEBRATION.


received by the Committee of Invitation:
Letter from The Hon. J. C. Spencer.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1874.
Gentlemen IL circumstances permitted me To in
dulge myself in participating such festive occa-
sons II would afford the greatest pleasure to accept
your kind invitation to unite with you on the 23ll
instant IN commemorative the frmness and patriot
ism with which the President Of the United States at
every hazard maintained his character, vindica-
ted his principles and saved the country from the re-
newed infection of calamity from the consequences
OF which 1t has not yet recovered. While the COM
memoration Of such deeds evinces Just sense OF
their merit and affords the highest earthly reward
Tor their performance, II furnishes at the same time
the surest evidences that honest and intelligent
people cannot be long deceived by partisan clamor
and obloquy.
beg you to accept, gentlemen, my acknowledge
ments Tor the honor conferred by your invitation.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. c. SPENCER.
To C. PIERCE, Esq, d. M. Leisenring, Esq, j. Di-
mond, Esq, Col. r.. Willets VIM. Brown Esq
w. J. Cunningham Esq, Col. J. Meany, Commit
tee Of Invitation.
BY the company. Hon. J. c. Spencer-Eminent
talents combined with untiring fidelity in the dis
charge of every official duty fit him for any station
to which his country may call him.
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WAsHrNcTos, March %, 1874.
Gentemen-IfI were at home when your enter.
tainment of the 18th instant is TO be celebrated in
honor OF Jackson and Tyler, it would give me plea
sure TO accept the invitation to it, honored by the
receipt this moment of your letter of the 29th in
slant. 1t is now too late even If could leave my
duties here.
Mr.. Tylers Vetoes, gentlemen, gratifed no one
more than me and when his antagonists struck at
The Veto power as severely as at him, you may per-
haps remember that cordially vindicated both in a
minority report, which was suffered to make from
committee strongly organized TO crush him.
he late Democratic encouragement of his Cabi-
net, too, gives me grea satisfaction, and anticipate
from It happy results. II such gentlemen Gimer
wilkins, Mason and Calhoun, had been placed there
two years ago, my belief is, that the country, the
Democratic party, whose interests are Identified
with 1t, and Mr.. Tyler, whose disposition is have
always thought, to serve it with true American spirit
would 10y this time be all enjoying the advantages OF
that spirit.
to an iustrious statesman of the presen, Cabinet
whom have well known for thirty years, and uni
iormly man of lofty honor, commanding talents
pure patriotism and unblemished reputation.
John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina-A gentleman
IN whom the high characteristics of that noble Com.
, monwealth are pre-eminently illustrated
am, gentlemen, with great respect and conside-
ration, your Obliged and humble servant,
C. J. lNGERSOLL.
To c. Pierce, Esq, and others, committee,
BY the company The Hon c. J. Ingersoll-Ths
talented Representative Of the 4th Congressional dis
trict-hs defence Of the President al an important
crisis entities him TO our warmest regard.