The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-01

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please select President two Vice Presidents, and
Secretary sfer which shall address you again, for
the purpose Of stating to you at greater length the
object Of our assembly
The officers selected we're as follows
Mons. LOUIS LEcLEKc, President
Mons. AuevsrE b. IHEREAr and JOAN BERAn.
MEs Vice Presidents.
| Mon. FELIX BAsDARp, Secretary!
| The President then arose and said
Gentlemen Before entering into the details off our
noit,ca al Unconscious allow 10 present an apology
| for the liberty have taken In calling together this
reunion allow me also TO express my content at
| ing YOU on such wdghty occasion will retyace
to you neither the history OF washington nor LAla}-
etie cloud cheers) but 10 speaking to you ofthe Two
great parrots, surrounded by host Of usrious
warriors who died for the Liberties OF two worlds Zap
plause) will tell you that these two heroes, from
The sojOun Of generous souls have Their eyss upon
us Loud epplause) They wish to know your
nls-u hat YOU think Of Their works. of lheir
glory of their PATRIOTISM and Of their llbeia nstu-
lions with which they studded the American CONT
nent. applause will ask you, then, II you ad
n,Ie thsr patriotism and their persevering courage
If you desire take parlln Their glory you approve
the republican principles of l776 and II You will CON
tnue 10 support and defenl ali our fundamental laws
(appause) and whether you desire TO see the ANN
can flag unted 10 hat of France, 10 the saue Iank
1 beg propose 10 You The following resolutions
Resolved, That we admire The glory and heroic con-
age of The immortal Washington and General La
fayetle that full Of admiration for the Liberal nsu-
tons of the United Statos, we insist on their stability
we promise 10 respect and defend them on every
OCCASION and also to defend the American flag both
alone and united with the flag of France, Until the
last shred
Resolved, That grateful to the Americans 70 their
CORDIAL hospitality before our naturalization, we offer
to them sinceTe thanks Tor itas we'll friend
ship in peace, and our arms IN war.
| The resolutions having been put and carried with
the utmost and most stirring applause, the President
said
| Gentlemen-As you have disposed of the resoIu.
tons will next proceed to the discussion OF the
political principles of the Two great parties, in order
10 ascertain which is the best entltl,d ses
The meeting is open fol any gentleman who may
| wish 10 address It.
Here there were loud calls for sundrype IS ms,
amongst The rest
Mai Davezac, who after short pause, ascended
the stand and addressed the meeting with great ener-
Ky. He began by observing with evident feeling that
II a most difficult task for him to express the de-
light he felt in addressing them in his tongue, 10
French, the language OF his youth, Of early
tons, of old sympathies--the language of honor OF
reason, OF Liberty. Cloud cheering) That noble
language in which Rasine and CorneiIle had revealed
inspiration TO man in which Chateaubrand and Vic.
tor Hugo, had more than won the myrtle of Ovid and
the palm of Horace For the fifty -thirI lime he had
now the honor Of addressing his ielow-ciuzens aud
that privilege lie would exercise in favor Of j. X.
Polk, Of Tennessee. (Protracted cheering That
was the first reunion of the French citizens; but if
they met more seldom, it not that they loved tins
favored land less Than the Irish, the Scotch the Ger
mans, or any others; no, they were second to none
in their affection for that country, which in It's nian-
cy, was adopted by Frenchmen. (AppIause) Ma
turazaton was 10 fiction the naturalzed citizen
loved libery-(cheers) and they as Frenchmen
would transplant their affections to the land where IT
would bloom with all the verdure of e ernal youth
and spread as wide as the lands Of this mighty com
/ monwealh. Cheers Why should not they have
political discussions Why should not the sons of
La Belle France prize and make use of the right of
free inquiry They were not driven by the violence
OF the empest-by the of the elements, 10 this
! soil-Do! II was the land Of their free choice and
they did, and would continue to claim all the rights
and privileges 10 which they were cons,tu,ionally
entitled-ay, and exercise them too Loud cheer
/ ing) The Speaker here drew lively and graphic
picture OF The alliance, the friendly relations and
early cooperation Of France and America Of the
exploits of the immortal Washington, and his
great auxiliary, Lafayette; alluded TO the ac-
lion of Count De erase with the English
the QuniuPle Treaty and ended by asking
" VIII We next speak Of the Natives % (Prp-
longed laughter) They were asking them to 90 no
more Ia church ,r confession. (ReDewed lsug htsr
lie, Major Davezac) would ask them they true
10 democ ratio principles. (Cbeers) He was Cd
but that word made his heart young tley would no,
ST. down conient whilst the cause of democracy wa
attacked by men who threatened, by repeal of the
n aturallzation law, to vonit them forth as it were
from the bottom Of the republclo nd them outside
Chinese wall, VIII oh few would repass Cheers
Major Davezac continued TO address the meeting on
The naturalization laws, and gave iorciue Illus.
tfa'ion OF heir operation, BY supposing Iweny-one
years probation TO have been established in the time
OF the INST struggle for Independence, when this
country entered the field with population OF two
millions, and must have succumbed eventually in
potIacted Struggle. without the nvigoratng stream
OF migration, and the a.similatlnq influence Of
quick Naturalization Had they desired The glory OF
OF arms, OF science of letters they could have les ed
IN France; but they felt they had as high destiny
IN beng Of the sovereign people of the Unned
States. (Great cheering
lhe speaker continued al great lcnglh to contrast
.he oPpo'ir candidates and ended by erhorting
the assembly and all French citizens TO og, the
M. Dallas '''t'
When the speaker bad finished, the whole bouss
wnh lew excel ions, arose and Responded 10 the al
peal oy waving Of hais, clapping hands aud loud md
hearty hozss, which were 1Sep. up FOR several min
utes
The President then ssid--if there is a speaker on
me opposite SIDE we ready to hear hun (Seve-
raj voices, No, not one.") A few minutes pause
LOON place 70 See " any person would appear 9" as
counsel ior the other side, ~ when
| The President again obseryed-We met nv
friends TO hear different sid Of the question but Il
appears There IS but one speaker (hsrs true " bu
lha' there is no opposition to these sept mens (yo
ees, thsp- h-quite right, We are all dem, cra,.
aod loud oheering) Three cheers were given Tor
rok and ia Jas and three for Major Dayezac, and
The creates, and most ipspritng exctemen 10 be
Out o. gay and merry France, prevailed for many
fresident.-Sience, gentlemen, order, order "a
VOICE ihrce cheers for the President-ths was
healthy responded to-
MAJOR Davezac-Compatriot. az you have unani
mousiy adopted the resolutions already offered to YOU
now present another.
Ft'oapsd That those who compose this ASSEMBLY
s"ah vote 'he Democratic ticket, the wsoe ticket