The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-09
WHAT is IN ANAME2

We answer-much; every thing indeed
We have never subscribed to that unpar Bile
heresy which affirms, that the most beautiful of
other name. There is not word of truth in
the assertion, although gifted poet did make
the declaration. But it is not about roses and
howef-gardens that we have to do just now, but
with the New York Historical Society-a very
august, wise, and respectable body beyond con-
tradiction or doubt-but who have lately been
placing themselves in most ludicrous attitude,
notwithstanding their antiquity, responsibility,
and profound wisdom. We allude of course,
to their very silly attempt to alter the proud title
of our native land, and to give it the lackadaisi-
cal appelation of AHeghania! If they were
serious, if they could possibly be in earnest, we
should look upon the effort as little less than
high treason
What Have we already become so basely
degenerate, that we can consent to relnqush
our baptsmal appelaton-give up, without
shame and without remorse, the proudest name
which exists in the annals of the world! Are
we fully prepared to reliDquish all the glo-
rlous associations and ennobling recollec tons
which are connected with the name of Ameri-
ca2 Have we lost all grateful remembrance of
the virtues that adorned, the exploits that signal
lied, and the sriumphs that crowned, our heroic
ancestors, who gave our land the name it bears
who baptized our nation in blood and tears
who left their altars and their homes and
crossed the untravelled sea to unbind mans
pinoned spirit2 Are we already prepared
tamely to surrender our national birth right Is
the obligation TO our fathers already discharged 2
Is the debt we owe to posterity fully paid
Have we no longer any respect for things sacred
no longer any regard for the dearest treasure
upon earlh7 Are we already willing to be des-
pissed by The whole civilized world Does not
every man, who feels one single throb of pa
trio'ism yet beating in his bosom, kinde with
Indignation at the bare imagination of such
matchless PROCLAMATION 2
Our national freedom has long been the object
of envy and Of hate to the foes of liberty and
social equality. To make void the blessed char
ter of our freedom, has long been the upceasing
labor of an undimlnished race of well-nigh pow
erless aristocrats. One caba after another
having failed of success, new conspirators have
risen in other shapes and in different DISCUSSES.
Some of these have passed from the stage of
action, and TO detail their acts is the province of
history. To the eminently guilty, she will be
inexorably severe; the baseness of their cha
racters will be delinested as with the point of
diamond blazoned in the broad face of open
day 1.-THE adherence and execratons of man
kind will conslgn them to an immortality of in
fanny and contempt. Are there any now living
who are emulous of sharing their posrhumous
renown2
There were those in ancient times who were
tired Of hearing certain person surnamed he
just; there are, so il would seem, individuals at
the present day. who are sick of the appelIation
of ireemen--of AMERICANS. OF such deeene.
rate sons ought America to be ashamed; she
should disown them at once, osracise them,