The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-31

sE of the great event OF the DAY Inc sPlrlt OF i'
,,soe country kndlng up in favor Of The new revolu
oa France The press pours Out lts feelings, almo-
without regard 10 party. Congress has taken up the
tsme The torrent of public sympathy IS howine
an iresistibly. The National lntelligeneer, almosl
alone in us glory" stands aloot-" hesItates dis
Ek.p-and attempts 10 freeze the genial current o.
popular feeling by doubts, BY objections by taking
ths side Of the monarch against the people IL b
the gros-esi blunder into which It's editors have
fallen They took the part Of the French government
araast the United States during the controversy upo
our claims they took the part OF England against the
United States on the Oregon question: they have taken
the side of Mexico against the Uned States, IN Inc
midst OF a public war All this was outrageous enough
bat now true 10 lbs recent instincts the National ntei-
geneer has raised It's shield around a monarch who
abused has powers and attacked the rights and liberty Of
the French people
twas not always so. There was a time when Il
could sympathize with It's country against England
and there was time when il rejoced in the tiumphs o.
the French people against their exled monarch Wei
do we recoect the days Of 1880 When the events OF
those three days were waited shores, the Amer
can people hailed them with JOY. We remember the
scenes which transpred Richmond freshly if they
were Of Yesterday We hal the honor of presiding
one OF the most enthusiastic meetings have viii
messed We find IN the National Intelhgencer OF thai
day description OF the first meeting In the succeeding
psper Of September 49, $780, the following account Of
the celebration:
The Richmond celebration OF the triumph of the PEG
- ~ paris aysiust the Expressions of the governrnen
II hr ed al
and Inc whole inded the behoder-
OF the memorable time when Lafayette was entertained b,
the CIV OF Richmond An eloquent oration suited M
orrasion was delivered by Wyndham Robertson, esq A
eDgra lilo ninaton the evening closed this en-
rhusasm the enlig hiened and hoplAbie metropolis
Virginia.
And where stood the 'Inelligencer" of that day :
Where were the citizens OF this metropolis; They
were all right-all enthusiastic in the great cause OF
human liberty meeting was held at the City Hall
with General Van Ness, the mayor in the chair. They
passed the most animated resolutions and adopted the
most efficient arrangements for the celebration They
recommended grand procession, and among others
adopted the following resolutions:
~ Rssotred That the MAJOR General Of the District be
requested cal CUT the UNIFORM mpanes OF the city, t.
fn uniform, on the morning Of The ZSh instant for
the purpose of olnDg The processlou and 10 order
salute be fired al SUNRISE noon, and sunset OF tina
IS Resoiped That the volunteer companies Of George
and Alexandria and the citizens OF those cities and
the District generally be invited TO unite in the celebration
6 r. saped, That committee OF arrangements for the
celebration consisting OF thirteen in number, be appointed
by this meeting
- Rsoiped That General Walter Jones be requested TO
deliver Grafton snted 10 he event
Among the committee OF arrangements, OF which the
distinguished General Macomb was chairman, we find
Natioua Inellgencer of October IS, $780, we find the
following thrilling appeal
"This day, agreeaby previous arrangement our city
gives itself the public manifestation of The
sentiment inspired by the which have recently &C
Cured in France, and given the world fresh reason
admire the pttriotsn and devotion OF French people
10 the principles OF liberty 1t gratifying circumstance
that on this occasion the people of city and tn
will cordially unite in the ceremonies OF the day.
HE procession VIII, we presume, exceed in display
Ia Washlngton Our wide avenues and streets and espe
ciaily the Pennsylvania avenue, afford iaciies and
those oil any city In The world Yet they with
ana cons aerins ihs tax OF preparation which they impose
perhaps sh ,ud De so THIS Is believe, only tn,
second general civH and military procession the history
o. The netroposs the rsl having taken place the
july isSf The most rema gable procession general
and civil as We'll military, the occasion OF thu
entry OF Lafayette cy in the autumn of the sam
ief IS proof OF the sincerity we vivacity Of the
acting the people OF our civ on the present ocs,on
hat this imposing form OF celebration been resorted To-
. which ali classes participate, without preference o.
discrimination Ii is peculiarly approprate 10 rbe oea
ion tnar they should do IL the prirueped
Azsssreifher the tihed the ceafhg the euraed-tco
0'"aght the oonGefmi recoztion Of the 27h of au In
,xts the pecnliar beaYJv az ~, rre,r 1,ar ~
epaulon brs agy.ga r. 80 gg 20 20 n"1i n1'
hen rrioer th-r. IN All ~ ~ - r a. .ie peope'
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49,, la e 9een laVOed by the wisdom OF their fathers
WIN WIN iorn Of government containing within itself the
remedial as well conservative prncipie-an inderen-
aehi Judiciary, aud pure and real representation the