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Editorial
August 6, 1839
The Caledonian
Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont
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Satirical editorial mocks President Van Buren's grand reception in the city as royal pomp, accusing him of aristocratic vanity and betraying republican principles, signed by Alb. Eve. Jour.
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His Majesty's Arrival!
His Democratic Majesty has been ushered into the City by his loyal subjects, with all "the pomp and circumstance that Cannon, Soldiery, Music and Office holders could impart to the Pageant. Queen Victoria herself could scarcely have rivalled in his Republican Majesty in the gorgeousness of his Reception. In front of the City Hall a temporary Throne was erected, which, after the Royal Procession passed through the principal streets, the King ascended and received, through Ex-Gov. Marcy, a dutiful Address from his loyal subjects, to which he was pleased to make a gracious reply.
All this mummery of European Pageants is in character. It shows that Van Buren, instead of the Republicanism he professes, is an Aristocrat. If there was a spark of Republicanism about him, he would have spurned all the trappings of Royalty. But he is, what he always was, a Fop in manners and an Aristocrat in feeling. He has the folly and the vanity to be tickled with this show—empty, hollow, and servile as it is. He has been elevated to the Presidency by professing Republicanism. His elevation has made him dizzy. The disguise has been torn off, and he now stands revealed to the People as a would-be Monarch, with an abject and craven populace at his heels. And this is Republicanism—Van Buren Republicanism!! Alb. Eve. Jour.
His Democratic Majesty has been ushered into the City by his loyal subjects, with all "the pomp and circumstance that Cannon, Soldiery, Music and Office holders could impart to the Pageant. Queen Victoria herself could scarcely have rivalled in his Republican Majesty in the gorgeousness of his Reception. In front of the City Hall a temporary Throne was erected, which, after the Royal Procession passed through the principal streets, the King ascended and received, through Ex-Gov. Marcy, a dutiful Address from his loyal subjects, to which he was pleased to make a gracious reply.
All this mummery of European Pageants is in character. It shows that Van Buren, instead of the Republicanism he professes, is an Aristocrat. If there was a spark of Republicanism about him, he would have spurned all the trappings of Royalty. But he is, what he always was, a Fop in manners and an Aristocrat in feeling. He has the folly and the vanity to be tickled with this show—empty, hollow, and servile as it is. He has been elevated to the Presidency by professing Republicanism. His elevation has made him dizzy. The disguise has been torn off, and he now stands revealed to the People as a would-be Monarch, with an abject and craven populace at his heels. And this is Republicanism—Van Buren Republicanism!! Alb. Eve. Jour.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Van Buren
Republicanism
Aristocracy
Political Satire
Royal Pomp
What entities or persons were involved?
Van Buren
Ex Gov. Marcy
Queen Victoria
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Van Buren's Royal Style Reception
Stance / Tone
Satirical Mockery Of Van Buren's Aristocratic Pretensions
Key Figures
Van Buren
Ex Gov. Marcy
Queen Victoria
Key Arguments
Van Buren's Reception Features Excessive Pomp Like European Royalty
This Reveals His True Aristocratic Nature Despite Professed Republicanism
He Enjoys The Servile Adulation, Showing Vanity And Folly
His Presidency Has Exposed Him As A Would Be Monarch